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Germany’s Vay launches remote-driven car service in Las Vegas – ET Auto

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German remote-driving startup Vay said on Wednesday it had launched its first commercial service in Las Vegas where a “teledriver”, or remote driver, delivers electric short-term rental cars to customers then collects them after the rental. Unlike autonomous vehicles , it relies on a remote human driver.

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UPS adds 48 more heavy-duty LNG tractor trucks to fleet; Westport HD System

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and Las Vegas, Nev., UPS is the only private delivery company using this technology in its fleet and now has more than 1,100 natural gas-powered vehicles in service. UPS currently bases its 11 LNG tractors in Ontario, from which they can make the round trip to Las Vegas on one tank of fuel.

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WiTricity acquires Qualcomm Halo; unifying technology platforms for wireless EV charging

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Additionally, electrified autonomous vehicle (AV) fleets will require wireless charging since there will be no human drivers present to plug in. This is an exciting day for WiTricity, for automakers, for prospective EV buyers, and ultimately for any company deploying fleets of autonomous vehicles. —Alex Gruzen, CEO of WiTricity.

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Daimler Trucks establishes global organization for highly automated driving

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To achieve this, Daimler Trucks announced an investment of more than €500 million (more than US$570 million) at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The new Freightliner Cascadia made its world premiere during the presentation of Daimler Trucks at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in 2019.

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Audi introducing V2I Traffic Light Information service in Europe

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From July, Audi will network new models with the traffic lights in Ingolstadt/Germany; further European cities will follow from 2020 onwards. This service is now available at more than 5,000 intersections in the US, for example in cities including Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland and Washington D.C.

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Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

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The long-term goal is to create a framework for understanding and defending against autonomous security risks across all types of infrastructure, including fleets of cars, automated warehouses, construction sites, farms, and smart cities. These are essential efforts and are a necessary first step in safely scaling fleets of trusted drones.

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BMW Group launches high performance D3 platform: data-driven development for autonomous driving

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million miles) of real-life driving data from the test fleet vehicles. The fleet currently numbers around 80 BMW 7 Series cars, which are in operation on the west coast of the USA, in Germany, Israel and China. This means the algorithms and overall operation of autonomous driving have to be validated using a broad data pool.

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