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FIA grants homologation to nine manufacturers for 2018/19 Formula E season The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) released

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FIA grants homologation to nine manufacturers for 2018/19 Formula E season. The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) released the names of the nine manufacturers that have been granted homologation from the 2018/19 season of the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship. The manufacturers are: ABT Formel E.

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Neste Oil Rally to use 100% renewable diesel at this years event

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The organizers will run a total of 29 vehicles solely on Neste Green 100 diesel, which is expected to half the vehicles’ greenhouse emissions during the three-day event. This year, the event will also be accompanied by the Lahti Historic Rally, which has been granted European Championship Historic Rally status.

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Route Zero Relay Kicks Off EV Road Trip

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The inaugural Route Zero Road Trip targets clean air standards and the open road with American-powered electric vehicles visiting Old Route 66 destinations. Route Zero Road Trip celebrates clean air standards and American-powered electric vehicles by visiting destinations on the old Route 66. Specialist grantgerke@myeva.org.

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Mercedes-Benz receives world’s first internationally valid system approval for Level 3 conditionally automated driving

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The German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has granted system approval for this on the basis of the technical approval regulation UN-R157 (UN Regulation No. The route profile, events occurring on the route and traffic signs are correspondingly taken into consideration. accidents or roadworks) from a digital HD map.

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Mercedes-Benz first automotive company to certify SAE Level 3 automated driving system for US market; Nevada first state

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The Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT system is the first and only SAE Level 3 system in a standard-production vehicle authorized for use on US public freeways. The route profile, events occurring on the route and traffic signs are correspondingly taken into consideration. Tesla’s FSD is still considered SAE Level 2.) accidents or road works).

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Siemens, Duke Energy and Ford demonstrate lower cost home smart charging technology for plug-ins; due on market next year

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The grant, awarded to Siemens Corporation, Corporate Research and Technology (SCR&T) was supported by nearly $750,000 in matching research funding—an investment shared with Siemens Low Voltage Electronics, the group responsible for Residential Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and a business unit of Siemens Infrastructure and Cities.

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New ultrafast camera for self-driving vehicles and drones

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The CeleX sensor allows pixel-parallel image processing at the focal plane and event-driven readout. Each pixel in the sensor can individually monitor the slope of change in light intensity and report an event if a threshold is reached. The response time to the pixel event is at nanosecond scale.

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