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APSRTC to operate 100 electric buses in Tirupati

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In 2019, it had also issued a tender to procure 350 air-conditioned electric buses under the FAME-II ( Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles). The bidders have to look after the operation and the maintenance of the buses. The tender process has been completed. The contract will be for 12 years. 500 crores for EVs.

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Mercedes-Benz and Bosch start San José pilot project for automated ride-hailing service; automated S-Class

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It will also help us develop guidelines for dealing with new technologies and prepare for the traffic system of the future. The platform manages both self-driving and conventional vehicles, including operation and maintenance. The project of Mercedes-Benz and Bosch ties in with San José’s extensive ‘smart city’ objectives.

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Grounded Boeing Max 9 Jets Could Resume Flying Within Days

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On Wednesday, the agency approved a set of inspection and maintenance procedures and said airlines could resume flying the jets once the checks were complete. United Airlines said that it would begin inspecting its 79 Max 9 planes under the new guidelines and that it expected to start using them again on flights on Sunday.

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GITAI’s Autonomous Robot Arm Finds Success on ISS

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GITAI will apply the general-purpose autonomous space robotics technology, know-how, and experience acquired through this tech demo to develop extra-vehicular robotics (EVR) that can execute docking, repair, and maintenance tasks for On-Orbit Servicing (OOS) or conduct various activities for lunar exploration and lunar base construction.

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BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

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million vehicles, as produced by the BMW Group in 2019, this would correspond to a reduction of more than 40 million tonnes of CO 2 over the lifecycle in 2030. The BMW Group is basing its goals on the guidelines of the recognized Science-Based Targets Initiative , which it will also join. For a fleet of around 2.5 —Oliver Zipse.

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Smokey the AI

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And this was on top of a 2018 fire season that burned more than 700,000 hectares of land in California, and a 2019-to-2020 wildfire season in Australia that torched nearly 18 million hectares. That takes them away from their jobs of doing maintenance in the field. And it's just too long: By the time it's analyzed, the data is outdated.

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3 Reasons Electric Fleets Are Driving the EV Market Forward

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transportation emissions in 2019. Similarly, state and city officials are prioritizing emissions guidelines and mandates. Mandates and guidelines such as these are catalysts to the fleet electrification movement.

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