Autonomous, battery-swap mining truck gets big-buck boost from BYD [video]
Autonomous, battery-swap mining truck gets big-buck boost from BYD [video]

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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New DEWALT autonomous drilling robot set to speed up data center construction
New DEWALT autonomous drilling robot set to speed up data center construction

The construction experts at DEWALT have launched what they’re calling the world’s first downward drilling, fleet-capable robot – a machine they say will enable more efficient concrete drilling to help accelerate data center construction.

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Report: humanoid robots set to drive demand for solid-state batteries
Report: humanoid robots set to drive demand for solid-state batteries

Just how big is the market for humanoid robots? Big enough to soak up a whopping ~75 GWh of solid-state battery capacity between now and 2035 – nearly 1500x growth!

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Bot space race: humanoid robots connect to satellite, prep for space launch
Bot space race: humanoid robots connect to satellite, prep for space launch

It’s been a big week for humanoid robots with a first-ever humanoid to directly connect to a low-Earth orbit satellite from one firm and plans announced to launch a robot into space by another. It seems like the robot space race is on – and China is wi…

Honda ProZision Autonomous ZTR electric riding mower gets real
Honda ProZision Autonomous ZTR electric riding mower gets real

An 800 lb. gorilla just entered the race to electrify the commercial lawn care space as Honda has officially begun production of its new ProZision series of battery-electric zero-turn mowers — including the all-new, all-electric ProZision Autonomous ZT…

Waymo founder trashes Tesla safety as Waymos illegally pass school buses
Waymo founder trashes Tesla safety as Waymos illegally pass school buses

Waymo founder John Krafcik made headlines this week with claims that Tesla’s cameras-only approach to Full Self Driving was “myopic,” but the self-driving taxis from the company he helped found keep illegally passing school buses – and putting kids at …

Humanoid robots build a new excavator every 6 minutes, RIGHT NOW
Humanoid robots build a new excavator every 6 minutes, RIGHT NOW

Chinese heavy equipment giant Zoomlion isn’t planning to deploy an army of humanoid robots on its factory floors in the future – they’ve got robots on the job right now. The company is already using these ‘bots to power its “third growth curve,” and th…

Waymo founder: Tesla FSD would FAIL a DMV eye test, plus all-new Volvo EX60
Waymo founder: Tesla FSD would FAIL a DMV eye test, plus all-new Volvo EX60

On today’s highly observant episode of Quick Charge, Waymo founder John Krafcik takes aim at Tesla’s Full Self Driving hardware limitations and Volvo Cars rolls out their most important new product of the 2020s: the all-new EX60 electric SUV!

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Tesla AI5 is late, Canada gets Chinese cars, and EV beats diesel in extreme cold
Tesla AI5 is late, Canada gets Chinese cars, and EV beats diesel in extreme cold

On today’s bitterly cold episode of Quick Charge, Elon says the chip he said was ready six months ago isn’t actually ready, Chinese carmakers make a deal with Canada, and a series of new, real-world studies prove that EVs will save your fleet money ove…

Tesla STOPS selling Full Self Driving, a sexy electric road bike, and Transformers
Tesla STOPS selling Full Self Driving, a sexy electric road bike, and Transformers

On today’s subscriber-focused episode of Quick Charge, Tesla stops selling Full Self Driving as the promise of a Tesla as an appreciating asset dies. Plus, someone’s getting a $200 million bonus and Komatsu introduces its own, IRL take on a transformin…