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Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

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Continental has developed a production-ready radar system specifically designed for driverless vehicles. Continental’s braking portfolio includes suitable technologies for robo-taxis, such as the MK C1 one-box brake system. This system has been in series production since 2016 and combines ABS, ESC and a brake booster.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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In addition to the European car market recording tepid growth in 2019, CO 2 emissions have continued to increase, despite new regulation designed to curtail this, according to JATO Dynamics. Despite this positive change, their emission levels were still higher than the averages they recorded in 2016 and 2017. g/km for Italy.

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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After proving a initial look at the design and capability of the different components ( earlier post ) late last year, GM is now providing deeper technical insight into the second-generation platform. In designing the second-generation system, GM engineers built on the knowledge and data gained from the first-generation Volt. (A

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How E Ink Developed Full-Color e-Paper

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Over the years, researchers tried several approaches, some taking technologies from more traditional displays, others evolving from the original e-paper’s unique design. These are but a few of the factors we took into consideration when designing the algorithms, called waveforms, that we use to set the sequence of voltages.

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