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Teslas are becoming a favorite among Uber drivers

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As noted by Uber in a recent press release , drivers in 30+ cities such as Los Angeles, Houston, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, and Miami are able to rent a Tesla through its partnership with Hertz. Shanita Murray of Los Angeles, who has been driving with Uber since 2016, also loves driving a Tesla.

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Valeo Cruise4U car sets off on 13,000-mile partially automated drive across US

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Valeo’s Cruise4U partially automated car, previously demonstrated at CES in Las Vegas in January 2016, set off from San Francisco on a 13,000-mile road trip around the US that is scheduled to conclude back in San Francisco on 15 September. The vehicle will travel both day and night in real traffic conditions.

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Ford and Volkswagen expand global collaboration to include EVs, invest in Argo AI

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Volkswagen started developing its MEB architecture in 2016, investing approximately $7 billion in this platform. Looking ahead, even more customers and the environment will benefit from Volkswagen’s industry-leading EV architecture. Collaborating with Ford, Argo AI also is testing its technology in Miami and Washington, D.C.,

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Volkswagen AG agrees to plead guilty and pay $4.3B in criminal and civil penalties; 6 execs and employees indicted

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2017, in Miami during a visit to the United States and appeared in federal court there on Monday. Oliver Schmidt: from 2012 through February 2015, Schmidt was the General Manager in charge of the Environment and Engineering Office, located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. This case has been assigned to US District Judge Sean F.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The buses will be operated on BCT's express bus routes servicing the Southeast Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Project partners are Oahu Transit Services, Gillig, Hawaiian Electric Company and the Center for Transportation and the Environment. City of Tallahassee. Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART).

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