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Fort Worth buying four New Flyer electric buses for new zero-emission route

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The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Trinity Metro) has awarded New Flyer a contract for four heavy-duty, thirty-five-foot Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses. New Flyer Group has delivered nearly 130 buses to Fort Worth including buses from New Flyer, MCI, and ARBOC since 1990.

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LG opens new EV charger factory in Fort Worth, Texas – Charged EVs

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Fort Worth facility was attended by the city’s mayor and other officials. LG already has a huge distribution center for consumer electronics and home appliances in Fort Worth. The first products assembled in Fort Worth, starting this month, will be Level 2 AC chargers.

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Werner piloting Aurora’s autonomous trucks on 600-mile route in Texas

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Starting this week, Aurora Driver-powered trucks are hauling loads between Fort Worth and El Paso on behalf of Werner. Introducing an autonomous route between Fort Worth and El Paso allows Werner to move freight seamlessly and reliably on a subset of one of its most voluminous lanes.

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SwRI-led team achieves 20% improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency with connectivity, automation; ARPA-E NEXTCAR

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A team led by Southwest Research Institute has applied connectivity and automation to achieve a 20% improvement in efficiency on a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime. Vehicle connectivity and automation are already being used to effectively improve vehicle safety and driver convenience. Earlier post.).

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EV Connect announces certification of LG chargers for operation on its platform – Charged EVs

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California-headquartered EV Connect , a provider of EV charging management software, has certified the Level 2 AC charging stations manufactured by South Korea-based LG Electronics to operate on its end-to-end EV Connect Platform and within its charging ecosystem.

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

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The Toyota S-AM will serve as the backbone platform for the expected launch of Aurora Connect, its autonomous ride-hailing product. 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.

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Aurora releases Aurora Driver Beta 2.0

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New commercial route between Fort Worth and El Paso supported by daily map updates. includes several advances that enhance its ability to operate on long-haul routes such as Fort Worth to El Paso. Upgraded cameras with higher resolution, allowing for obstacle detection at 2x the distance. The Aurora Driver 2.0

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