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Waymo suing Otto and Uber over autonomous driving technology

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Hundreds of Waymo engineers have spent thousands of hours, and our company has invested millions of dollars to design a highly specialized and unique LiDAR system. Waymo further charged that other former Waymo employees, now at Uber and Otto, downloaded additional confidential information.

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Volvo Cars’ connected safety technology can alert drivers of accidents ahead – ET Auto

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The Accident Ahead Alert feature is currently available in Denmark on all 90, 60 and 40 series Volvo car models, from model year 2016 and onwards. Volvo Cars’ industry-first connected safety technology, which was introduced in 2016, uses Volvo Cars’ cloud, based on real-time data. You’re driving down a winding country road.

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Argonne rolls out updated version of AFLEET alternative fuels and advanced vehicles analysis tool

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The 2016 AFLEET Tool and user guide are available online. Although anyone can download and use the tool, AFLEET was designed for managers that purchase and maintain a fleet of vehicles. Since its initial release in 2013, AFLEET has been downloaded more than 5,000 times, expanding its influence beyond the Clean Cities coalitions.

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SAE’s highest technical safety award goes to hydrogen fueling paper

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At the Awards Ceremony at the SAE 2016 Government/Industry Meeting, SAE International honored the recipients of the Ralph H. These “extreme case simulations” evaluated the limits of hydrogen fueling in relation to vehicle and station designs in order to give confidence to the implementation of the SAE J2601 standard. Earlier post.).

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Hyundai launches Sonata PHEV; 22-mile electric range

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Hyundai lanched the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle—Hyundai’s first plug-in hybrid vehicle—along with the hybrid version of the seventh-generation Sonata, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. 2016 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid comes standard with seven airbags, including a new driver’s knee airbag.

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NTSB issues preliminary report for investigation into Tesla Autopilot fatal crash

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The US National Transportation Safety Board issued its preliminary report for the investigation of the fatal 7 May 2016, highway crash in Florida involving the Tesla Model S and Autopilot. The preliminary report does not contain any analysis of data and does not state probable cause for the crash. seconds to cover.

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Indian startups compete in race for affordable autonomous driving – ET Auto

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Also, roads minister Nitin Gadkari has said that driverless vehicles won’t see the light of day in India, citing job losses for drivers. You download some apps and it becomes a radar to help drive your car,” he said. We have designed our own electro-mechanical system and mounted it in the vehicle for steering, brakes and accelerators.