Over 50 people were killed in a traffic accident along a highway in Afghanistan's northern province of Samangan on Thursday, police said. "A long-distance bus collided with an oil truck on a bridge at around evening. The bus plunged into ...
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The construction site of Hualong One is pictured here on Dec. 9, 2015. [Photo: CRI Online] The construction of China's nuclear power plant Hualong One, in southeast China's Fujian province, has made new progress, with part of its 13-layer ...
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China's drone producers are heading to the countryside as the government steps up restrictions on drone management in cities. A provisional regulation on operating light-duty civilian drones, which will ban small unmanned aerial vehicles ...
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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is planning to use a new test system called Strikeable Surrogate Vehicle (SSV) to test Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) systems in the US. The SSV consists of a carbon ...
Tesla Motors is recalling all of its 90,000 Model S sedans to fix issues with its front seat belt assembly. Tesla said that it found that a Model S in Europe had issues in its front seat belt that was not properly connected to the ...
Swedish automaker Volvo is teaming up with Silicon Valley giant Microsoft to develop next generation automotive technologies. The automaker is planning to use HoloLens to help customers configure their cars in three dimensions and to ...
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In late July this year, a Chinese tourist surnamed Yang accidentally crashed an unmanned drone into Taipei 101, sparking national security concerns in Taiwan. On average the 508 meter tall landmark of Taipei is hit by three drones per ...
Less than four months after revealing designs for the next-generation 3D-printed car, Local Motors unveils the LM3D Swim, the latest rapid vehicle iteration leading to a fully homologated 3D-printed vehicle, designed to be safe, smart and ...
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It's hard to escape the positive vibe that is currently circulating within the optics industry. As well as publishing record results in quarter one, many of the industry's big hitters have also published encouraging growth forecasts for ...
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With feed-in tariffs (FiTs) in the key markets of Germany and Italy about to be reduced, and financial problems spreading around the Mediterranean, there has been speculation of an accompanying decline in demand for solar cells used to ...
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The global distributed fiber optic sensor market was valued at $585 million in 2013, and projected to approach $1.5 billion in 2018 with 70% of sales associated with the oil and gas segments. But now a revised market forecast, ...
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Intelligent sensors and analytic software developer Olea Sensor Networks has introduced OS-3005 technology to enhance a vehicle's existing seat belt systems. The OleaSense software analytics is a seat belt vital sign monitor for ...
The world's first front end carrier without metal reinforcement has now leapt across the platforms: The Volkswagen Group is using the front end carrier made from the BASF plastic Ultramid in the new Passat and Sharan models – after ...
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China’s strategic “One belt, one road” policy has sparked local manufacturers interests of exporting products abroad, but most are afraid to take action. Statistics from different research organizations have varied widely. ...
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Installing LED trailer brake lights could mean the difference between a safe stop and a rear end accident, the Chief Executive of the Australian Trucking Association, Christopher Melham, said today. Melham was releasing the ATA’s ...
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