Rivian Targets Limited Autonomy+ Rollout in 2026, Still Driver-Supervised
Rivian’s next driving system is intended to handle an entire mapped route, but responsibility will remain with the person behind…
ATEC Seeks Earlier FAA Mechanic Testing Without Reducing Certification Requirements
The central tension in a new aviation-maintenance proposal is timing versus competency. The Aviation Technician Education Council wants certain students…
CATL Warns Rushed EV Validation Could Cause Battery Pack Failures
China’s rapid electric-vehicle rollout is colliding with a slower engineering requirement: proving that battery cells, modules and complete packs will…
Military Says AeroVironment LOCUST Debut Preceded 75% Border Drone Activity Drop
A roughly 75% decline in suspicious drone activity is the first major result military officials are associating with the operational…
Jeep Recalls 328,381 Grand Cherokees Again as Rear Springs May Detach
Jeep Grand Cherokee owners face another suspension repair after complaints continued following earlier recall work. FCA US is recalling 328,381…
Toyota Tundra Replacement Engine Teardown Finds Spun Main Bearing
A recently manufactured replacement engine from a 2022 Toyota Tundra suffered a spun No. 3 main bearing, an independent teardown…
Boston Logan Closes Runway for 75-Day Safety Upgrade, Delays Expected Through Mid-November
Boston Logan International Airport is accepting a short-term loss of runway capacity to add long-term aircraft-overrun protection. Runway 9-27 closed…
Federal Investigators Recover Recorders After Amazon Boeing 767 Overrun Kills Five in Miami
Federal investigators have recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 that…
Black Boxes Recovered After Amazon Boeing 767 Overrun Kills Five
Federal investigators have recovered both recorders from the Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 that traveled 1,300 feet beyond a paved…
Chinese Naval Gun Study Estimates One Shell Damages 1.19 Drones
One fragmentation shell damaged an estimated 1.19 drones in a modeled 30-drone swarm. That number captures both the appeal and…
500,000 Battery Tests Rank Hyundai Ioniq 5 First for Capacity, Ahead of Tesla
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 ranked first for median retained battery capacity in a comparison built from more than 500,000 electric-vehicle…
UK Funds Patriot Air Defense; 95,000-Plus Drone Deliveries Still Pending
Britain has put two sharply different measures of defense support on the same winter schedule. The UK is contributing £100…
White House Completes Granite Pad to Shield Lawn From Presidential Helicopter Heat
The White House has completed a permanent granite helicopter landing pad on the South Lawn, replacing the traditional grass arrangement…
Two Sydney Garbage-Truck Fires Prompt Fire and Rescue New South Wales Battery Warning
Firefighters attended two garbage-truck fires in Sydney on the same Tuesday morning, prompting Fire and Rescue New South Wales to…
Airbus Resumes A330 Deliveries After Tailplane Checks Delay Virgin’s U.S. Rollout
Airbus has resumed A330 deliveries after inspections tied to an isolated horizontal-tail quality issue slowed widebody handovers over the summer….
Army Returns 173rd Airborne’s 600-Soldier Drone Battalion to Infantry Duties
The U.S. Army is ending the dedicated drone-warfare mission of a roughly 600-soldier battalion in the 173rd Airborne Brigade, returning…
Yazaki Bamboo Composite Targets 50% Lower Carbon, but Durability Work Remains
Yazaki’s bamboo-filled polypropylene has cleared a stated automotive flammability requirement, but the more difficult qualification issue remains open: reliable performance…
Air Force Reportedly Pays $400 Million for Two 747s Amid Air Force One Delays
The U.S. Air Force is reportedly committing about $400 million to acquire two former Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 passenger jets not…