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In Praise of “Normal” Engineers

Cars That Think

A version of this post originally appeared in Refactoring , a Substack offering advice for software engineers. I think their existence is what explains the curious durability of the notion of a 10x engineer, someone who is 10 times as productive or skilled as their peers. At one point, I was a pretty good database reliability engineer.

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A Self-Balancing Exoskeleton Strides Toward Market

Cars That Think

Arzanpour, whos the CEO of Human in Motion, says that his team was always drawn to the engineering challenge of making a self-balancing exoskeleton. Self-balancing exoskeletons use much of the same technology found in the many humanoid robots now entering the market. She validated our vision. How Do Self-Balancing Exoskeletons Work?

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Report: HEMI V8 Engine Production Resumes In Michigan This Summer

The Truth About Cars

Stellantis clearly did itself a major disservice by discontinuing its iconic line of V8 engines. The latest of these are reports that the Dundee Engine Plant in Michigan will be retooled to manufacture the entire HEMI V8 family by August. That production ended in favor of the new twin-turbocharged HURRICANE I6 engines.

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How Are We Feeling About The Automotive Market These Days?

The Truth About Cars

The automotive market has felt out of whack for quite some time. But consumers are tapped out and starting to notice theyre arguably getting less vehicle for their money than they used to and there is a wealth of data suggesting that the market is sincerely starting to struggle. But the outlook for 2025 hasnt been quite as rosy.

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Five key graphs that show the state of the EV market in Australia

The Driven EV News

How are EVs comparing against hybrids and internal combustion engines? The post Five key graphs that show the state of the EV market in Australia appeared first on The Driven. Has the worm turned for Tesla in Australia? Five key graphs to provide the lay of the land.

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How BMW stole Australia’s premium electric vehicle market from Audi and Mercedes-Benz | Analysis

EV Central

Amid all the doom and Boomer gloom about EV sales (as Ive mentioned before, a shocking proportion of Boomers/Old People seem to be scared and angered by electric cars), I was stunned to learn recently that BMW buyers, and their close relatives in the Mini market, are snapping them up at an incredible rate.

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Used LCV market buoyant as new van sales struggle

Baua Electric

14 April 2025 Read next The Automotive Update: UK government steps up support of EV industry 11 April 2025 Read next Used-car market continues to struggle in Poland 10 April 2025 Read next EVs inspire growth in Italys new car market 09 April 2025 Light-commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations in the UK continued to struggle in March.