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OptiFuel to repower Argentina’s 400 freight locomotive fleet from diesel-power to CNG and/or RNG

Green Car Congress

OptiFuel is developing modular repower kits for diesel locomotives and new locomotives in all lengths, horsepower levels, and track gauges. For Argentina, OptiFuel will build locomotive kits in the US that will be shipped for local assembly in Argentina, creating new jobs and enhancing business in both countries.

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Inceptio L3 autonomous trucks log more than 40M accident-free kilometers

Green Car Congress

This latest milestone underlines the safety and reliability of Inceptio’s full-stack autonomous driving solution, as well as its accelerating commercial uptake. Inceptio’s L3 autonomous trucks have been in commercial operation since late 2021.

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US Army, Lockheed Martin complete 2nd autonomous convoy demo; more vehicles, higher speeds

Green Car Congress

The driverless vehicle is coming in both commercial and military applications. The AMAS common appliqué kit consists of the bi-wire active safety kit and the autonomy kit. The AMAS common appliqué kit consists of the bi-wire active safety kit and the autonomy kit.

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Cat Toys, ToasterBots, and Scolding Lamps

Cars That Think

The theme for this year’s Student Design Competition is “Affordable Robots“. Student teams are asked to create and describe a scenario with robots/agents that are affordable and have a real-life utility in society. Our design enables every toy to have a two-way interaction using our low-cost interaction kit.

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JVs, acquisitions driving diversification at Remsons | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Riding on the electrification and premiumisation trend in the passenger vehicle industry, Remsons plans to enhance its product portfolio with new products such as sensors and infotainment systems as well as tyre mobility kits. The company is a pioneer in offering systems at affordable prices and high-quality features.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

Cars That Think

Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. Their CPAP machine was commercialized in 2014 and is now being used in more than 35 countries.

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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

Plug In India

One was the conversion kit by Hyderabad based e-Trio, and the other was Pune based Northway Motorsports. Only when a kit provider has successfully got certified can they start selling the kit in the market. Challenges for Kit Makers Now here is the big limitation kit providers face. What about the original OEM?