NASA awards $3.9bn JETS II contract to Jacobs Technology
The Tennessee-based firm will serve the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, other NASA centres, and government agencies…
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Volkswagen, Siemens to invest $450m in EV charging network Electrify America
29 Jun 22The investments are expected to help Electrify America boost its growth plans through technological advancements in charging and…
Tesla lays off 200 workers from Autopilot division
29 Jun 22The electric-vehicle maker has reportedly moved some of its 350 workers at the facility to another location in…
Inceptio selects Ambarella’s edge AI SoCs for automotive-grade computing platform
23 Jun 22The four CVflow SoCs selected by Inceptio will simultaneously deliver high-performance and low-power processing for seven 8MP cameras…
GAC Honda breaks ground on $520m EV production plant in China
22 Jun 22Expected to become operational in 2024, the plant will produce 120,000 EVs per year
Space transportation firm SpaceX raises $1.7bn via equity financing
14 Jun 22Separately, the company secured a conditional approval from the US FAA for its proposed SpaceX Starship Super Heavy…
RoboSense, WeRide partner on large-scale application of AD technologies
13 Jun 22The partnership is expected to help WeRide expedite its on-board application of automotive-grade smart solid-state LiDAR
Rocket Lab to manufacture solar array panel for NASA’s GLIDE spacecraft
10 Jun 22Targeted to be launched in 2025, GLIDE is a heliophysics mission, which will study variability in the Earth’s…
Qualcomm, PATEO to develop next-gen intelligent cockpit platform solution
08 Jun 22The new solution is expected to offer the automotive industry a cutting-edge immersive intelligent driving and riding experience
Sophic partners with Axiom Space to deliver exploration spacesuits for NASA
06 Jun 22The award is one of the two commercial spacesuit services contracts to provide the next generation of Exploration…