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Cruise to start supervised Robotaxi tests in Phoenix, AZ

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General Motors (GM) self-driving unit Cruise has announced that it would start testing its autonomous vehicles on public roads in Phoenix, Arizona, as part of its efforts to get back into the driverless robotaxi business. This week, we’re excited to begin supervised autonomous driving in Phoenix.

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Nikola announces Nikola Badger pickup; FCEV/BEV powertrain to support 600-mile range

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Nikola Corporation announced the product launch of the Nikola Badger electric pickup truck with an estimated range of 600 miles. The Badger will be built in conjunction with another OEM utilizing their certified parts and manufacturing facilities. Nikola Badger estimated specifications: 600 miles on blended FCEV / BEV.

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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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TSMC), which was already building a $12 billion fab in Arizona , upped the investment to $40 billion with a second plant. In addition to building two cutting-edge chip factories on a 4-square-kilometer megasite that could hold six more fabs, the company has pledged $50 million to 80 higher-education institutions in the state.

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UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

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UPS plans to purchase approximately 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks and to build four refueling stations by the end of 2014. An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US.

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Sanctuary’s Humanoid Robot Is for General Purpose Autonomy

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But today, Sanctuary is unveiling something that indi ates a substantial amount of progress towards this goal: Phoenix, a new bipedal humanoid robot designed to do manual (in the sense of hand-dependent) labor. kg) A maximum speed of 3 miles per hour (4.8 kg) A maximum speed of 3 miles per hour (4.8

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VW-owned Navistar begins autonomous trucking pilot

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The company says Internation trucks featuring SuperDrive by Plus are already being validated in certain parts of Texas, and the companies expect customer pilots to begin within a year. Navistar also expects it will have an addressable market of roughly 25 billion miles of freight routes on U.S. interstates.

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