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Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

Green Car Congress

Continental technologies such as ABS, radar and redundant brake system are being used in series production for robo-taxis for first time. Continental’s braking portfolio includes suitable technologies for robo-taxis, such as the MK C1 one-box brake system. Continental has held a stake in this driverless vehicle manufacturer since 2017.

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CARB approves Electrify America’s second $200M investment in California

Green Car Congress

The Cycle 2 plan builds on Electrify America’s initial priorities and expands into new areas, where the need for electric vehicle charging stations and technology are greatest or are most likely to be used regularly. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade. San Diego-Carlsbad.

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Electrify America announces $200M Cycle 2 zero emission vehicle investment plan for California

Green Car Congress

The second cycle investment will build on Electrify America’s initial priorities and expand into new areas, where the need for electric vehicle charging stations and technology are greatest or are most likely to be used regularly. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. Cycle 2 is a 30-month investment period, which begins in July 2019.

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Ford acquiring SF-based crowd-sourced shuttle service, launching Ford GoBike

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The Chariot shuttles complement mass transit by filling the gap between taxi and bus services, providing an on-demand, point-to-point transportation option that is convenient, efficient and cost-effective. Ford plans to develop technologies to use data collected from the bikes to build an interconnected mobility network.

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California Energy Commission awards $29M+ for biomethane, natural gas, and hydrogen technology

Green Car Congress

AC Transit will construct a new hydrogen bus fueling station in Oakland. Several fleets are committed to using these stations, including shuttle service companies, taxi companies, public transit agencies, school districts, waste hauling companies, city fleets, utility fleets and goods movement trucks.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

Cars That Think

When you encourage people to spread falsities to get advertising and make money, then this thing kind of builds on itself. Alamouti, cofounder and executive board chairman of Mimik , in Oakland, Calif., There he helped build Wi-Fi access points with a 2-kilometer range. It’s a very dangerous situation,” Alamouti warns.

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On the World’s Largest Cruise Ship, Thrills and Space to Chill

Baua Electric

It’s stunning,” said Christina Carvalho, a 43-year-old accountant from Oakland, Calif., On the day of the sailing, I headed to Port Miami expecting chaos, but as I got out of the taxi, I was greeted by a porter who took my bag and ushered me to the terminal. 27, said nothing could have prepared them for the vessel’s sheer scale.

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