The facelifted BMW 7 Series is the latest shot in the relentless game of luxury-limousine one-upmanship. Four years after the launch of Munich’s fifth-generation flagship, the ‘Life-Cycle Impulse’ (BMW-speak for a ...
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The Lexus LS has been keeping Germany’s luxury limousines on their softly suspended toes for more than two decades now, and in February 2013 a timely refresh rolls into showrooms. Updated versions of the petrol-powered Lexus ...
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BAE Systems has developed technology it claims could replace GPS for creating location data. Named "Navigation via Signals of Opportunity" (Navsop), the technology uses existing signals from radio, TV, mobile and Wi-Fi to pinpoint ...
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Thursday,05 January 2012 14:47 A new brochure from Emergi-Lite Safety Systems detailing the LED emergency lighting ranges;Serenga escape exit signs,Sun-Lite downlighters,Horizon exit signs and luminaires and Aqualux exit signs and ...
Winter has arrived, and with the change of seasons comes the threat of nasty weather. Before winter strikes in full force, make sure you and your car are ready. As you head to the roads during this busy holiday travel season, following our ...
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New Zealand has signed an arrangement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under which each country will recognize the other's food safety system as providing a comparable degree of food safety assurance. The Food Safety ...
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A major event in the global automotive-electronic market is that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a new standard that would capture valuable safety-related ...
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Tokyo-based Solar Frontier K.K. (a subsidiary of Japanese energy business Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.) – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – says that its ...
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The US Department of Transportation's(DOT)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA)has introduced a proposal aimed at mandating all the light passenger vehicles to be installed with event data recorders(EDR),commencing from 01 ...
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Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to produce driverless cars that aimed at reducing crashes, through the use of self-driving car technology, by 2020. Volvo government affairs head Anders Eugensson said: "Our vision is that no one is ...
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Ohio has announced its plans to participate in USDA's Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program, under which, Ohio's small, state-inspected meat processors will be able to ship their products across state lines. The cooperative interstate ...
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A local report about consumer safety surrounding the use of laminated glass for sidelites which aired recently on NBC 6 South Florida asks the question: are vehicles becoming too safe? In January 2011, the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
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German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz will unveil its four new 2013 models and the 2012 SLS AMG Roadster at Miami International Auto Show from 9 November to 18 November of 2012. Mercedes-Benz's new 2013 models to be previewed at ...
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The California cantaloupe industry has urged farmers, retailers, foodservice operators and distributors to examine their food safety systems and procedures to ensure that consumers are purchasing safe and healthy products. This ...
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The ExxonMobil Chemical Plant has warned the communities of Mossmorran in the United Kingdom about the intermittent flaring at the Fife Ethylene Plant. The plant was shutdown for maintenance work and it has restarted again. “As ...