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Boring Company Las Vegas Convention Center Loop to welcome its first visitors in June

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The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced that The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop is operational and expects to welcome its first visitors in June 2021. Credit: Las Vegas News Bureau/Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority).

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Audi staging 550-mile piloted drive from Silicon Valley to Las Vegas for CES in Audi A7 Sportback concept

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Audi is staging a 550-mile (885 km) piloted drive from Silicon Valley to Las Vegas, Nevada for CES this week using the Audi A7 Sportback piloted driving concept car. The A7 piloted driving concept utilizes the latest advanced systems developed by Audi. Earlier post.)

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First videos of The Boring Company’s working LVCC Loop in action emerge

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The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Convention Center Loop is now complete, and the first batch of videos of the low-cost underground transport system in action have been shared online. The LVCC Loop serves as a good proof-of-concept for the tunneling startup, considering that the tunnels are relatively short and easy to complete.

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Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept turns in best performance so far at Sonoma Raceway

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Audi ran the latest generation of its Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept at the Sonoma Raceway in California, surpassing prior performance. In Sonoma, we took the Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept to its physical limits lap after lap, and it handled the task with uniform precision. The RS 7 took just 2:01.01 mi) circuit. Earlier post.)

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Chevrolet previews Spark EV Tech Performance concept, other performance concepts including Cruze Diesel for SEMA

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Chevrolet Spark EV Tech Performance concept. Chevrolet previewed the Spark EV Tech Performance concept, as well as other performance-oriented concepts of the Sonic, Malibu, new Impala, and Cruze Diesel. in Las Vegas. The EV It can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 7.5 Sonic concepts. Impala concept.

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Tesla Model Y driver starts race in reverse, still wins against AMG SUV

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The concept of drag races is pretty simple. This was exactly what happened when a Tesla Model Y lined up against an AMG Mercedes GLE SUV in a drag racing event in Las Vegas. mph is hardly impressive for a Tesla Model Y. Two vehicles are lined up and launched at the same time. Of course, a quarter-mile time of 13.65

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Audi showcases piloted driving version of prologue concept hybrid

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Further emphasizing its push towards production-ready piloted driving, Audi is showcasing a piloted driving version of its prologue concept hybrid—unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2014—at 2015 CES. Prologue piloted driving. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) The hybrid powertrain has a muscular 4.0 Earlier post.)

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