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Used Car of the Day: 2012 Volvo C30 R-Design

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Like this 2012 Volvo C30 R-Design. Click here to see this Dallas-based car. I know, I know, we've been Volvo heavy the past week or so. Sorry about that, but our forums keep filling up with cool Volvos. It's black-on-black, apparently in good condition, and has 83,500 miles on the clock. And yes, it's a manual. The ask is $11,000.

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Aurora releases first commercial beta of Aurora Driver autonomous driving system

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Aurora Driver Beta is currently hauling loads between Dallas and Houston, TX, in a commercial pilot of Aurora Horizon, a suite of subscription services for carriers and fleet owners. Aurora Driver Beta is currently hauling loads for FedEx between Dallas and Houston in a commercial pilot of Aurora Horizon. Video: Aurora).

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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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

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Aurora Innovation unveiled its test fleet of its autonomous custom-designed Toyota Sienna vehicles featuring Toyota’s Vehicle Control Interface (VCI) and “Sienna Autono-MaaS” (S-AM) platform. Aurora plans to continue adding vehicles to the fleet and testing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in preparation for commercial launch.

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Amazon Announces Expansion, New Milestones for Electric Delivery Vehicle Program

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Amazon is ready for its first-ever holiday season with its fleet of custom electric delivery vehicles designed by Rivian. Hundreds of the vehicles rolled out this summer in more than a dozen cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St.

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Automated Bus Consortium issues RFP to procure up to 70 full-size Level 4 automated buses

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Level 4” is a designation of highly automated vehicles as defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). These features are designed to assist the bus operator in maneuvering the vehicle safely and improve service reliability.

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Redwood Materials to build next Li-ion battery recycling and remanufacturing center in South Carolina

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Map via Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The company will source only zero-emission, clean energy; the plant design and manufacturing process will allow the company to reduce the CO 2 emissions associated with producing these components by about 80% compared to the current Asia-based supply chain.