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Automating Road Maintenance With LiDAR Technology

Cars That Think

This is a sponsored article brought to you by SICK Inc. They noticed that the roads in their New England area were in poor condition, and wanted to see if there was a way to help solve the way road maintenance is performed. All this data is stored in the onboard database, where a monitor presents it all to the user.

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What makes maintaining electric vehicle charging stations more difficult than gas stations?

Setec Powerr

While electric cars have many benefits, such as reduced emissions and lower fuel costs, they also present unique challenges when it comes to maintaining the charging infrastructure they require. We discuss this issue in the article. The investment prospect of electric vehicle charging stations is still very broad.

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Independent Repair Shops Win Over Dealerships in Consumer Survey

The Truth About Cars

The Unpredictability of Repairs Versus Maintenance John Ibbotson, the chief mechanic at Consumer Reports’ Auto Test Center, contrasts the planned nature of regular vehicle maintenance with the often unforeseen necessity of repairs. This article was co-written using AI and was then heavily edited and optimized by our editorial team.

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What is Charge Point Operator(CPO)?

Setec Powerr

In a simplified example, CPOs are akin to chefs: it is their selection, preparation, and presentation of ingredients that determines the quality of the customer’s meal – or in our case, the stations the driver uses to charge their car. For example, this can include: Preventative maintenance to keep charging stations operating optimally.

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CARS24 to increase number of female workers by 50% in 2024 – ET Auto

Baua Electric

At present, women and LGBTQ individuals constitute less than 20% of CARS24’s employee base. At present, women and LGBTQ individuals constitute less than 20% of CARS24’s employee base. Presently, women represent only 1 in 5 dealership employees and a mere 7% of the repair and maintenance workforce.

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Decoding how connected vehicles can catalyse safer, sustainable mobility – ET Auto

Baua Electric

As we navigate a period where technology continues to present new possibilities, the role and application of CVP is set to evolve further. By enabling real-time monitoring, it has improved fleet management for businesses, reducing fuel consumption and improving asset uptime through predictive maintenance. million in 2022 to USD 205.6

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Video Friday: $2.6 Billion

Cars That Think

This release helps maintenance teams tap into the power of AI with new software capabilities and Spot enhancements. This article proposes a novel freeform and truss-structured modular self-reconfigurable robot called FreeSN, containing node and strut modules.

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