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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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Tesla Giga Berlin sends off first Model Y vehicles for Europe deliveries

Teslarati

More than a week after its first delivery event, Tesla Giga Berlin has already transported Model Y vehicles out of the facility’s grounds for deliveries across Europe. Another Giga Berlin drone operator, @Gf4Tesla , noted that made-in-Germany Model Ys were also delivered to Belgium. . E noi eravamo presenti alla consegna!

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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. TomTom invented the new category of the PND (personal navigation device) as something being connected.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

Cars That Think

The original intent had been a game machine, but at this point the personal-computer market was beginning to look promising. At a meeting of Charpentier, Winterble, and Tramiel, the decision was made to go for a personal computer. It’s a personal challenge. I personally had to play the heavy on a lot of stuff,” he said.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our goal is to enable owners to enlist a local electrician/engineer to convert their cars, initially with lead-acid batteries, for under $6,000 and less than two person-weeks of time. (We For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation.

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