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Singapore LTA selects nuTonomy for trials of autonomous mobility-on-demand transportation service; new AV testing center

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In addition to Delphi ( earlier post ), Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has also selected nuTonomy to begin trials of an autonomous mobility-on-demand transportation service. Singapore-based nuTonomy is the first, and to date, only private enterprise approved by the Singapore government for the testing of AVs on public roads.

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Audi introducing supercharged gasoline engine version of SQ5 SUV at Detroit Show

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Audi will introduce an SQ5 model powered by a supercharged gasoline engine at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show; heretofore, the SQ5 was only powered by a 3.0-liter New Audi SQ5. The new Audi SQ5 shown at the Detroit Auto Show is powered by a 3.0L The new Audi SQ5 shown at the Detroit Auto Show is powered by a 3.0L

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MIT study: people globally follow a “visitation law”; inverse relationship between distance and frequency of visits

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A new paper by an MIT team and colleagues in Singapore, China, Italy and Denmark, drawing on global data, finds that people visit places more frequently when they have to travel shorter distances to get there. In some cases, the researchers defined areas visited by using grid spaces as small as 500 square meters.

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Audi unveiling two new production plug-in hybrids in Shanghai, new prologue allroad PHEV show car

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Audi is introducing two new models with plug-in hybrid drive systems to the market in China in 2016, both of which are having their world premier at Auto Shanghai 2015: the Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0 TFSI quattro and the Audi A6 L e tron. Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0 With the Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0 Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Has Major Implications for Automotive Sector

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The port handles imports and exports for major automakers including Nissan, Toyota, General Motors, Volvo, Jaguar Land Rover and the Volkswagen Group — including luxury models for Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley. The Singapore-flagged Dali had previously collided with a dock at Port of Antwerp in 2016.

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Game-changer! 2024 Porsche Macan EV delivers 911-beating acceleration and epic driving range

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The second generation of Porsche’s top selling vehicle rides on a new EV-only Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture to be shared with sister brand Audi. seconds, which is quicker than anything else in the mid-sized SUV segment from prime rivals such as BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

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In July, a Panamanian-flagged, Japanese-owned ship called the Fremantle Highway , which was ferrying 3,800 new cars across the Atlantic Ocean on its way to Singapore, caught fire. The Hanoi fire took place two months after another fire was wrongly blamed on EVs. 498 of the vehicles in its holds were electric cars.

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