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From left, Sun Corridor CEO Joe Snell, Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, TuSimple CTO Xiaodi Hou, Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson and Sun Corridor Board Chair and UNS Energy CEO Dave Hutchens cut the ribbon at a media event introducing TuSimple's Tucson office.

Chinese Company to Test Driverless Trucks in Tucson

TuSimple hopes to complete its pilot run by the end of next year.
George Gunter (left) and Rahul Bhadani (right) show the data from a more advanced sensor attached to the roof of the "cognitive and autonomous test vehicle." The goal of their project was to get similarly accurate data with a sensor that records less data.

Learning to Program a Driverless Car at the UA

A 10-week summer course meant to encourage students to continue studies in research-based graduate programs.
Girl Scouts from Tucson Troop 6.

Girl Scouts Can Now Add STEM Badges to Their Sashes

Science, engineering and outdoor pursuits allow girls to take risks and seek challenges.
A view of the Santa Rita Mountains from Rancho Sahuarita.

Sahuarita Gets Funding for Tech and Manufacturing Center

Town hopes to develop hub for business.
A drone flying near a wildfire.

Man Suspected of Grounding Wildfire Operations With Drone Arrested

Prescott man accused of interfering with airborne firefighters at the Goodwin Fire.

TEP Deal to Provide Solar Electricity for 21K Homes

The array, to be finished in 2019, will be the largest in TEP's renewable energy portfolio.
Using a cell phone while driving is now illegal in Tucson.

Phone Talk, Text While Driving Illegal in Tucson

Ban starts Monday; first offense can bring $250 fine, or get in a crash and pay $500.
Geography and Tree Ring Lab researcher Kevin J. Anchukaitis studies climate, here he looks at a core sample under a microscope.

Episode 134: Earth Week - From Climate Science to Corporate Science

Politics, wildfire danger, corporate environmentalism and a solar wall.

UA Team Working To Improve Lifesaving Colonoscopy

The scope simultaneously gives doctors more viewing.
Palo Verde High Magnet School's winning robot, April 10, 2017.

Tucson Students Headed to International Robotics Competition

Palo Verde High's 'Optimal Robotics' team won a regional challenge to advance.
A new emergency communication network in Pima County is intended to help connect emergency responders who work in disparate public safety agencies.

Pima County Launches Emergency Alert System

Notifications will come via cell phone text message or email.

Students Show off Science Skills at Annual Fair

More than 2,000 exhibits and activities for kids and adults at the Southern Arizona event.
The town of Cameron, Arizona.

Navajo Nation Maps Drought with NASA Satellites

Tool can help observation of vast area and diverse ecologies.
Looking across the mall from the Student Union on the campus of the University of Arizona.

UA Named 'Adobe Creative Campus'

Students will have access to the integrated design and editing software suite.
Detour signs at a road construction project.

2-Year Closure of Ina at I-10 Starts Wednesday

Intersection will be rebuilt to allow road to pass over freeway and nearby rail line.
An employee of Darling Geomatics conducts a 3-D scan of a room at the Tech Park on Rita Road.

Episode 124: UA Tech Park Connects Businesses from Tucson, U.S. and Overseas

Local businesses participate in effort to showcase opportunities to companies in other countries.

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