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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. by Bill Cooke. We’re not perfect; the technology is nowhere near ready.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. Masdar is a multi-billion dollar project to create a mile-square city in a desert environment where “ nothing grows ” today.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine More evidence that we are approaching an exciting new frontier in the automotive industry will be on display today on Capitol Hill. will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. The 100 m.p.g. Yep, a truck.

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Perspective: My Participation in Project Driveway

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In November 2007, Chevrolet began Project Driveway, the largest demonstration fleet of hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles in the world. A million miles can get you to the moon and back twice; around the world 40 times, or it can revolutionize our relationship with our cars. Who can rack up the most miles?

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Rinspeed To Introduce the “iChange” Concept EV at Geneva

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Range with three battery packs is approximately 90 km (56 miles). The iChange is a symbol for the fundamental changes the auto industry undergoes worldwide. The car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just over four seconds, and has a top speed of 220 km/h (137 mph). Rinderknecht.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

’s expertise on the auto industry in general, we are concerned that in its understanding of future pathways, it offers a flawed analysis and predictions based on business-as-usual,&# notes a posting on the California Car Initiative’s Web site. It was able to get 90 miles per charge and they were all destroyed.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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Now, however, given all the market drivers facing the auto industry (regulations, fossil fuel availability, societal changes, etc.), We had the opportunity to drive the e-Golf from Wolfsburg to Braunschweig—a drive of about 36 km (22 miles) that offers some higher speed highway driving as well as in-city conditions.

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