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Acura introduces three new vehicles at Detroit show; two hybrid powertrains

Green Car Congress

Acura also announced that the next-generation NSX will feature Acura’s new Sport Hybrid SH-AWD technology, is expected to debut in the next three years, and will be developed by an engineering team led by Honda R&D Americas, Inc., Acura ILX Concept. Acura NSX Concept. ILX concept. Click to enlarge.

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Acura RLX Concept makes world debut in New York; first application of Acura Sport Hybrid SH-AWD

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2013 Acura RLX Concept. Acura held the world debut of the Acura RLX Concept at the New York International Auto Show. The concept provides a first look at the design and engineering direction for its all-new Acura RLX flagship sedan, slated for launch at the beginning of 2013. Click to enlarge. The RLX Concept’s all-new 3.5L

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Honda to showcase new connected car and automated driving technologies at 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit; driver-to-driver “virtual tow”

Green Car Congress

Honda will showcase several of its latest developments in intelligent transportation technology at the 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit, 7-11 September. Automated Highway Driving: an 8-mile freeway loop in the downtown Detroit area will provide attendees with an automated driving experience in a real-world traffic environment.

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Tesla adds Magic Dock to Superchargers in Canada

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The announcement was made just one day after Tesla and Ford had announced that the Detroit-based automaker would gain access to 12,000 Superchargers across North America in an attempt to make charging more available for any EV driver. I’d love to hear from you!

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Honda begins testing of automated vehicle technology at “GoMentum Station”

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In September 2014, the company demonstrated several of its latest innovations, including a vehicle capable of automated freeway merging, exiting and lane changing, as well as a unique vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) “virtual tow” capability for assisting a driver in distress, at the ITS World Congress in Detroit. Earlier post.).

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

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Half a decade later Smith was gone, and the remaining brass began to unwind the costly EDS and Hughes deals and return GM to its standard operating procedure. Acura followed with hard drive navigation in the 1996 3.5 But behind the layers of finance and paperwork, Guidestar GPS was developed. to have a complete set of Guidestar maps.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Making air suspension and AWD standard in the 2017 model has added more complexity and more things that could potentially falter. But reliability for some key models from Detroit has risen over the past year, allowing CR to “Recommend” them. It can take a year or two for carmakers to work out the kinks with new technology.

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