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‘Today, people’s choice of colour is a reflection of their personality,’: Shashank Srivastava | Autocar Professional

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Over the years, a car has evolved from being just a mode of transport to being an extension of the consumer’s personality. In an interesting revelation, he said that first the trend is seen in clothes and then taken to automobiles. The choice of colour (for cars) is a reflection of their personality.

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Study puts total automobile air emissions costs in 86 metro areas in US at $145M/day

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A new study published in the journal Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board estimates total automobile air emission costs in 86 US metropolitan areas to be US$145 million/day, with Los Angeles, California, and New York City (each US$23 million per day) having the highest totals.

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Audi testing autonomous driverless transport systems at Ingolstadt plant

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Earlier this month, Audi began testing driverless transport systems (DTS) at its Ingolstadt plant. Audi says it is the first automobile manufacturer to implement such a DTS-based goods-to-person concept. The autonomous transport systems move in a separate area from where the employees work.

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GM workaround for transport snags: Broker pickup from the manufacturing unit

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GM has labored to seek out inventive techniques round logistics stumbling blocks, from purchasing its personal fleet of vans and excess capability via third-party carriers to uploading the South Korea-made Chevrolet Trax on container vessels in lieu than conventional automobile shipment ships, Bell stated. Fortress Wayne, Ind.;

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, IVECO and ENGIE collaborating to promote natural gas in Europe starting from Belgium

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), IVECO (a brand of CNH Industrial) and ENGIE (Global Energy Player) are broadly collaborating to promote natural gas vehicles and infrastructure in Europe. ENGIE considers transportation a major development focus. Together, FCA and IVECO intend to further develop their ranges of natural gas vehicles.

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IBM releases fifth annual Next Five in Five list of near-term significant innovations; personalized routing for commuting/transportation makes the cut

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Of the five, only one is directly transportation-related: Commuters will be able to quickly access personalized recommendations that help them avoid the congestion issues they routinely face and help them get where they need to go in the fastest time. The full list of five is: Your commute will be personalized. Earlier post.).

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Honeywell and Nexceris to co-develop sensor-based solutions to prevent thermal runaway in EV batteries

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Many of these vehicles use lithium-ion batteries as an energy source, which can pose rare but significant safety risks including fires that can impact drivers on the road, homeowners who may have EVs parked in their garages and shipping handlers transporting EVs to their final destinations.

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