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INRIX launches new platform to connect road authorities with vehicle operators for highly automated vehicles

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Self-driving vehicles are stimulating conversations globally, but they are in fact a very local challenge. —Chris Holmes, connected and autonomous vehicle research senior manager at Jaguar Land Rover.

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Consortium Showcases Flywheel Hybrid System for Premium Vehicles

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Part-funded by the UK’s Technology Strategy Board, FHSPV’s industrial partners include: Jaguar Land Rover, Flybrid Systems, Ford, engineering consultancies Prodrive and Ricardo, and transmission experts Torotrak and Xtrac. —Pete Richings, Chief Engineer at lead partner Jaguar Land Rover.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

From the outside, this Land Rover Defender looks like any other example of the postwar British classic that conquered the African outback—and the automotive world’s heart. For this baby-blue Rover, the conversion includes a powerful electric drive unit from a. But when I step on the accelerator, my own heart jumps.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD

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The Cadillac User Experience, or CUE System , is designed to provide a complete suite of infotainment, navigation and communication tools for keeping the driver connected. Road Test: 2020 Range Rover HSE PHEV. First Drive: 2017 Land Rover Discovery TD6. The curved dash has a variety of displays.

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Jaguar I-PACE : Impressions | DC Fast Charging

Plug In India

With windows rolled down, conversations do happen. The other guy who had a conversation was not so pleasant. About 20 people landed up. Pratik, from - Ace Perkins, Jaguar Land Rover Pune, had landed up to help with the test rides. Kamlesh already had the App - and connecting it and starting off was a breeze.

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Audi’s production electric e-tron quattro may set a new standard for vehicle handling; advanced vehicle dynamics control

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He also observed, in a conversation on the eve of the LAAS, that if an automaker can launch a defining product, the game changes. Conversely, if the rear axle has less grip, the opposite happened; up to 7% of the torque is correspondingly diverted to the front axle. plug-in hybrid or full electric—models by 2025. Earlier post. ).

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