Some interesting developments at hydrogen aviation startup @ZeroAvia 1) first statement from UK investigators looking into last year's crash focuses on its fuel cell. techcrunch.com/2022/05/28/hyd… 2) A couple of weeks after the statement, the company quietly announced that its US-based 19-seater Dorniers would now be a hybrid, with a conventional engine as well as a fuel cell. ZA wouldn't say whether its UK Dornier is also going to be a hybrid

Exclusive – Anthony Levandowski launches self-driving truck start-up Pronto.AI with claims of a hands-free, zero-disengagement cross-country trip from San Francisco to New York.
theguardian.com/technology/201… Drive started Oct 26, covered 3099 miles in 50 hrs driving. Levandowski says he didn’t touch the wheel or pedals throughout & has released a timelapse video to back up his claims. If true this would be by far the longest drive with no human intervention
player.vimeo.com/video/30696931…

Scoop! Silicon Valley start-up Swarm Technologies gets slammed by the FCC for launching unauthorized satellites that could endanger other spacecraft. Four tiny CubeSats flew on January’s PSLV mission after FCC denied permission spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aero… Previously unknown Swarm, still in stealth mode, is planning an orbital satellite network for use by IOT devices anywhere in the world, promising “orders of magnitude” cheaper comms, with light, cheap data relay platforms. swarm-technologies.com