Remembering the 1932 Ford Hunger March: Detroit park honors labor and environmental history
On March 7, workers at the Ford Rouge River plant marched for better working conditions, sparking America’s labor movement. Almost a century later, a quiet park honors their memory.
March 1, 2024 • ~8 min
The new technology that is making cars easier for criminals to steal, or crash
The connected vehicles of the future could make our cars and data more vulnerable to theft and malicious attack.
Aug. 9, 2023 • ~7 min
Britishvolt: more evidence UK is falling far behind in race to capture growing EV market
The UK needs an industrial strategy to counter the rise of EU battery manufacturing.
Jan. 19, 2023 • ~8 min
What are automotive 'over-the-air' updates? A marketing professor explains
Whether safety-related fixes demand a software upgrade or a trip to the dealership, carmakers must notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and all affected drivers
Aug. 2, 2022 • ~4 min
Could steam-powered cars decrease the CO2 in the atmosphere?
This technology, popular when automobiles first caught on, had a short resurgence in the 1970s.
June 13, 2022 • ~7 min
A global semiconductor shortage highlights a troubling trend: A small and shrinking number of the world's computer chips are made in the US
The high cost and long lead times for building computer chip factories makes it difficult for the U.S. to reverse the steady decline of its domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity.
March 9, 2021 • ~5 min
Autonomous cars could revolutionise transport for disabled people – if we change the way we design
Driverless cars could revolutionise transport for disabled people – so why aren't more companies including them in the design process?
May 20, 2020 • ~6 min
Keep on trucking: Trucks must keep moving across Canada-U.S. border amid coronavirus
Canada and the United States have opted to keep its border open to commercial trucking during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision is important to the economies of both countries.
March 22, 2020 • ~7 min
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