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First driverless, automated train cuts this commute from 50 to 20 minutes

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Nov 16, 2024

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The first Alstom Metropolis model rolls into Taiwan

The first of 35 fully automated Metropolis trains from French company Alstom, which is planned for a new Light Green Line metro system, has made its debut in Taiwan. When complete, the entirely automated 22.8-km (14-mile) line will shave 30 minutes off the current commute time end to end, taking just 20 minutes to travel the entire route between New Taipei City and the capital Taipei.

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Tags: Trains, Autonomous, Automation, urban transport, Taiwan, Railways

First production-line electric plane from BETA soars in gorgeous video

Nov 16, 2024

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Small aircraft manufacturer BETA Technologies has rolled the first electric plane off its fully scaled production line in Vermont. You can go along for the ride with this milestone-setting aircraft in a slick new video from the makers. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft, Transport Tags: Beta Technologies, Electric Aircraft, Plane, eVTOL, Flight, FAA

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Skunk Works’ latest aerial refueling tanker concept is pilot optional

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Lockheed Martin’s famous-but-secret Skunk Works has released a sort-of-new image of a concept for the company’s Next Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) military tanker aircraft for in-flight refueling of multiple warplanes. Continue Reading Category: Military, Technology Tags: Lockheed Martin, Aircraft, US Air Force

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