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BMW Group Launches car sharing service “ReachNow” in Seattle

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Following a successful pilot program, BMW Group has launched ReachNow, a free-floating premium car sharing service, in Seattle. After downloading and registering on the ReachNow app, available in the App Store and on Google Play, members can locate and book the closest available car in the ReachNow app or find a ReachNow car on the street.

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Volkswagen CES2017 show app previews emerging Volkswagen digital Ecosystem

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Volkswagen has developed a special app for CES 2017, available now at the App Store ( iOS ) and at Google Play ( Android ). This makes it easy to configure personal settings, integrate any services from third-party sources and port them wherever they wish. All settings are stored online. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Audi combines e-scooter with skateboard

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Audi has developed a new e-scooter concept to respond to the urban trend towards multi-modal mobility. To be transported by car, bus or train, the twelve-kilogram (26-pound) e-scooter can be folded up and stored in the back of the car, or if preferred, pulled like a trolley. Of course the e-tron Scooter also moves straight ahead.

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Sandia team puts power into local grid with supercritical CO2 closed-loop Brayton-cycle turbine

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—Rodney Keith, manager for the advanced concepts group working on the Brayton cycle technology. Any person who controls an electrical grid is very cautious about what you sync to their grid, because you could disrupt the grid. It may not sound super significant, but it was quite a path to get here.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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Its booth will reportedly include the VF8 compact crossover, boxy VF3 microcar, and a new pickup concept. Also on display will be the full-size VF9 SUV, which the company said will integrate a new streaming service CES attendees can experience personally, and an all-new electric bike.

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BMW and Total begin field tests of AdBlue pumps in Germany

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AdBlue, used in Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) NO x aftertreatment systems for modern diesels, is stored in an auxiliary tank in the car. The BMW Group’s basic technology for diesel exhaust aftertreatment to attain Euro 6 emissions is a maintenance-free NO x storage catalytic converter (NSC).

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Video Friday: FridgeBot

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The bioinspired system uses ultrasound measurements of muscle dynamics to develop a personalized and activity-specific assistance profile for users of the exosuit. Two Canadian companies, MDA and Canadensys, have been selected to design lunar rover concepts. [ How can a robot's controllers help it use less energy as it runs on sand?

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