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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

Baua Electric

Hankook and Bridgestone are among the several others that have presented airless tire concepts, and Goodyear has a prototype. Then it showed what appeared to be an evolution of the tires in its 2023 Lunar Cruiser EV concept. Tesla Model 3 with prototype Goodyear airless tires There have been other attempts at airless tire designs.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

Before I met BMW’s iVision Dee at a press preview event in Germany— prior to a public reveal at CES in Las Vegas last week—I’d never seen a car blush, let alone had one make me blush. The “Dee” in this radical concept sedan stands for “Digital Emotional Experience.” That includes its eponymous, sultry-voiced virtual assistant.

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DOE Selects 42 University-Led Nuclear Research and Development Projects for $38 Million in Funding

Green Car Congress

University of Nevada, Las Vegas - $989,800. The program will involve research on crosscutting technologies that will accelerate the development of advanced reactor concepts, including fuels, materials, and reactor modeling. The program also investigates small and medium-sized reactor concepts.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

Before I met BMW’s iVision Dee at a press preview event in Germany— prior to a public reveal at CES in Las Vegas last week—I’d never seen a car blush, let alone had one make me blush. The “Dee” in this radical concept sedan stands for “Digital Emotional Experience.” That includes its eponymous, sultry-voiced virtual assistant.

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