The US House has approved a proposal to accelerate the deployment of self-driving cars. The bill, known as the Self-Drive Act, is yet to become a law. When enacted, the law will enable auto-makers and tech companies to test 25,000 ...
Bosch has revealed what it describes as a start-up powertrain for electric vehicles. It’s now common knowledge that a more powerful battery will increase an electric car’s range. But can a new powertrain have a comparable ...
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The UK Government has unveiled plans to ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of its program to deliver clean air. As per the plan, the ban will only include stand-alone petrol or diesel vehicles and not hybrid or ...
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Self-driving vehicle technology developer Nauto has closed a $159m series B financing round for its growth and global expansion. A subsidiary of SoftBank and Greylock Partners led the round. Others participating in the round were ...
Continental has showcased its Cruising Chauffeur, a self-driving car platform which provides an insight into the company’s vision of the future of what it calls “highly automated driving” on highways. Highly automated ...
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Samuel Adams has collaborated with five different breweries across the US to brew a limited series of 12-pack, named Brewing the American Dream Collaboration Pack. From bartenders to chefs, the collaborative spirit of "craft" is stronger ...
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Mercedes-Benz has started the production of the new S-Class at its plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. For the official start-up of the luxury saloon in the Mercedes-Benz plant Sindelfingen, an S 560 4MATIC (fuel consumption, ...
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Jaguar has announced its new performance SUV is designed to withstand the world’s most extreme conditions. The E-PACE SUV, which will be fully revealed later this month, withstood temperatures of -40°C and +48°C, from the ...
Kite Packaging has launched price competitive cordless friction weld tool, which is a low cost and high quality addition to the firm’s range. Not only does effective load securing prevent goods from falling onto roads causing ...
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Volvo Cars and Autoliv have partnered with Nvidia for the development of advanced systems and software for self-driving cars. The three companies will work together with to develop next generation self-driving car technologies. Zenuity ...
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German automotive manufacturing firm Continental has become a development partner and system integrator of the collaboration between BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye for automated driving. It is the goal of the BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye ...
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General Motors has manufactured the first set of 130 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles equipped with self-driving technology at its Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan. These vehicles will join a fleet of 50 self-driving Bolt EVs already ...
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Japanese automaker Honda is planning to introduce Level 4 automated driving capability into its vehicles by 2025. The decision is line with the company’s plans to introduce automated freeway driving capability (SAE Level 3) into ...
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Audi of America has secured approval from New York to carry out autonomous vehicle testing in the state. Audi intends to demonstrate and test vehicles in New York with Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) Level 3 automation. It will ...
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The US state of New York is accepting applications from companies that seek to test or demonstrate autonomous vehicles on public roads. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that a program to allow testing of autonomous vehicles is ...