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NTSB calls for alcohol detection systems in all new vehicles

Green Car Congress

The SUV had traveled less than 3,000 feet on SR-33, during which it accelerated to a speed between 88 and 98 mph, when it ran off the shoulder to the right. Since 2000, more than 230,000 people have lost their lives in crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers according to NHTSA. NTSB graphic)?.

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SpaceX set to launch Japanese Moon lander, NASA ice surveyor cubesat

Teslarati

Just a minute or so before touchdown, a manual command inadvertently shut down the spacecraft’s propulsion, causing it to impact the surface of the Moon at ~500 kilometers per hour (310 mph) – less than 8% away from a soft landing. The Japanese startup has privately raised $210 million since it was founded in 2010.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

In 2000, “I decided my next car would be an EV when there was really nothing on the market,” White continued. “I It was a Polaris GEM , it ran at 25 miles per hour (mph). It went up to 50 mph.”. Poker run, EV style White joined with Upson to launch the EAA chapter in 2019. “I I had a Mini Moke from British Motor Works.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia K5 GT 2.5L

Clean Fleet Report

But over a 240-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we averaged an impressive 37.5 The K5 is more than a replacement for the Optima, which had been Kia’s midsize sedan stalwart since 2000. Road Test: 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. The EPA rates the 2022 K5 GT 2.5L Road Test: 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy 2.5T AWD

Clean Fleet Report

We did a bit better on a 110-mile freeway run, with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, achieving 30.7 The first Santa Fe debuted in 2000 as a small SUV. Road Test: 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Road Test: 2019 Chevrolet Blazer. Road Test: 2019 Subaru Ascent. Road Test: 2019 Ford Edge.

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BMW Group launches high performance D3 platform: data-driven development for autonomous driving

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The number of vehicles is set to increase to approximately 140 by the end of 2019. It was back in 2000 when the BMW Group first started to conduct research into its vision of a car that people could drive themselves but didn’t have to. D3 Platform storage capacity of more than 230 PB. Autonomous Driving at the BMW Group.

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