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Mercedes-Benz and Bosch start San José pilot project for automated ride-hailing service; automated S-Class

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It will also help us develop guidelines for dealing with new technologies and prepare for the traffic system of the future. The platform manages both self-driving and conventional vehicles, including operation and maintenance. The project of Mercedes-Benz and Bosch ties in with San José’s extensive ‘smart city’ objectives.

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Ryder Awarded First-of-Its-Kind Natural Gas Heavy Duty Truck Rental and Leasing Project Using $19.3M in Stimulus Funding

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as its fleet partner in a groundbreaking heavy-duty natural gas truck rental and leasing project in Southern California. As part of Ryder’s core product offering, it will maintain the vehicles at three of its strategically located maintenance shops in Orange, Rancho Dominguez, and Rancho Cucamonga. Ryder will use $19.3

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Ryder orders more than 200 heavy-duty natural gas trucks as part of SANBAG project

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Ryder will begin taking delivery of the vehicles in April, and expects to have the full order integrated into its fleet by September. Based on estimates using California’s Carl Moyer program guidelines, the project will reduce more than 9.2 tons of diesel particulate emissions from local neighborhoods. Ryder System, Inc.,

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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All we really need in addition to fleets of new paradigm vehicles are additional solar and wind generation sources. has constructed prototype PHEV trucks for electric utility companies which can deliver energy to power an entire neighborhood during maintenance or repair when there is a power outage [ 4 ].

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