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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 shows increasing demand for semi-autonomous driving technologies in Europe

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From first being introduced in Europe in 2012, Ford’s voice-activated connected systems have quickly found their way into most new cars. In Greece that rose to 97%, and in Ireland to 96%, followed by Poland (95%). Preferences for manual versus automatic gearboxes compared with the previous year were almost unchanged. Body styles.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

Cars That Think

The popularity of other routes, such as to Italy’s Lampedusa Island, 140 km from Tunis, and to Greece, some of whose islands are within sight of Turkish beaches, grew. He eventually found work for someone Jacob describes as “connected to traffickers.”. The Guardia Civil credits SIVE with. For example, a research group led by.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

The chargers will be located in places where travelers will be able to rest and relax while their cars are connected to the chargers. Austria, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta also signed up. March 14, via CleanTechnica. – March 10, Politico.

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