
GeekSpin - 1 day 1 hour ago
Imagine cruising at 35,000 feet, trusting the people in the cockpit to get you safely to your destination, only for one of them to be fighting to stay awake. Or worse, already asleep. A new report from European pilots suggests this is not just a hypothetical nightmare. Around 75% of surveyed airline pilots reported experiencing […] Read the original article here: Study finds 75% of airline pilots nod off mid-flight...

Los Angeles Times - 1 day 11 hours ago
The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach are considering a joint incentive program that would provide $60 in funding for electric cargo trucks per one-way trip.

CNBC - 1 day 22 hours ago
Alphabet's Other Bets segment, which includes Waymo, accounted for 0.3% of total revenue in the quarter.

Ars Technica - 2 days 3 hours ago
With more than 200 kWh, this luxury three-row can go 460 miles on a charge.

IEEE Spectrum - 2 days 8 hours ago
In the cockpit of Beta Technologies' Alia CX300, pilot Chris Caputo steers onto Runway 33 at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport in Vermont. Cleared for takeoff, he releases the brakes and nudges the throttle forward. At the back of the aircraft, the five-blade pusher propeller snaps awake, and the Alia bolts forward. There's no shriek of a turbofan spooling up, no shudder of a piston engine, and no wait for thrust. Just the low hum of an electric motor and a shove of instant...