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Daniel Axelrod Times Herald-Record @dan_axelrod NEW WINDSOR – Eric Noll spent five years confused till this spring. Sure, the former U.S. Army drill sergeant and infantryman felt that various private, federal, state and local government agencies wanted to help the military veteran’s leatherworking business succeed. Yet, business questions kept swirling …

On the floor of the New York Auto Show this week, Genesis showed off its sweet little Mint concept, an electric two-seater with a very abbreviated sedan body. The Hyundai luxury arm does not, however, have any plans to put the adorable thing into production—perhaps because, as we learned this …

Allow me to get a bit philosophical here: History is only smooth in retrospect. Few earth-shaking shifts are inevitable. A few steps forward, some more back. Change only looks easy from a rocking chair. Which is all to say, it was a rocky week for electric vehicles, the motorized transports …

Thinking about the fantastic pie-in-the-sky future is always a fun exercise. I, too, want a self-driving car. But some weeks, it’s clear everyone needs to come down to earth. This was one of them. Tesla sued two other electric vehicle companies focusing on self-driving for trade secret theft, proving that …

Here at WIRED Transportation, we get to write about all sorts of stuff. Self-driving cars. Hyperloops. Bike lane design. Subway maps. The occasional man dressed up as a car seat for an apparently legitimate purpose. You get the idea. So it’s rare when a mere one or two topics dominate …

The Amazing, Unimaginable Consequences of Exponential Technologies Dark Clouds and Platinum Linings While the world grapples with huge challenges and now commonplace political chaos and intrigue, there are massive advances occurring which will transform our world. This isn’t to minimize the impact of climate change, over-population, damage to our ecosystem, …

Saturday Jan 26, 2019 at 5:45 AM Tecumseh Police — Major Mallinson, Detective Baker, Officer Seikel, Officer Borromeo and Officer Snow participated in drone training recently. The Tecumseh Police Department recently purchased a law enforcement drone through the Justin Terney Police Foundation. The drone is equipped with infrared technology that will …

A Russian strategic drone propelled by a miniaturized nuclear reactor is undergoing underwater trials, according to reports. The weapon, called Poseidon, is slated to become a new class of the country’s nuclear deterrence. Poseidon, which was previously dubbed Status-6, was officially announced in March along with other …

Zipline, the CA startup that has deployed the first medical drone delivery program in Rwanda, announced that is has raised $25 million in venture capital funding.  Investors included Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital; the recent funding round brings Zipline’s total funding to $43 million. The Rwandan government has partnered with …