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Toyota and partners launching public autonomous shuttle service in Indiana

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The AV shuttle service is part of the Together in Motion Indiana initiative announced earlier this year by TMF and ESN that previously provided a similar autonomous shuttle service in downtown Indianapolis for six months. with shuttles arriving every 10- to 15-minutes on a rotating loop.

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BYD to unveil new electric transit bus and motor coach

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BYD will unveil a new electric transit bus (K7M-ER) and a new electric motor coach (C9M) at BusCon 2019, held at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis 23-25 September. In designing the K7M-ER, BYD listened to its transit agency customers and made the vehicle 101.6 to 4 hours. The C9M is an ideal commuter coach.

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Proterra and Freightliner Custom Chassis to develop all-electric chassis MT50e for delivery truck applications

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The production-ready MT50e will be on display at the upcoming NTEA Work Truck Show, 4-6 March in Indianapolis. The vehicle is designed to enable more than 125 miles (201 km) driving range and can fully charge in three hours with SAE J1772 CCS DC fast charging. The production-ready MT50e chassis with Proterra battery system.

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Allison Transmission Prepares to Manufacture New Hybrid Commercial-Duty Truck Drive Systems in Indianapolis

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dedicated a new hybrid drive system manufacturing plant in Indianapolis, Indiana. The new Allison Transmission commercial-duty truck products will benefit from the company’s expertise in the design, manufacture and customer support of both its fully automatic transmissions and its established city transit bus hybrid products.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Center introduces 9 new research projects exploring the safety needs of an evolving mobility ecosystem

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The new projects will engage the expertise of the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Iowa, Virginia Tech and Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis.

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The Day the U.S. TV Industry Died

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Flat Tension Mask , as it is called, increases the brightness of the cathode ray tube by up to 80 percent, its contrast ratio by up to 70 percent, and its resolution by up to 15 percent over current tube designs, which use a curved face plate and curved shadow mask. The Evolution of Zenith (and the TV Industry) 1918. GE buys RCA.)

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Calumet’s Montana Renewables became the largest SAF producer in North America in Q2

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Calumet Specialty Products Partners manufactures, formulates and markets a diversified slate of specialty branded products and renewable fuels to customers across a broad range of consumer-facing and industrial markets. Calumet is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and operates twelve facilities throughout North America.

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