I’m not buying the Tesla robotaxi hype – here’s why it’s still miles behind Waymo

Tesla unveiled its “public-facing” Robotaxi service this weekend The service is currently an invite-only affair Reports suggest it is still behind Waymo and other rivals In a surprising turn of events, Tesla has stuck to its recent timelines and actually kick-started a “public-facing” autonomous ride-hailing service in Austin, Texas this weekend. Despite Texas lawmakers asking…

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Discovery could boost solid-state battery performance

An emerging technology to make lithium-ion batteries safer and more powerful involves using solid rather than liquid electrolytes, the materials that make it possible for ions to move through the device to generate power. A team of University of Texas at Dallas researchers and their colleagues have discovered that the mixing of small particles between…

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