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BMW updates BMW Connected with expanded services, device support and availability

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The personal mobility companion BMW Connected already comprises many functions designed to help users with their daily mobility needs. Using the Open Mobility Cloud as a basis, it connects touchpoints such as smartphones and smartwatches with users’ cars, thus weaving the car into their digital lives.

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GE Transportation to Supply 100 Locomotives to Transnet in South Africa; First AC Diesel Electric Locomotive to Sub-Saharan Africa

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GE South African Technologies (GESAT), GE Transportation’s entity in South Africa, will supply 100 locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). TFR is South Africa’s state-owned rail freight logistics utility; Transnet Limited is its parent company.

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Starfire Energy closes major funding round; green ammonia and hydrogen solutions

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The investment round was led by AP Ventures, a significant investor in breakthrough hydrogen technologies, and included New Energy Technologies, Chevron Technology Ventures, Osaka Gas USA, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The process can scale back to a zero capacity factor and rapidly scale right back to 100% or anywhere in between.

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An Undersea Cable Could Fill In the Gaps on Fiber-Optic Maps

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Earlier this year, a volcanic eruption in Tonga severed the cable that served the island country, forcing rescue parties to rely on poor-quality satellite connections. It’s hard to say that African internet users won’t benefit from all this internet connectivity. But there’s reason to treat the plans with some level of skepticism.

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Continental calls for market-based adaptation of the legal framework to support autonomous driving

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However, the necessary adjustments to the traffic regulatory framework must not fail to take into account the connection with these market dynamics. In addition to Germany and most EU Member States, the other principal signatories include Russia, Brazil, South Africa, Switzerland, and Turkey.

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Mercedes-Benz EQC EV soaking up summer heat of up to 50?C in trials in Spain

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This tests and validates, for example, the durability of a powertrain connection or of individual axle parts. Before coming to market in many countries around the world, the EQC will have undergone extensive testing in Germany, Finland, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Dubai, South Africa, the USA and China.

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