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Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

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The aim is not to develop the CUbE into a production vehicle, but to get a range of Continental technologies, such as brake systems and surrounding sensors, market-ready so that they can be used in robo-taxi series production. The central development platform for this work is the CUbE, a small driverless shuttle based on the EZ10 platform.

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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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Accordingly, UltraBattery packs from both Furakawa and East Penn have been characterized under a range of conditions. According to the DOE report, as of the end of August 2012, the vehicle had accumulated more than 60,000 miles and had experienced a wide range of driving conditions. Japan (Furakawa) and East Penn Manufacturing Co.,

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