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Mercedes-Benz S-Class INTELLIGENT DRIVE drives autonomously over 100km interurban and urban route with near-production technology

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The project thus marks a milestone along the way that leads from the self-propelled (automobile) to the self-driving (autonomous) vehicle, the company said. In August 1888, Bertha Benz set off on the first long-distance automobile journey from Mannheim to Pforzheim. Autonomous driving with production-based sensors. Autonomous turning.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Most days, most cars are going to have lots of extra battery capacity,” said Mr. Kempton, noting that on average, American automobiles get driven for just one hour each day. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada. In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations.

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