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Blue Bird, Fulton Co. Schools join Audi, Applied Information on connected vehicle deployment to boost school bus and school zone safety

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one of the largest school bus makers in the US, has joined a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Audi of America, Applied Information, and Temple, Inc., —Brad Stertz, director, Government Affairs, Audi of America. Audi believes C-V2X can provide significant safety benefits to alleviate traffic risks facing vulnerable road users.

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Audi to showcase Level 4, 5 autonomous concepts, production A8 with Level 3 autonomy at IAA

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Audi is showcasing its autonomous driving strategy at the IAA 2017. The new Audi A8 incorporates conditional automated driving at level 3 as standard ( earlier post ). Two concept cars will also be demonstrating the Audi vision for level 4 and level 5. They also provide insights into the brand’s future Audi AI technologies.

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Used car mkt sees price surge, SUV demand – ET Auto

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lakh, said Vinay Sanghi When Dilip Singh was looking to sell his seven-year-old SUV whose odometer had clocked nearly 1 lakh km, he was surprised to find that he managed nearly 70% of the cost of the vehicle. Used car marketers say the demand pull means a slightly older SUV is available for the price of a hatch. lakh from INR 3-3.5

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Audi Gives More Details On 2013 Q5 Hybrid Quattro SUV

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Ever since Audi unveiled the A5 Hybrid Quattro SUV at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, we have to admit to being a little excited about seeing it reach the U.S. Now, Audi has given us a little more insight into the model, due to hit the U.S. Essentially a mid-cycle update, the regular 2013 Audi Q5 SUV.

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Demand for battery electric vehicles in Europe doubles in July; growth driven by Tesla and Renault

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The growth seen in July was driven by the midsize and small markets, as 14 of the 27 countries analysed in JATO’s insights saw increases. Other notable results included Volkswagen, where volume was up by 64%, Hyundai, where volume was up by 334%, and Audi, which sold 1,735 units of the e-Tron.

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KBB: Average new vehicle transaction price in US in December up 1.9% from November; EV ATP dropped 5.5% due to Tesla

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—Rebecca Rydzewski, research manager of economic and industry insights for Cox Automotive. Luxury cars at all levels were selling below MSRP in December, along with luxury compact and sub-compact SUVs. Meanwhile, vans, minivans and full-size SUVs had the lowest incentives, all less than 1% of ATP.

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XPeng (XPEV) launches two EVs in Germany with plans to enter more EU nations later this year

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As an encore, XPeng also shared plans to send its G9 SUV overseas. During IAA Mobility held in Germany last fall, XPeng vice chairman and president Brian Gu shared some insight about where the Chinese automaker will go next, citing three additional European markets.

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