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Taseko Mines: EPA issues draft permit for Florence Copper Project in Arizona

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The Draft Class III UIC Area Permit, if issued, would authorize Florence Copper to conduct commercial-scale in-situ copper recovery (ISCR) operations, and inject a dilute sulfuric acid solution into the copper orebody to recover copper-laden solution for the purpose of producing copper. The PLS first flows into holding ponds.

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VW-owned Navistar begins autonomous trucking pilot

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“Our autonomous commercial pilot program is intended to be a safe, reliable option for customers to explore the deployment and integration of autonomous vehicles into their operations,” said Chet Ciesielski, Navistar’s Vice President of On-Highway Business. interstates.

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UPS invests in autonomous trucking company TuSimple, tests self-driving tractor trailers

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This is an extension of the ongoing commercial relationship between UPS and TuSimple in which UPS has purchased transportation services from TuSimple. Throughout the ongoing tests, UPS has been providing truckloads of goods for TuSimple to carry on a North American Freight Forwarding route between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona.

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Video Friday: RACER Heavy

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Github ] Generation 7 of ‘Phoenix’ robots include improved human-like range of motion. Sanctuary AI ] We’re proud to celebrate our one millionth commercial delivery—that’s a million deliveries of lifesaving blood, critical vaccines, last-minute groceries, and so much more. From Humanoids 2018. But the best part?

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Arbe launching 4D imaging radar beta product Phoenix

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Israel-based Arbe is launching Phoenix, its automotive 4D imaging radar beta product. This new front-end system, powered by Arbe’s proprietary chipset technology, enables evaluation and development towards production and full commercialization of 4D imaging radar for all levels of vehicle autonomy. —Kobi Marenko, CEO of Arbe.

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Waymo Jaguar I-Pace Lets Passengers Aboard

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While San Francisco was one of Waymo’s early testing sites, it is lagging behind the Phoenix metropolitan region in terms of autonomous ride-hailing commercialization. Waymo began their operations and testing with Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans, but in 2018 the I-Pace was added to the fleet. It takes only 4.6

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Chinese Joint Venture Will Begin Mass-Producing an Autonomous Electric Car

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In 2018, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Transportation, published standards for setting up road-test facilities for intelligent automobiles. or CATL.

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