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AI in connected cars eased rush hour congestion, researchers found

Researchers in Tennessee say they have successfully used artificial intelligence in a group of wirelessly connected cars to help ease rush hour traffic on Interstate 24.

By The Associated Press

Auto companies are racing to meet an electric future, and transforming the workforce

For eleven hours a day, sometimes six days a week, a couple hundred workers race to assemble Ford’s slick new pick-up truck known as the Lightning.

By NPR

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Elections & autonomous cars are likely on the Pa. legislature’s fall agenda

Both parties say they’d like to vote on proposals like that before the end of the two-year session in November.
By Sam Dunklau


Updated: 2020-11-20 16:24:11

State House votes to impose fees on electric cars

The provisions to impose the fee were inserted into an underlying bill just this week. The Sierra Club, which opposes the fee, said the “surprise move comes as the lame duck legislative session comes to a close.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

As auto industry roars back, worker shortages throw up roadblocks

Production of cars stopped completely. But sales continued, draining the inventory at auto dealerships. Now plants are working overtime to catch up with that pent-up demand.
By NPR