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Aurora unveils ride-hailing test fleet based on Toyota Sienna; testing in Texas

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The Aurora Driver is also able to react to various forms of construction, stop-and-go traffic, inclement weather, and can detect pedestrians, motorcyclists, traffic lights, and more. Aurora plans to continue adding vehicles to the fleet and testing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in preparation for commercial launch.

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Lintec licenses UTD carbon nanotube technology, opens center to spur commercialization

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Lintec of America has licensed novel fabrication methods for carbon nanotube (CNT) macrostructures, including sheets, yarns and ribbons, developed at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) by Dr. Ray Baughman, the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Chemistry, and his colleagues at the University’s Alan G.

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Shelby Mustang Mach-E, BMW M5 spy shots: Car News Headlines

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BMW was once again spotted testing a prototype for its redesigned M5, and this time the test vehicle sported the production-bound lights and wheels. Aurora Innovation plans to launch a commercial service next year with self-driving trucks transporting goods between Dallas and Houston.

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Bosch developing sensor box for air taxis using production-tested components from automotive

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—Marcus Parentis, the head of the technology team at Bosch in charge of the control units behind the electric light aircraft. Test flights of electric air taxis are scheduled to begin in cities such as Dubai, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Singapore in 2020. Experts expect commercial operations to begin in 2023.

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Billionaire Brings Tesla Autopilot Rebuke

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Dowd published the findings, running an ad in The New York Times and a commercial during the Super Bowl. And they did, and it did a lot of really bad things; it ran red lights. where it hardly ever rains, the roads are new and wide, the traffic lights are normalized and standardized. O’Dowd: I think Waymo is doing that.

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Stress Levels Revealed in Micro-Beads of Sweat

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The technology, developed by Dallas-based EnLiSense LLC and the University of Texas at Dallas , is promising enough that the U.S. For instance, she says in a smart home setting, a closed-loop system could measure a resident's stress levels and correspondingly change the level of light or music to suit their mood.

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2016 Ford F-150 offers ability to run on compressed natural gas, propane

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With the advanced light-weighting materials, the 2016 F-150 with an installed CNG or propane system can haul hundreds of pounds more than a similarly equipped 2014 F-150. —Jon Coleman, Ford fleet sustainability and technology manager. Payload capability is the same as well—minus the weight of the installed CNG or propane system.

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