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Audi receives first autonomous driving permit issued by the State of California

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Audi will be the first company to receive a newly established autonomous driving permit issued by California. Regulations taking effect today include proof of insurance or surety bonds for manufacturers testing automated driving research cars, and permits for company-designated operators of those vehicles.

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Audi to demonstrate automated driving technology in Florida

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Audi will be the first to test its automated driving technology on the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway in Tampa, Florida—which recently was designated as an automated driving and connected car test bed—using an Audi A7 equipped to handle piloted driving functions on freeway conditions up to 40 mph (64 km/h).

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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Abengoa is currently the only company with a full-scale, operational power tower, and thus proving this technology could help it reach commercial maturity. Increasing the performance of reflectors while pushing down the cost of materials and manufacturing will serve as an enabling technology for utility-scale CSP power plants.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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manufacturing process that, if successful, has the potential to. the use of a new motor design, addition of emerging materials, and the incorporation of advanced manufacturing techniques. advanced manufacturing process that, if successful, has the potential to yield a several-fold reduction in wire costs. University of Houston.

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