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

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The riders were picked up at Toyota’s Headquarters and then driven autonomously on a portion of the route that would normally be taken to the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. 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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TuSimple and Hillwood join forces on autonomous trucking initiative at AllianceTexas MIZ

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Commercial real estate developer Hillwood announced that TuSimple, a self-driving technology company with a focus on heavy-duty trucks ( earlier post ), has secured property in AllianceTexas’ Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ) in north Fort Worth. TuSimple’s existing Texas location provides dedicated support to UPS.

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Linear Labs closes $4.5M seed round to fund commercialization of new electric motor technology

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The funding will be used to market the company’s electric motor—the Hunstable Electric Turbine (HET)—across the electric vehicle (EV) industry as well as the micro-mobility (scooters), robotics, wind turbine and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industries. —Brad Hunstable, CEO of Linear Labs.

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US DOD awards MP Materials $35M heavy rare earth processing contract

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has been awarded a $35-million contract through the US Department of Defense (DoD) Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program to support the construction of a commercial scale processing facility for heavy rare earth elements (HREE) at Mountain Pass. MP Materials Corp. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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GM and MP Materials enter long-term supply agreement to scale rare earth magnet sourcing and production in US

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This strategic collaboration seeks to accelerate the restoration of the US rare earth supply chain at commercial scale with high resiliency and environmental sustainability. MP Materials produced approximately 15% of the rare earth content consumed in the global market in 2020.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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Despite the brand initially looking like another automotive startup doomed to failure, it’s managed to outlast much of the competition and continues to express a desire to break into the North American market. Tran Mai Hoa, VinFast’s Deputy CEO of Sales and Marketing. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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UT Arlington licenses technology for portable, modular GTL conversion units; targeting stranded gas

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The University of Texas at Arlington has licensed technology for converting natural gas to synthetic liquid fuels (GTL) in portable units at a cost lower than current market rates to 1 st Resource Group Inc. of Fort Worth for commercialization. 1 st Resource has partnered with UMED Holdings Inc. ,

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