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French electric autonomous vehicle maker NAVYA to build 1st US assembly plant in Michigan; partnership with U Michigan

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Beginning last year, the French company partnered with Mcity, a public-private partnership led by the University of Michigan to accelerate advanced mobility vehicles and technologies, to bring the NAVYA ARMA, a 100% driverless, completely electric, Level 5 autonomous shuttle vehicle to Mcity. In 2016, Michigan Gov.

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EB software and Mapscape digital maps support WEpods autonomous electric shuttles

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With a maximum speed of 40 km/h (25 mph)—25 km/h (15.5 mph) during the test phase—the fully electrical WEpods have a range of approximately 100 km (62 miles) per charge. Initially, WEpods will run a predetermined bus route exclusively on the Wageningen University campus.

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DLR developing four-passenger fuel cell aircraft

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The HY4’s electric motor has an output of 80 kW and allows for a maximum speed of approximately 200 km/h (124 mph) and a cruising speed of 145 kmh/h (90 mph). The most striking feature of the HY4 is its two fuselages, which are firmly connected to each other by the wing. Each one can seat two occupants. Click to enlarge.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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Several of these firms confirmed their progress at Silicon Valley Connected & Charged Symposium, hosted by software giant SAP. According to a new report from Navigant Research, worldwide revenue from connected vehicle systems is expected to grow from $96.3 million annually in 2016 to $36.6 billion by 2025.

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

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Talking hands-free on a mobile phone while driving is just as distracting as a conversation using a hand-held phone, according to a recent study by researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia. In real terms this equates to a delayed response distance of about 11m for a vehicle travelling at 40km/h [25 mph].

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Tsinghua team evaluates impact of types and arrangements of electric traction motors in fuel cell hybrid buses

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Researchers at Tsinghua University have compared the performance of two different powertrains for fuel cell hybrid buses. The fuel cell stack is connected in parallel to the battery system via a DC/DC converter. For Powertrain A, the fuel cell accessories are connected to the input terminals of the DC/DC converter.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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With the e-tron services in the Audi connect portfolio, drivers can use their smartphones to control such functions as charging and heating or cooling. mph) as long as traffic is slow-moving. Audi connect, which is also standard, connects the Q7 e-tron quattro to the internet via the fast LTE standard.

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