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Texas Automated Vehicle Proving Ground Partnership forms; applying for national designation

Green Car Congress

The partnership builds upon the momentum of the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Smart City Challenge, in which Austin was a finalist, and is a direct outcome of the Texas Mobility Summit held 1–2 December 2016. El Paso Area — Tornillo/Guadalupe Port of Entry.

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SpaceX’s fourth Falcon booster delivery this year hints at rare production uptick

Teslarati

Driving along I-10 West toward El Paso early this morning, spotted what I'm almost certain was a Falcon 9 first stage trucking eastbound. On July 21st, spaceflight journalist Eric Berger spotted a SpaceX Falcon booster – almost impossible to miss on the road – traveling eastbound towards El Paso on a Texas highway.

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