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Startup SF Motors announces two EVs; up to 1000 hp, 0-60 mph in less than 3 seconds

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SF Motors, a Silicon Valley electric vehicle (EV) startup and subsidiary of Shanghai-based Sokon Industry Group ( earlier post ), announced its latest technological advances and a new line of intelligent electric vehicles at an event at its Santa Clara headquarters.

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2016 Prius c hybrid gets big safety boost with Safety Sense-C system

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Toyota gave its Prius c—the smallest of the brand’s eight hybrid models—a major styling and interior upgrade for 2015; for 2016 the big enhancement is the available Toyota Safety Sense C (TSS-C), which equips the car with an array of driver-assist technologies: Pre-Collision System, Lane Departure Assist, and Automatic High Beams.

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Audi’s Gen2 A5 offers up to 17% more performance and up to 22% lower fuel consumption

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Nine years after the launch of the mid-size A5, Audi unveiled the second-generation A5 and S5 Coupé during an event at the company’s headquarters in Ingolstadt. Customers choosing MMI navigation plus automatically also get the hardware module Audi connect and the new Audi connect SIM, a SIM card permanently installed in the car.

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Upcoming Mercedes-Benz E-Class driver assistance package to enable semi-automated driving

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At speeds up to 130 km/h(81 mph), the system is not dependent on clearly visible lane markings; it can also intervene actively if the lines on the road are unclear—as is often the case at road works—or even if there are no lines on the road at all. Bosch: assisted driving systems to generate €1B sales by 2016.

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Study finds hands-free just as distracting as handheld mobile phone use behind the wheel

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In real terms this equates to a delayed response distance of about 11m for a vehicle travelling at 40km/h [25 mph]. This shows hands-free and hand-held phone conversations while driving have similar detrimental effects in responding to a very common peripheral event of a pedestrian entering a crossing from the footpath.

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Audi introduces Q7 e-tron quattro diesel PHEV SUV at Geneva; 138 mpg US

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A convenient solution is also provided by the standard e-tron services in the Audi connect portfolio, for controlling functions such as charging and air conditioning via smartphone. In the event of moderate or sharper deceleration, the hydraulic brakes come into play. mph) if the traffic is slow-moving. The 6-cylinder 3.0

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Continental focusing on automated driving as key long-term technology strategy; receives approval to test automated vehicles on Nevada roads

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Vehicle automation is set to be rolled out in stages, starting with partially automated driving from 2016; high levels of automation from 2020; and fully automated systems available from 2025. From 2016, partially automated systems may therefore be assisting drivers in “stop & go” situations on the freeway at low speeds of up to 30 km/h (18.6

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