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NHTSA launches Tesla Autopilot investigation over crashes with emergency vehicles

Teslarati

” The NHTSA cited crashes in Culver City and Laguna Beach, California; Norwalk, Connecticut; Cloverdale, Indiana; West Bridgewater, Massachusetts; Cochise County, Arizona; Charlotte, North Carolina, Montgomery County, Texas; Lansing, Michigan; and Miami, Florida. million miles driven in which drivers had Autopilot engaged.

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EPA Posts Peer Review of Renewable Fuel Standards Lifecycle Analysis

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the peer review of the renewable fuel standards lifecycle analysis—including significant indirect emissions, such as from indirect land use changes— online. The main issues addressed in the peer review included (but were not limited to): EPA’s approach to the GHG lifecycle analysis.

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Standby Cruising: A New Option for Bargain Seekers

Baua Electric

By comparison, Holland America currently lists a seven-day Caribbean itinerary in October from about $700. McDaniel, said, noting that other expenses such as an airline itinerary into one city and returning from another may cost more than a standard round-trip ticket. The catch: She had just 48 hours’ notice.

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Tesla’s software fixes, the NHTSA’s status quo, and an impending need for updated recall terminologies

Teslarati

In comparison, a software-based fix, such as the disabling of FSD Beta’s “rolling stops” feature , only required affected vehicles to be connected to the internet. “The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is committed to ensuring the highest safety standards on the nation’s roadways.

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OptiFuel finalizing $2.6M DOE grant to demonstrate RNG hybrid line-haul locomotive

Green Car Congress

OptiFuel has already developed and tested a high volume CNG/RNG refueling system at the Indiana Harbor Belt CNG locomotive program, utilizing low-cost CNG. In comparison, the composite US freight line-haul fleet, which consumes 90% of the fuel in the rail industry, emits 8 g/bhp-hr of NO x while new CNG Class 8 trucks emit 0.02

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“WaterBone” design wins grand prize in ARPA-E LITECAR Challenge

Green Car Congress

The design challenge served to accelerate innovative ideas by using novel material technologies, structural designs, energy absorbing materials and unique methods of manufacturing to reduce vehicle curb weight while maintaining current US automotive safety standards. The result is a lightweight structure that satisfies all safety standards.

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This AI Hunts for Hidden Hoards of Battery Metals

Cars That Think

Given the mix of cutting-edge scientific computing and old-school bravado, it was as though they were channeling Alan Turing and Indiana Jones simultaneously. Our data system, called TerraShed, parses this information and brings it into a standard form to make it accessible and searchable by both humans and algorithms. But it’s not.