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Alstom demonstrates fully autonomous driving of a shunting locomotive in the Netherlands

Green Car Congress

This grade of automation (GoA4) means fully automated starting, driving, stopping, and the handling of unanticipated obstacles or events without the direct involvement of any on-train staff during shunting activities. The Group has carried out successful ATO tests in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the UK.

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ACMA Automechanika New Delhi 2024 draws over 500 exhibitors | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The fifth edition of the ACMA Automechanika New Delhi aftermarket trade fair, the first physical event after the Covid-19 pandemic, is to be held from February 1-3, 2024 and has confirmed participation from over 500 exhibitors from 12 countries across 25,000 square metres at Pragati Maidan. File photo of ACMA Automechanika New Delhi.

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The Paris Olympics Promise to Be Stunning. The Prices Already Are.

Baua Electric

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics promises to be spectacular: On the glittering waters of the Seine, a flotilla of barges will carry about 10,000 athletes to the foot of the Eiffel Tower, as nearly half a million spectators line the four-mile route to cheer on the event of the century. But get ready to pay up.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

Green Car Congress

The other countries currently covered are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Additional countries will become available before the end of 2011 and into 2012. In June, TomTom launched HD Traffic version 5.0.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

Venturing out further, like Clean Fleet Report did recently on 1,796-mile road trip , would be a challenge. If the C40 Recharge, built in Ghent, Belgium, is any indication of what is to come, Volvo is off to a solid start with its plans to never put another drop of gasoline in any of its models beginning in 2030.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation.

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