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Manhole Cover Damaged a Ferrari and Squashed F1 Las Vegas GP Free Practice 1

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The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix is this weekend, and things are off to a rough start. After seeing ticket prices fall due to softer-than-expected demand, race organizers are facing criticism after a manhole cover badly damaged one of the two Ferrari cars. The new Las Vegas race is Formula 1’s third in the U.S.

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GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 sells for three times its MSRP at Las Vegas auction

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A GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 has sold for $324,500 at the Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas Auction over the weekend. This GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 at Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas auction is not the first Hummer EV to sell for an extremely high price at an auction.

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The Boring Company’s initial fare prices for the greater Vegas Loop are released

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The Boring Company has released the fare prices for the Vegas Loop, and they are quite reasonable. The recently finished Las Vegas Convention Center Loop is only one part of a more expansive Vegas Loop being planned for Sin City. The planned Vegas Loop system. for the downtown Las Vegas to LVCC route.

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Vay launches ‘driverless’ service in U.S., but there’s a catch

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Vay announced on Wednesday that its service has already launched in Las Vegas, Nevada, but it is not completely free of human control. Instead, Vay uses what it calls “teledriving,” which enables people to hail vehicles for rides in vehicles controlled by people who operate the car in a remote space.

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The First Customers Receive VinFast’s VF 5, Priced At $19,500, Batteries Not Included

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The concept of the economy EV was first introduced in January 2022 at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and later the same year at the […] VinFast turned over the first batch of VinFast VF 5 smart electric vehicles to its new owners in simple ceremonies at dealers and luxury malls all over Vietnam.

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First Look at a ride inside the Boring Company’s LVCC Loop as testing begins

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company performed capacity testing in Las Vegas at its Las Vegas Convention Center Loop yesterday as the Sin City prepares to reopen with no restrictions on June 1st. Most cars were filled with three passengers, plus a driver who controlled the vehicle manually through the tunnel.

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The Boring Company Vegas Loop could transport ~2,000 people per hour from Resorts World

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The Boring Company’s (TBC) Vegas Loop is expected to transport nearly 2,000 passengers per hour between its Resorts World station and the Las Vegas Convention Center, which has its own LVCC Loop. “We Vegas Loop fares are expected to cost between the price of public transportation or a rideshare.