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Volkswagen and Qatar to put autonomous electric vehicles on Doha roads in 2022

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Volkswagen AG and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) are partnering in Project Qatar Mobility, which will put a fleet of self-driving Level 4 electric shuttles into operation in the Qatar capital Doha in 2022. The project will go live by the end of 2022, providing a technical showcase of future autonomous driving.

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Williams F1 Establishes Technical Center in Qatar; Initial Focus on Commercial Development of Magnetically Loaded Composite Flywheel

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Williams F1 and the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) formally signed an agreement to inaugurate the Williams Technology Center (WTC). In the event of a burst failure, the containment has to withstand only the crushing force of the composite material, which is far less than the load of discrete metallic fragments. Source: WHP.

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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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future agreements. The next major UNFCCC Climate Change Conference, COP 18/CMP 8, will take place 26 November to 7 December 2012 in Qatar, in close cooperation with the Republic of Korea. access the fund, boosting their efforts to establish their own clean energy futures and adapt to. Green Climate Fund. existing climate change.

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ABB charges into the future with Formula E

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Just to give two examples, in June the company announced a deal to supply 2,000 AC charging stations to Austria’s postal service, and another to provide charging infrastructure for 1,000 electric buses in Qatar. It’s not the future anymore. Agag became the CEO, and the rest, as they say, is history.

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Breaking news: VW and Porsche to merge

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Meanwhile, negotiations will continue with the Emirate of Qatar to acquire options on Volkswagen shares. Porsche will remain an independent company.

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Oil Prices Running Out Of Reasons To Rally

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On top of that, Kuwait’s envoy to OPEC said that Qatar, Kuwait and Oman were also complying with the cuts. Instead, the markets shrugged off the incident—WTI and Brent sank on the first trading day after the event, on unrelated news. told Bloomberg.

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Is Worldcoin a Crypto-currency for the Masses or Your Digital ID?

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You can probably earn a lot from Worldcoin in the future.” Many people will be watching the company during this make-or-break year to see how these events will unfold. A young woman has her irises scanned at a sign-up event in Bangalore, India. Bitcoin since they launched. “I I have a lot of doubts,” she said. Jon Callas.