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Mercedes-Benz running automated test drive in Shanghai; infrastructure peculiarities

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million kilometers in Europe, the US, China, Australia and South Africa, and more than 1.2 In this process, Mercedes-Benz cooperates in, among others, a joint research project with Tsinghua University. The second leg in the Shanghai megalopolis will be followed by test drives in Australia in November and South Africa in December.

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The Coming Boom in Rare Earths

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Department of State, is also a professor of practice at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. We have a number of countries, particularly the United States and Australia, very interested in rare earths again. And how much progress has been made so far in the United States and Australia?

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Are Autonomous Buses the Answer for Efficient Transportation and Reducing Emissions and Fuel Consumption?

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Arizona-based startup Local Motors has unveiled Olli ( earlier post ), a 12-passenger minibus that may hit university campuses in Las Vegas and Miami later this year. In Helsinki, Finland, two driverless buses were employed last year—one of the first programs of its kind.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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In 2024, we will see a new breed of intelligent travel agents built on top of chatbots,” said Oren Etzioni , professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Washington. Looking ahead, Brightline is planning a high-speed route between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, a project that won $3 billion in federal support late last year.

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