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Cruise shares comment after robotaxi crashes into San Francisco Muni bus

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A Cruise robotaxi operating without a safety driver recently collided with a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni) bus. This incident highlights the need for Cruise to further optimize its robotaxi fleet in San Francisco for real-world use. There were no reported injuries.

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Tesla Cybertruck delivers art exhibit parts, Powerwall 3 and Solar Roof

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Entwined: Elder Mother is an interactive art installation by industrial artist Charles Gadeken, as housed in Peacock Meadow within San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The Cybertruck delivery seems only fitting, as the tree features a similar geometric stainless steel look to Tesla’s unique electric pickup.

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EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems

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Spending on electricity distribution systems by major US electric utilities—representing about 70% of total US electric load—has risen 54% over the past two decades, from $31 billion to $51 billion annually, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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Compared to Starlink’s sky-cluttering swarms of tiny satellites, San Francisco–based Astranis’s plans may seem old school. The first power plant using NuScale’s technology is set to start generating electricity in 2029 at the Idaho National Laboratory, as part of the Carbon Free Power Project.

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BMW and Green Mountain Energy Company partner to support renewable energy for DriveNow program

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BMW purchased renewable energy certificates (RECs) to cover the estimated electricity used to charge the 70 BMW ActiveE electric vehicles (EVs) in the new car sharing program, which is available in San Francisco. DriveNow is a car sharing program that gives drivers access to efficient, premium vehicles. Earlier post.)

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Extension of Core Restrain Design Code NUBOW-3D to Lead Cooled Fast Reactor Systems, $75,000 Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Township, Pa. Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. San Jose, Calif.

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Exclusive: Meet Aussie Daniel Ho, Tesla’s Full Self Driving guru. He loves it. But Corby’s afraid … very afraid

EV Central

The first experience was last year when I took a ride in a fully autonomous EV taxi on the streets of San Francisco, where I was surrounded by other self-driving taxis run by two separate companies, no less, Waymo and Cruise. Top selling electric car slashed up to $8500; could it outsell the Ford Ranger?