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Aurora unveils ride-hailing test fleet based on Toyota Sienna; testing in Texas

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Aurora has worked with Toyota Motor North America’s (Toyota) engineering team over the last year to establish and refine requirements to prepare this vehicle model platform to integrate with the Aurora Driver. The Toyota S-AM will serve as the backbone platform for the expected launch of Aurora Connect, its autonomous ride-hailing product.

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GM robotaxi unit announces major expansion in Texas

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The General Motors (GM) robotaxi unit, Cruise, has announced that it will expand to two Texas metro areas in the coming weeks. Now, Cruise has announced yet another expansion in service, coming to Houston and Dallas later this year. I am excited to announce @Cruise will go live in Houston and Dallas in the next few months!

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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

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While the LDV is expected to begin hitting the road in 2023, the companies plan to kick-off advanced deliveries to refine and finalize vehicle configuration in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex in the coming weeks.

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USDOT launches online tracking tool for data on automated driving systems on-road testing

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Currently, the tool has data on on-road testing activities in 17 cities across the country, including Austin, Columbus (Ohio), Dallas, Denver, Jacksonville, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Ten companies and nine States have already signed on as participants in the voluntary web pilot.

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Pininfarina delivers first Battista all-electric hypercars to the U.S.

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Pininfarina also announced that it opened a new retail store in Dallas, Texas, known as Automobili Pininfarina Dallas. The car is powered by four liquid-cooled motors placed at each wheel with 1,417 kW of output, equating to roughly 1,900 horsepower. “ Specs.

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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, 2024 Nissan GT-R: Nowadays’s Automobile Information

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You’ll in finding those tales and extra in lately’s automotive information, proper right here at Motor Authority. Nissan has presented a pristine spherical of updates for the 2024 style pace, in addition to a steep building up in pricing.

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Ford designates BAF Technologies as Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) for gaseous fuels

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Ford Motor Company has designated BAF Technologies, Inc., Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, BAF was acquired by Clean Energy in October 2009. It owns (70%) and operates a landfill gas facility in Dallas, Texas, that produces renewable methane gas, or biomethane, for delivery in the nation’s gas pipeline network.

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