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Obama proposes $4bn for driverless car development

The latest autonomous drive Nissan Leaf test vehicle being readied for continued city testing outside the automaker’s research center in Silicon Valley - image courtesy of Nissan.

Posted on 15 Jan 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

President Obama has proposed yesterday significant new funding for the development of driverless cars within the US.

Blast off for funding applications

Posted on 15 Jan 2016 by Fred Tongue

The latest funding competition from the Advanced Propulsion Centre has begun this week and aims to support in excess of £70m in collaborative projects.

Elon Musk leads tech giants with $1bn AI research plan

An artists impression of artificial intelligence and robotics - image courtesy of DFC

Posted on 15 Jan 2016 by Cobey Bartels

Elon Musk and Sam Altman have set out to create a billion-dollar not-for-profit artificial intelligence research company, with the aim of maximizing the development and safety of AI.

New solar powered ‘e-floater’ electric scooter created using 3D printing

‘E-floater’ from Floatility – a first-of-its-kind, lightweight, solar-powered, electric scooter. The working prototype was created with Stratasys 3D printing - image courtesy of Stratasys

Posted on 14 Jan 2016 by Tim Brown

German-based start up, Floatility, has developed a first-of-its-kind, lightweight, solar-powered, electric scooter using both Stratasys PolyJet and FDM 3D printing technology.

Fisher Price to teach children coding with the aid of a robot caterpillar

The Fisher-Price Code-a-Pillar will teach young children the basics of coding and computer programming - image courtesy of Fisher-Price.

Posted on 14 Jan 2016 by Aiden Burgess

Fisher-Price is on a mission to teach toddlers coding through the use of its adorable new caterpillar.

Scientists develop non-explosive lithium-ion batteries

The thin polyethylene film that prevents a lithium-ion battery from overheating. Image courtesy of Stanford University.

Posted on 13 Jan 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

A team of scientists have announced a new lithium-ion battery design which they believe is much less likely to explode.

UK automotive hits top gear in 2015

According Nissan, the investment is a further endorsement of the quality of output from the Sunderland plant.

Posted on 13 Jan 2016 by Jonny Williamson

UK automotive’s consumer, luxury and supercar manufactures all saw in the New Year by posting record figures for the previous 12 months. Jonny Williamson takes a ride.

Automotive data firm pulls up to MIRA Technology Park

MIRA Technology Park (image courtesy of www.miratechnologypark.com).

Posted on 13 Jan 2016 by Jonny Williamson

The UK’s leading automotive technology park and UK enterprise zone,MIRA Technology Park, has announced the latest international tenant to take up residency in bespoke full-service office suites on the site, DriveRight.

BMW reveals mirror-less i8 concept car at CES 2016

The BMW i8 concept car on display at CES 2016 with Klaus Frohlich, a member of the Board of Management of BMW AG presenting - image courtesy of BMW.

Posted on 12 Jan 2016 by Aiden Burgess

BMW unveiled its mirror-less i8 concept car during this week’s CES 2016 held in Las Vegas.

New Catapult to launch in Wales

Sir Kostya Novoselov (left, one of two graphene Nobel laureates) demonstrating the graphene lightbulb developed by the University of Manchester to Chancellor George Osborne. Image courtesy of the University of Manchester

Posted on 8 Jan 2016 by Fred Tongue

George Osborne has announced that the Government will be launching a new Catapult national innovation centre in Wales.

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