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interestingengineering.com > photo-story > volvo-design-future-ready-vehicle

Volvo project pitches futuristic vehicle concepts for disaster rescue

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (54+ words) Photos: Volvo design project pitches future-ready vehicle concepts for disaster rescue Interesting Engineering The Terra Wayfinder and Terra Mover work together as a paired emergency response system. Designed under the speculative Volvo Terra project for the year 2036, the two vehicles…...

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interestingengineering.com > videos > how-an-electric-driverless-truck-work-at-a-coal-mine-in-china

How an electric driverless truck work at a coal mine in China

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (660+ words) interestingengineering.com How an electric driverless truck work at a coal mine in China At the Yimin open-pit coal mine in Inner Mongolia, 100 battery-electric haul trucks work through minus 40 degree winters with no cab, no driver and no diesel There…...

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interestingengineering.com > military > us-firm-production-capacity-defense-demand

US firm to deliver 3x more production capacity to meet defense demand

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (446+ words) A California-based leader in metal additive manufacturing is set to triple its production capacity to meet increasing defense and aerospace demand....

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interestingengineering.com > transportation > tesla-wins-us-approval-for-wireless-ev-charging

US approves Tesla radio technology for outdoor Cybercab EV charging

6+ mon, 4+ day ago   (354+ words) Robotaxi puzzle is coming together with first Cybercab rolling off the line and charging system getting federal approval. Tesla has secured a key regulatory win as it prepares to roll out its purpose-built robotaxi. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has…...

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interestingengineering.com > transportation > aurora-driverless-trucks-major-leap-us

Aurora driverless trucks complete 1,000 mile nonstop run in 15 hours

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (509+ words) Driverless trucks prove long-haul freight can run autonomously, exceeding human driving limit. Self-driving technology company Aurora Innovation revealed that its driverless trucks can now travel more than 1,000 miles, exceeding the legal limits for human drivers. Complementing this achievement, the Pittsburgh-based…...

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interestingengineering.com > transportation > us-world-largest-steam-locomotive

World's largest steam locomotive eyes first coast-to-coast run in US

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (424+ words) Big Boy 4014, the only operational Big Boy, tours the western US but has never traveled farther east than Chicago. The US is preparing another historic coast-to-coast journey for Big Boy 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive. Union Pacific Railroad’s 600-ton…...

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interestingengineering.com > ai-robotics > caterpillar-autonomous-construction-equipment

Fully autonomous excavators, haul trucks, dozers headline Caterpillar’s next push

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (426+ words) At CES 2026, Caterpillar details its intelligent machine lineup and the autonomy record behind one of the world’s largest mining fleets. At CES 2026, Caterpillar Inc. unveiled a new generation of intelligent, autonomous construction machines designed to change how work gets done…...

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interestingengineering.com > ai-robotics > ai-navigator-to-guide-seafarers

AI navigator to guide seafarers and drastically reduce maritime collisions

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (387+ words) The AI system will provide “human-in-the-loop” advisors with real-time instructions to make maritime operations safer. Scientists at Texas A&M University have developed an AI system that will help ship captains avoid deadly collisions at sea. The system, called ‘Ship…...

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interestingengineering.com > transportation > autonomous-semi-platoon-developed-china

China’s new ​​autonomous electric truck platoon lets a driver operate five trucks

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (579+ words) SANY teams up with Pony.ai to support smart-port and drayage operations. Chinese heavy truck manufacturer SANY has confirmed its readiness to mass-produce its fourth-generation autonomous semi truck, with the first batch due this year. Teaming up with Pony.ai,…...

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interestingengineering.com > ai-robotics > pickle-robot-mit-ai-truck-unloading-automation

Generative-AI robot unloads trailers at 1,500 boxes per hour

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (589+ words) Pickle’s AI-driven robots tackle one of logistics’ most punishing tasks: unloading sweltering trailers packed with heavy boxes. Humans have long struggled with one of logistics’ most punishing jobs: unloading scorching trailers packed with heavy boxes. The work is exhausting, repetitive,…...