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JULY 11, 2016

In the latest monthly report on its autonomous driving project, Google engineers outlined some of the steps they are taking to teach their self-driving cars to share the road safely with cyclists. 15 June 2016: Another Google AV in Austin was rear-ended. More than 100 riders pedal around autonomous car near Google’s campus.

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JULY 20, 2018

Though we’re still several years away (at least) from robots taking the wheel, some cities in America—Las Vegas, Phoenix and Pittsburgh, to name a few—have already seen self-driving vehicles in action. In fact, from 2014 to 2016, battery prices fell by 50 percent, allowing EVs to gain some traction.

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MAY 7, 2020

The French engineer Alfred Vacheron is considered the inventor of the steering wheel. For the world’s first automobile race—from Paris to Rouen in July 1894—he had installed a steering wheel instead of the usual steering lever in his Panhard & Levassor, which was powered by a Daimler engine.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

billion) worldwide plus an additional €14 billion (US$19 billion) in China during the period to 2016. Phoenix Solar Inc., the US subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG , provided engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services in building the solar park. These included: The Volkswagen Group will be investing €62.4

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Furthermore, their results suggest that the incentive is larger for light trucks than for passenger cars, which could increase traffic safety risks. —Kate Whitefoot, now a senior program officer at the National Academy of Engineering. The CAFE standards for 2011-2016 are footprint-based—i.e., L/100km) by 2016.

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APRIL 25, 2017

FCA previously delivered 100 minivans, modified for self-driving, to Waymo during the second half of 2016. Waymo’s early rider program will give selected Phoenix residents the opportunity to experience the self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans for the first time at no charge. Earlier post.)

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