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Aurora releases Aurora Driver Beta 2.0

Green Car Congress

Aurora’s Common Core of Technology enables the intelligence and learnings from its trucks to easily adapt to its minivans. Performing Texas U-turns, a road configuration commonly adjacent to Interstates and an essential maneuver for terminal-to-terminal operation. These updates are shared across Aurora’s fleet of trucks and minivans.

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VW to start out self sustaining ride-hailing assessments this date in Austin, Texas

Baua Electric

” In Austin, the corporate will first of all utility short-wheelbase variations of the ID Buzz electrical minivan imported from Europe for the checking out program. We want to improve mobility in cities, road safety, and we want to be a real alternative to a private car.” “We want to be partners of the cities.

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NTSB dismisses Tesla Model 3 accident probe from 2020

Teslarati

The vehicle struck a minivan and then exited the highway it was traveling on. The car struck the minivan at about 68 miles per hour, then increased its speed to 72 MPH before the vehicle’s Automatic Emergency Braking safety measure took effect. A Tesla Model 3. Credit: Tesla). during the time of the accident.

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Chrysler to lead plug-in hybrid minivan project

Green Cars News

Chrysler and the US Department of Energy have collaborated on a new plug-in hybrid minivan project. The aim of the project is to demonstrate 25 flex-fuel, plug-in hybrid minivans in locations including Michigan, California and Texas. Chrysler’s Town and Country minivans include [.].

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Tech: 2022 Toyota Connected: Autono-MaaS and Cabin Awareness Concept

Clean Fleet Report

headquarters in Plano, Texas. Co-founder and chief product officer Sterling Anderson said: “Because cars powered by Aurora Driver operate on fundamentally the same hardware and software as trucks, they inherit the unique capability of operating at high speeds on highways.” The Future of Safety Technology. Cabin Awareness Concept.

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Toyota Connected’s ‘Cabin Awareness’ concept uses new tech to detect occupants

Green Car Congress

Toyota Connected North America (TCNA), an independent software and innovation center of excellence, has introduced its Cabin Awareness concept technology that uses millimeter-wave, high-resolution 4D imaging radar to help detect occupants (including certain pets) in cars and has the potential to detect them if ever they’re left behind.

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Honda touts Ohio EV flexibility, could make hundreds per day

Baua Electric

It’s market-dependent. “We have full flexibility within the capacity of the lines to adjust as we need,” said Bob Nelson, executive vice president of American Honda, to Green Car Reports. 2024 Honda Prologue A strategic EV advantage with shifting demand?

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