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Audi using machine learning to optimize quality inspections in the press shop

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Audi plans to apply machine learning (ML) in series production. The software Audi has developed recognizes and marks the finest cracks in sheet metal parts— automatically, reliably and in a matter of seconds. With this project, Audi is promoting artificial intelligence at the company and revolutionizing the testing process in production. Due to the increasingly sophisticated design of its cars and the high quality standards at Audi, the company inspects all components directly after produc

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Jaguar delivers first I-Pace electric crossover in North America

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Jaguar confirmed its first retail delivery of the I-Pace electric crossover Monday, a few weeks ahead of the company’s early November target for retail sales. The I-Pace isn’t late, but a vehicle like it has been a long time coming. It’s the first of what we can rightfully call a rival to the Tesla Model S fastback sedan and.

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BYD unveils new electric airport GSE tow tractor models

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BYD unveiled two new electric tow tractor models, or tugs, this month. The tugs are suited for airport ground support equipment (GSE) needs including tarmacs and supporting aviation logistic centers and facilities, and also allow for rapid, restriction free charging. BYD tugs offer greater energy and productivity efficiencies as well as lower operating costs and easier maintenance, as compared to its diesel, gas or lead acid battery counterparts.

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2019 Hyundai Nexo: first drive of 380-mile fuel-cell crossover utility

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Pretty much any story on a new vehicle these days notes that new-car buyers are snapping up utility vehicles, while traditional sedans languish on sales lots. That puts Hyundai right on trend with its latest hydrogen-powered entry, the Nexo, which it dubs a crossover utility vehicle. It succeeds the earlier Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell, also a.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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GE Aviation completes initial design of supersonic engine for Aerion AS2

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GE Aviation has completed the initial design of the first supersonic engine purpose-built for business jets. This new engine class, revealed as GE’s Affinity turbofan, is optimized with proven GE technology for supersonic flight and timed to meet the Aerion AS2 launch ( earlier post ). The Affinity is a new class of medium-bypass-ratio engines that provide balanced performance across supersonic and subsonic flights.

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Judge approves Tesla SEC settlement

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A federal judge in New York gave final approval Tuesday to the $40 million settlement between Tesla, its chief executive officer Elon Musk, and the SEC over Musk's tweets about plans to take the company private. The approval comes following Musk's tentative settlement on Sept. 29, in which he agreed to step down as chairman of Tesla's board of.

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Britain cuts incentives for electrics, hybrids

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Britain will end purchase incentives for plug-in hybrids and reduce them for pure electric cars after November 9. In a move that looks like replacing carrots with sticks, the announcement comes two months after the country launched its "Road to Zero" plan to ban sales of gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. Britain's Department for Transport.

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@LATimes Tepid Headline On Criminal Saudi Royal Family Murder Now Fixed #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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Tesla settlement, Jaguar I-Pace arrival, Hyundai Nexo drive: Today's Car News

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A judge approves the settlement with the SEC involving Tesla and Elon Musk. We drive the 2019 Hyundai Nexo; Jaguar delivers its first electric I-Pace; Britain cuts incentives for electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Court approval finalizes the settlement between Musk, Tesla, and the SEC over Musk's tweet in early August that he.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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First drive review: Mercedes-Benz A-Class

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Guess where the biggest market in the world for the Mercedes A-Class was in 2017? Nope, not the USA or Germany, but here in the UK and much of that success is down to leasing.

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Top five plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

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Plug-in hybrid’s rode the crest of a wave of popularity last year, but with the government announcing plug-in hybrid vehicles will no longer be eligible for its grant of £2,500, they may cost a little more soon.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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All-new 2018 Peugeot 508 now available to order

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Following its reveal at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, the new Peugeot 508 Fastback is now available to order, with monthly rates starting from less than £300.

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The UK’s scariest road names

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The UK’s scariest road names

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