MCKINNEY, Texas — Ultra-low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines is in talks with McKinney to be among the first to fly commercial passengers following the city’s airport controversial expansion, a letter from the Texas Attorney General’s Office indicated.
Houston-based Avelo already flies from DFW International Airport to its hub in New Haven, Connecticut, but its self-described strategy is to fly into smaller and “more convenient” airports.
Tesla is planning to launch a robo-taxi service in Austin, Texas, which is expected to disrupt the market with its competitive advantages in data collection, cost, and production, shifting the company’s business model towards recurring software revenue ## ## Questions to inspire discussion.
Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch.
🚗 Q: When is Tesla launching its robotaxi service? A: Tesla’s robotaxi launch is scheduled for June 22nd, marking a transformational shift from hardware sales to recurring software revenue with higher margins.
🌆 Q: How will Tesla’s robotaxi service initially roll out? A: The service will start with a small fleet of 10–20 vehicles, scaling up to multiple cities by year-end and millions of cars by next year’s end, with an invite-only system initially. Tesla vs. Waymo.
📊 Q: How does Tesla’s data collection compare to Waymo’s? A: Tesla collects 10 million miles of full self-driving data daily, compared to Waymo’s 250,000 miles, giving Tesla a significant data advantage for training AI and encountering corner cases.
🏭 Q: What production advantage does Tesla have over Waymo? A: Tesla can produce 5,000 vehicles per day, while Waymo has 1,500 vehicles with plans to add 200,000 over the next year, giving Tesla a substantial cost and scale advantage.
Green Corridors, LLC has received a permit from President Trump to build an elevated railway for autonomous vehicles between Laredo, Texas, and Monterrey, Mexico, promising reduced congestion times…
Green Corridors, LLC has received a permit from President Trump to build an elevated railway for autonomous vehicles between Laredo, Texas, and Monterrey, Mexico, promising reduced congestion times…
Lovefrom, the creative firm founded by former Apple chief designer Jony Ive, played a role in the development of Rivian’s first electric bike, according to multiple sources who spoke to TechCrunch.
A: Tesla is testing FSD in the Arctic and awaiting regulatory approval for cities like Paris, Amsterdam, and Rome.
🇸🇪 Q: Why was FSD testing denied in Stockholm?
A: Stockholm denied FSD testing due to risks for infrastructure and pressure from ongoing innovation tasks.
🤖 Q: What improvements are expected in Tesla’s Grok AI?
A: Grok 3.5 will be trained on video data from Tesla cars and Optimus robots, enabling it to understand the world and perform tasks like dropping off passengers.
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed an innovative new technique using carbon nanofibers to enhance binding in carbon fiber and other fiber-reinforced polymer composites—an advance likely to improve structural materials for automobiles, airplanes and other applications that require lightweight and strong materials.
The results, published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, show promise for making products that are stronger and more affordable, opening new options for U.S. manufacturers to use carbon fiber in applications such as energy and national security.
“The challenge of improving adhesion between carbon fibers and the polymer matrix that surrounds them has been a concern in industry for some time, and a lot of research has gone into different approaches,” said Sumit Gupta, the ORNL researcher who led the project. “What we found is that a hybrid technique using carbon nanofibers to create chemical and mechanical bonding yields excellent results.”
March 25, 2025 (follow up)— Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has launched the newest iteration of its industry-supported Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine consortium, H2-ICE2.
In 2024, SwRI’s H2-ICE consortium completed construction of a Class 8, heavy-duty hydrogen-powered vehicle, following 18 months of targeted development. The demonstration vehicle achieves ultra-low nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide emissions without sacrificing commercial viability. The consortium’s next iteration — “H2-ICE2” — will build on its prior success by enhancing and refining the vehicle’s overall performance and efficiency.
SwRI consortium will focus on enhancing H2-ICE-powered vehicle performance, efficiency.
