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Junkyard Find: Gray-Market 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL

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Today's Junkyard Find is one of those cars, found in a self-service boneyard near Denver, Colorado. 2628 aka the Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988 was passed by the 100th Congress. Meanwhile, the version of this engine sold in West Germany made 215 horsepower and 169 pound-feet. The gray-market party was over.

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7 finalists announced for USDOT Smart City Challenge; Amazon Web Services new partner

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The finalists are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. Furthermore, AWS will collaborate with US DOT on efforts to engage the startup community, and bring their ideas to the finalists.

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Daimler partnering to transfer its latest generation of automotive fuel cell technology to stationary applications

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With the premiere of pre-production models of the Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL, Daimler also presented its latest generation fuel cell technology: 30% smaller, 40% more power and with a size that now fits into the engine compartment of Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

Cars That Think

Meanwhile, over at BBN, Kahn intended to spend a couple of years in industry so he could return to academia with some real-world experience and ideas for future research. “I We would figure out things like: Do we need more lines between Denver and Chicago?” I wasn’t hired to do anything in particular,” Kahn says.

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