[Sponsored] How Roboze is helping transform additive manufacturing from a prototyping tool into production infrastructure for defense and critical industries.
On today’s time-traveling episode of Quick Charge, Tesla might be trying to erase evidence of FSD fraud, Caterpillar keeps trying to electrify the construction space, and time is rapidly running out on what’s left of the 30% home solar tax credit.
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On today’s momentous episode of _Quick Charge_ , we are all about momentum, with solid-state EV batteries gaining ground in China as wind and solar continuing to grow in the US while Tesla’s self-driving Robotaxi fleet, well – _doesn’t_.
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On this really quick episode of _Quick Charge_ , we spend time with TRC Senior Director and ACT Expo co-founder Joe Annotti to talk about the state of clean trucking in 2026, incentive programs, and ever so briefly talk about why Autocar was my favorite OEM at this year’s show.
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On today’s sustainably-produced episode of _Quick Charge_ , we explore some of the different types of sustainability available to us in the world of electrification, celebrate some big wind and solar wins, and take a minute to enjoy some schadenfreude.
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It’s a question of who is actually delivering product and who is just delivering promises on today’s delivery-heavy episode of _Quick Charge_! Is the tenth time a charm for Elon’s FSD, or will Einride CEO Roozbeh Charli steal his self-driving thunder?
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[Sponsored] From service-life upgrades to safety enhancements, readiness depends on sustaining the vehicles now carrying the mission.
Waymo announced a major expansion of its autonomous robotaxi service area, growing to over 1,400 square miles across 11 US cities. That’s an estimated 27% increase from its previous coverage and more territory than the entire state of Rhode Island.
The expansion starts in Miami, with Austin, Atlanta, Houston, and the San Francisco Bay Area up next for broader coverage.
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Humanoid robots are supposed to be the biggest thing in the history of anything, but despite real progress elsewhere, they’re still perpetually two years away. The quadrupeds? They’ve proven to be a little bit closer to prime time – and Boston Dynamics says its latest DroneDog is ready to stop job site theft and vandalism TODAY.
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On today’s pumped-up episode of _Quick Charge_ , we notice how funny it is that Tesla makes a big Robotaxi announcement every time the TSLA earnings call looks like a disappointment.
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Tesla 自動駕駛計程車服務擴展至德州達拉斯與休士頓，將與已在當地營運的 Waymo 直接競爭。在鞏固德州市場後，下一步將挑戰法規更嚴格的加州。
Tesla launched its “Robotaxi” service in Dallas and Houston yesterday — expanding to two new cities for the first time since Austin. There’s just one problem: there are virtually no cars available.
Data from Robotaxi Tracker shows that Tesla’s new Houston and Dallas deployments have had 0% to 2% availability over the past 24 hours, with only brief spikes to around 50% during a narrow morning…
The war in Iran continues to ratchet up fuel prices, and that doesn’t just make it more expensive to drive – it’s getting more expensive to fly, too. What many don’t realize is that a significant share of an airline’s operating costs are tied to ground operations, and that’s where Oshkosh is putting automation and electrification to work.
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The new electric-drive Komatsu PC9000-12 is the largest hydraulic excavator in the brand’s storied history, capable of moving a massive, 80 tons of material, _per pass_ – at a rate of more than 8,000 tons per hour of operation.
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Tesla致信美國參議員，坦承其自駕計程車在緊急時，將由遠端操作員低速接管駕駛。此「最後防線」機制與競爭對手Waymo僅提供路況協助、避免直接遙控的作法大相逕庭，引發外界對其全自動駕駛願景的關注。
On today’s van-tastic episode of _Quick Charge_ , Elon Musk teases a people-hauling Tesla that’s 10 years late, California says there are ZERO Robotaxis on the road, and the Chinese EVs continue to outsell the brand in Europe.
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Autonomous construction tech startup Bedrock Robotics has just closed on a $270 million Series B funding round that brings total investment in the self-driving roller and excavator firm to more than $350 million. (!)
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What happens when you deploy 100 massive, driverless, and fully electric heavy haul trucks at a working mine? After nearly a year of continuous operation, one mining company is already finding out. Here’s how their great experiment is going.
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On today’s surprisingly affordable episode of ___Quick Charge_ we respond to America’s new, $770/mo. average car payment buy rounding up some affordable EV lease deals at less than HALF the new normal.
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Hyundai announced the unimaginatively named Unmanned Firefighting Robot last week – but this life-saving robot isn’t just a futuristic concept. The first operational unit was donated and deployed at the National Fire Agency, where it hopes to prove that there are _some_ jobs robots _should_ take from humans.
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On today’s extraordinary episode of _Quick Charge_, we reflect on the fact that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and both Donut Labs AND Tesla are a long long way from turning _everyone_ into believers.
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On today’s high-dollar episode of _Quick Charge_, Tesla is reeling from a $243 million judgement against it in a high-profile wrongful death case involving the company’s Autopilot system, and has a hard time getting the relevant data to NHTSA.
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On today’s crash-tacular episode of _Quick Charge_ it’s been a rough, rough week for Tesla stans as new data out of Austin shows Robotaxis crashing at rates more than 4x higher than humans, new data out of China shows sales crashing more than 45%, and a new video seems to show a Tesla trying to crash into a lake.
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“The future of modern defence systems lies in the intelligent and networked interplay of sensor technology and artificial intelligence,” HENDSOLT CEO Oliver Dörre said in the statement.
[Sponsored] Autonomy in maritime settings creates new dynamic for offensive and defense forces.
On today’s long overdue episode of _Quick Charge_ , we’ve finally got production specs and pricing on the Tesla Semi first revealed by Elon Musk nine (9) years ago. Will it be a revolution, or a case of too little, too late to make a real impact?
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Chinese equipment brand Boonray has developed an autonomous, battery-swapping electric mining truck that it hopes will revolutionize the global mining industry – and global EV leader BYD just gave it a multimillion dollar vote of confidence.
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