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SpaceX wins FCC approval to connect Starlink satellites to moving vehicles

Teslarati

Eleven months after SpaceX submitted several applications, the FCC has given the company permission to connect moving vehicles to its constellation of Starlink internet satellites. Light travels ~40% faster in vacuum/air than in fiber optic cables & satellite path length is shorter (cables follow coastlines).

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Mercedes-Benz receives world’s first internationally valid system approval for Level 3 conditionally automated driving

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. With the opening of the Road Traffic Act (StVG) for Level 3 systems in 2017, Germany was the first country to create a legal basis for the intended use of these systems.

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Tesla order configurator revealed for ‘Foundation Series’ Cybertruck

Teslarati

The configurator also details features such as the Cybertruck’s steer-by-wire system, its high ground clearance and suspension, and the optional add-on of a range extender , which sits in the vehicle’s truck bed and increases its estimated range to around 470 miles per charge. What are your thoughts?

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Why Sensors Are Key IoT Cybersecurity

Cars That Think

Sensors enabled by the Internet of Things are network-connected smart devices that collect and transmit real-time data about their environment. The sensors are being used in new ways to maximize the capabilities of network-connected systems and infrastructure. The data they provide lets people make better-informed decisions.

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San Francisco Traffic Stands Still After Cruise AVs Stall in North Beach

The Truth About Cars

The situation reportedly wasn’t the result of local activists trying to disable the vehicles or cyber warfare, but rather the result of their having lost their internet connection for a few minutes. As I understand it, outside lands impacted LTE cell connectivity and ability for RA advisors to route cars,” Wilson explained to him.

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A Waymo robotaxi hit a cyclist in San Francisco – here’s what happened

Baua Electric

Electrek’s Take We don’t have particulars yet about why the vehicle didn’t register the cyclist, who presumably was legally traversing the intersection and minding their business before getting creepily rammed by a driverless car. It also is looking to expand to Austin. So it’s looking like an uphill battle for Waymo these days.

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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

EV Connect

Drivers in the Great Plains region, by contrast, will find charging opportunities sparse, and certainly too thinly distributed to support the typical mile range of an electric vehicle. EV Connect conforms to the stringent standards set by the U.S. Companies like EV Connect continue to drive the industry forward with charging solutions.

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