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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

Cars That Think

During heat waves in Phoenix, Arizona, while some people fry eggs on sidewalks , Matt Heath, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) service manager at AC by J , is on the front line, helping maintain air conditioners in people’s homes. This year, the U.S. Still, in the U.S.,

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Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple using NVIDIA DRIVE

Green Car Congress

Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple has been hauling mail more than 1,000 miles between Phoenix and Dallas as part of a two-week pilot with the US Postal Service. Formed in 2015, TuSimple develops technology for autonomous long-distance freight delivery.

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UPS invests in autonomous trucking company TuSimple, tests self-driving tractor trailers

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Throughout the ongoing tests, UPS has been providing truckloads of goods for TuSimple to carry on a North American Freight Forwarding route between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 2015, TuSimple’s mission is to bring the first self-driving truck to market, to increase safety, decrease transportation costs and reduce carbon emissions.

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NHTSA Launches Safety Investigation Into GM's Cruise

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But that gave way around 2015, leading to numerous Congressional regulatory programs that seemed hell-bent on getting more AVs on public roads (see: A Vision for Safety ). But Cruise has a slightly larger fleet in California while Waymo’s numbers are strongest in Phoenix. & That may indeed be due to some kind of media shenanigans.

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NOHMs raises $5M for commercializing non-flammable, ionic-liquid containing electrolytes for EV batteries

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Phoenix Venture Partners II LP (PVP) led the round with Solvay Ventures, New York State Innovation Venture Capital Fund (NYSIVCF), and angel investors. In 2015, the United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, awarded a $1.64-million

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New Audi R18 makes its debut; fundamental redesign of diesel hybrid racer with Li-ion battery storage

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The 2015 R18 e-tron quattro racer featured an encapsulated WHP flywheel energy storage system that sat in the cockpit alongside the driver. The 2016 R18 will race in the 6MJ class; the 2015 R18 raced in the 4MJ class, up from 2MJ the season before. In the DTM, we already had the strongest car in 2015. Earlier post.). TDI engine.

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Arbe launching 4D imaging radar beta product Phoenix

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Israel-based Arbe is launching Phoenix, its automotive 4D imaging radar beta product. Phoenix provides an image 100 times more detailed than other top industry radars, according to the company, offering superior separation of stationary and moving objects in real time—an industry first. —Kobi Marenko, CEO of Arbe.

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