The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) prepared 30 trucks of fuel and 20 trucks of humanitarian aid to be delivered to the occupied areas after two devastating earthquakes centered in Maraş province in North Kurdistan (Turkey) inflicted great damage to the border region on February 6.\nDespite the efforts of the Autonomous Administration to reach the earthquake victims since February 8, the Turkish state, pursuing political motivations, did not allow the passage of the aid convoy.\nInternational delegations' attempts to resolve the problem also remained inconclusive.\nAfter 9 days, the Autonomous Administration withdrew the aid convoy from the Umm al-Julud crossing, located between Manbij and occupied Jarablus, reported ANHA on Thursday.\nA statement on the matter is expected to be made soon.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Teamsters launch campaign in California to ban driverless trucks","slug":"teamsters-launch-campaign-in-california-to-ban-driverless-trucks","publishDate":"2023-02-16 09:38:08-06:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-17 14:30:36.601136","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Driverless trucks have already barreled down certain stretches of California highways and the Teamsters are fighting hard to stop them.\nWaymo and other companies say they have also tested driverless trucks.\nThey have launched a campaign in California to ban driverless trucks, arguing those vehicles are safety hazards on the road.\nThe union’s argument against driverless trucks is simple and straightforward: Tests show driverless cars are a hazard on the road.\nTrucks lock upThey testified driverless trucks “tend to lock up if they sense trouble ahead, and nothing can be done to stop them,” the Teamsters reported.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Kenworth celebrates century of truck making with special editions","slug":"kenworth-celebrates-century-of-truck-making-with-special-editions","publishDate":"2023-02-16 13:00:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-17 14:30:36.201991","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The T680 gets a special edition this year.\nKenworth T680 and W900 special editionsThe T680 Special Edition is available in the 76-inch mid- and high-roof sleeper configurations.\nThe special edition stands out from the base model with a black onyx grille and side air intake.\nThe company is also introducing four new paint colors on Class 8 and medium duty trucks: Century Platinum, Century Black Red, Century Red and Century Gold.\nThe venerable W900 that was introduced in 1961 (left) and the flagship T680 get special editions for 2023, the 100th anniversary of the Kenworth brand.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Truckers and subsidies rev up interest in fuel cell vehicles","slug":"truckers-and-subsidies-rev-up-interest-in-fuel-cell-vehicles","publishDate":"2023-02-16 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-17 14:30:34.920431","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"\"The amount of energy BEVs need is so enormous that I see a strain on our grid that ultimately it can't fulfill.\"\nDaimler Truck will invest up to 15 billion euros ($16 billion) on fuel cells over the next decade, Daum said.\nSymbio, which supplies fuel cells for Stellantis vans, expects global fuel cell vehicle sales to reach 2 million units annually by 2030 and wants a 10% share.\nBoth General Motors (GM) (GM.N) and Toyota (7203.T) are testing fuel cells for larger vehicles including semi-trucks and trains to build scale and lower costs.\nWhile Volkswagen is not currently investing in fuel cells, it has hundreds of patents around the technology.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Dallas-Based Ameriflight Plans to Purchase 35 VTOL Air Cargo Drones","slug":"dallas-based-ameriflight-plans-to-purchase-35-vtol-air-cargo-drones","publishDate":"2023-02-16 22:13:09+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-17 14:30:33.679726","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Dallas-based Ameriflight, the nation’s largest Part 135 Cargo airline, announced it has signed a letter of intent to purchase 35 VTOL air cargo drones from the Sabrewing Aircraft Company.\nThe news comes just weeks after Ameriflight announced an agreement ot purchase 20 autonomous Kona cargo aircraft from California-based Natilus.\nShattering a world payload record with its first hover flightSabrewing set a new world record in September with the first hover flight of its Rhaegal-A air cargo drone (above).\nMarks Ameriflight’s second shopping trip for autonomous aircraftThe Rhaegal-A move is Ameriflight’s second agreement to purchase autonomous aircraft.\nAmeriflight signed with Natilus just last month on the purchase of 20 Kona aircraft—a 3.8-ton payload, short-haul feeder uncrewed aerial vehicle.
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"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Smart City Initiative","slug":"smart-city-initiative","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-02-16 14:32:43.195311","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Red Tide MitigationThe City of Sarasota recognizes the local impacts of Florida red tide, which is why we have partnered with MOTE Marine Laboratory.\nThe City will provide MOTE access to city waterways for mitigation testing once all federal and state regulatory processes have been completed.\nVolunteers—known as Beach Ambassadors---report beach conditions, such as beach flag color, surf type, wind speed, and algae conditions, several times a week.\nFiber Connectivity InfrastructureThe City of Sarasota is committed to improving fiber connectivity throughout the City.\nConnected Automated Vehicle (CAV) and Electric Vehicle (EV) TechnologiesThe City of Sarasota has adopted a Memorandum of Agreement (Resolution No.
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