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Virgin Hyperloop hits an important milestone: the first human passenger test

The Verge

The most eye-catching scenario he proposed was a trip from LA to San Francisco in only 30 minutes. The company recently announced its plan to build a $500 million certification center to advance its vision of the future of high-speed transportation in West Virginia. On the regulatory front, things are looking brighter.

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Glydways wants to reinvent transit—no more than four passengers at a time

Fast Company Tech

Animation: Glydways] Older, almost as small-scale personal rapid transit systems built on older autonomous technologysuch as one that runs between campuses of West Virginia University in Morgantown, W. have operated without incident for decades. Larger automated-train systems rely on a combination of surveillance and patrolling.

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The Station: Elon’s Tesla share sale, Ford teases a second EV truck and GM’s Cruise spending ramps

TechCrunch

Other deals that caught my attention this week … BattGenie , a University of Washington startup that developed software to improve performance of batteries, raised $1.5 Michigan State University introduced the Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK bu s, an electric autonomous vehicle that will run on campus.

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‘Weaponized environmentalism’? A Texas Republican wants to test wastewater for abortion medication

Fast Company Tech

Further, Garrett explained that the method proposed in the bill won’t address the problem of EDCs in wastewater. Effectively, metabolite monitoring as proposed in this bill targets only an individual and their liver as an indicator of personal behavior.”

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50 ways that Trump has attacked the environment in his first 100 days

Fast Company Tech

April 16: The Trump administration proposed a new rule redefining what it means to “harm” wildlife under the Endangered Species Act. February 18: The Trump administration fired hundreds of FEMA workers while disasters were ongoing in states like Kentucky and West Virginia.