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NIO updates Level 2 advanced driving assistant system NIO Pilot

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Better UI design, UX interaction, and richer content all provide users a more pleasant digital experience. NIO was founded in November 2014 as a global electric vehicle company. NIO officially launched the high-performance long-range electric SUV, NIO ES6, at NIO Day on 15 December 2018. The NIO OS 2.0

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The ICCT: Nearly half of the world’s EVs are in 25 cities; China leads the way

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Nearly half of the world’s electric vehicles are in 25 cities, according to a new briefing by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). million passenger electric vehicles. Cumulative electric vehicle sales and 2017 passenger vehicle sales in top global electric vehicle markets. million of the world’s 3.1

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NIO unveils production electric SUV for China market; NIO ES8 to launch end of this year

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China-based electric vehicle startup NIO unveiled the NIO ES8, an electric SUV planned for serial production for the China market later this year. The NIO ES8 is a full-size 7-seat electric SUV with a 2-3-2 seating arrangement. NIO intends to equip the ES8 with a swappable battery pack. The NIO EP9 is priced at US$1.48

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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The decentralized cloud would allow users to keep most or all their data on local devices, cutting out the middlemen now needed for hosting applications and managing transactions over the Internet. It’s built into Wi-Fi and has been included in all wireless cellular standards starting with 3G. The code is used in billions of devices.

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Learn About the Candidates Running for 2023 President-Elect

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Tom Coughlin Harry Who Photography Coughlin is founder and president of Coughlin Associates , in San Jose, Calif., Kathleen Kramer JT MacMillan Kramer is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of San Diego , where she served as chair of the EE department and director of engineering from 2004 to 2013.

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NextEV Launches NIO Brand; NIO EP9 fastest electric car on the Nürburgring Nordschliefe

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At a launch event in London, electric car company NextEV unveiled its brand, NIO and its electric supercar, the NIO EP9, which has achieved a new lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschliefe. mile) ‘Green Hell’ in 7m 05.12s, beating the previous EV lap record held, marking it out as the fastest electric car in the world.

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From Home Brew to Hasbro

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Bob had built some combat robots in the past, and we were both excited about working together on more interesting and complicated robotic projects where we could use all three robotics disciplines: mechanical, electrical, and software engineering. On all my early attempts, about 30 Hz was enough to keep the robot stable.