Boring Company’s Lead Architect Departs Musk’s Tunneling Venture

Boring Company’s Lead Architect Departs Musk’s Tunneling Venture

The Boring Co.’s lead architect has left the tunneling company founded by Elon Musk to join an autonomous transportation startup backed by investors including OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman. Stephen Skilbred, who since 2021 has worked at Boring, recently joined Glydways Inc., a representative for the South San Francisco-based developer of self-driving transit vehicles told Bloomberg…

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Report: U.S. EV market matures despite headwinds

Report: U.S. EV market matures despite headwinds

The U.S. electric vehicle (EV) market is maturing despite economic headwinds and persistent concerns about charging infrastructure, according to recent EV industry research. This week, location and data technology platform Here Technologies and automotive research firm SBD released their Here-SBD Index 2025, an assessment of EV infrastructure and uptake maturity across all 50 states, the…

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US Abandons Maglev Train Plans as China Rapidly Develops Technology

President Donald Trump‘s administration pulled funding this week for a proposed high-speed magnetic levitation (Maglev) rail line connecting Washington D.C. and Baltimore. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told The Baltimore Sun on Friday that he couldn’t “in good conscience keep taxpayers on the hook” for the 26.6-mile line and cancelled over $26 million in funding. Newsweek…

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company announces plan to tunnel under Nashville

Elon Musk’s Boring Company announces plan to tunnel under Nashville

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has announced plans to dig tunnels under Nashville, creating a loop that will connect the city’s downtown with the Nashville International Airport. The Boring Company says it will begin construction “immediately” following approval and expects the first 10-mile phase to be operational as early as next year, as reported earlier by…

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Mayor Adams, DOT propose rules to hold delivery apps accountable for street safety

Mayor Adams, DOT propose rules to hold delivery apps accountable for street safety

article (Photo Illustration by Cezary Kowalski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the city’s DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez have announced new proposed regulations to improve street safety for cyclists and pedestrians.  Why you should care: The rules are part of the city’s plan to launch the Department…

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