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Acura reveals Gen2 autonomous driving development vehicle

Green Car Congress

Acura revealed its second-generation autonomous driving development vehicle in California, a modified version of the RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD luxury performance sedan. This same concept is applied in the AcuraWatch safety and driver-assistive suite available on all model year 2016 Acura sedans and SUVs.

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Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance

Clean Fleet Report

Restyling a Best-Selling Premium Compact SUV. The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. A few tweaks for Acura’s best-seller. The “SH” stands for Super Handling, a big promise from a 4,059-pound compact SUV.

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Honda, Acura neatly situated in 2023, says American Honda’s Mamadou Diallo

Baua Electric

Shoppers are snapping up each Honda and Acura product now that we will be able to meet call for, however we nonetheless wish to secure our manufacturing goal reasonable and in step with our pristine industry methods, which is [maintaining] low stock and having sellers promote into their pipeline, and truly run an effective operation.

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Honda targeting introduction of Level 4 automated driving capability by 2025; Level 3 by 2020

Green Car Congress

This new goal builds upon earlier-announced plans for Honda and Acura vehicles to have highly-automated freeway driving capability (SAE Level 3) by 2020. Honda Sensing was first introduced on the 2015 Honda CR-V and has since been applied to the Honda Civic, Pilot SUV, Ridgeline pickup and just-launched 2018 Odyssey minivan.

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GM to boost EV and AV investments 75% to $35B through 2025; new battery plants

Green Car Congress

Key factors changing the decision landscape include strong public reaction to the GMC HUMMER EV and HUMMER EV SUV, the Cadillac LYRIQ and the Chevrolet Silverado electric pickup; GM and dealer investments in the EV customer experience; public and private investment in EV charging infrastructure; and the global policy environment.

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Honda Speaks About Near Future, EV Plans

The Truth About Cars

One will be an SUV. Back to cars: Honda is going to launch the e:NS2 and e:NP2 EVs in China early next year, along with models based on the e:N SUV xu concept that will launch later in the year. Honda has plans for a mid- to large-size electric vehicle to debut for sale in North America in 2025, based on a dedicated platform.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

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Making electric vehicles affordable will be critical for them to have an impact on the environment, as vehicle ownership continues to rise quickly. The hundreds of thousands of new cars being added every year to roads in China could further damage already shaky air quality if they are oil-based vehicles. Mitsubishi to help Oregon build.

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