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Standard-production Mercedes E-Class awarded test license for autonomous driving in Nevada

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The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been awarded a test licence for autonomous driving in the state of Nevada; specifically, three standard-production E-Class vehicles have been approved to drive themselves. Nevada passed regulations on autonomous driving back in June 2011 and is seen as a pioneer.

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Tesla Gigafactory To Nevada, 2014 MINI Cooper Driven, 2015 Chevy Colorado MPG: Today's Car News

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We start today with a report that Nevada will be the site for Tesla Motors'' first gigafactory. On the internal-combustion front, we''ve also got the first fuel-economy ratings for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks, and a drive report of the 2014 MINI Cooper three-cylinder.

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Zetsche to keynote at 2015 International CES with focus on autonomous vehicle technology and debut of new car concept

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Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, will deliver a 2015 International CES keynote address focused on the latest advances in autonomous vehicle technology. Owned and produced by CEA, the 2015 CES will run January 6-9, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Tesla Tax Breaks, MINI Superleggera Deferred, 2015 Kia Soul EV Price: Today's Car News

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Nevada''s governor approves an incentives package for Tesla Motors'' battery Gigafactory, BMW weighs a decision to put the MINI Superleggera Vision two-seater concept into production, and Kia prices the 2015 Soul EV from $34,500. Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signs bills that will provide $1.3 billion in.'

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Xtreme Diesel Performance to pay $1.125M penalty for selling defeat devices

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XDP manufactured and/or sold more than 27,000 aftermarket defeat devices between January 2015 and May 2017. The complaint, filed simultaneously with the settlement, alleges that the parts are “defeat devices” prohibited by the Clean Air Act. XDP suspended sales of the defeat devices in September 2019 in an effort to resolve this matter.

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Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv to form autonomous driving joint venture; autonomous platform to be available in 2022

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Hyundai first began testing autonomous vehicles on public roads in the US in 2015 with a license from the state of Nevada. The company conducted the first coast-to-coast automated drive in the United States in 2015, and was the first commercially to deploy autonomous vehicles globally.

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Tesla’s in-house cell development efforts expand in Fremont

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Gigafactory Nevada is likely the most familiar to many people, but Tesla expanded cell manufacturing and development efforts in Fremont as well. Tesla added this building to the Fremont Factory property in 2015 , and according to recent filings, the automaker is expanding electric vehicle battery cell development within the building.

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