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Volkswagen is doubling down on gas-powered SUVs for the US. Loading audio narration… On Thursday, the German automaker said it would end assembly of the electric ID.4 crossover SUV at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant by mid-April.The move means Volkswagen’s US EV sales will rely entirely on existing inventory. A spokesperson…
America’s biggest shipbuilder wants to know whether artificial intelligence and robots can do some of the most labor-intensive parts of the shipbuilding process. Loading audio narration… A new partnership between Huntington Ingalls Industries and GrayMatter Robotics, announced Monday, aims to work AI and physical robotic systems into shipbuilding operations. Autonomous…
The US Navy is investing $900 million in automated factories to build parts for its top nuclear submarines. Loading audio narration… The sea service and congressional analysts have said that the submarine industrial base needs thousands of additional workers to meet its production goals, with shortages across shipyards and suppliers…
