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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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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis to drive faster, farther, at night in Las Vegas – ET Auto

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The changes, announced on Thursday, apply to Zoox’s fleet of vehicles that it designed and built itself. Zoox also operates retrofitted self-driving Toyota Highlanders in Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Foster City, California. m)after she was hit by a human-driven car.

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Rent a car in Las Vegas with remote driver, courtesy German engineering

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A Vay remotely-driven vehicle seen in operation in Las Vegas United States. The service is currently available around the University of Nevada Las Vegas and the city’s arts district renting out cars by the minute. These vehicles are autonomous in nature but are not self-driven.

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Lightning Systems electric shuttle buses now offered on CALACT purchasing contract

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Lightning Electric vehicles are built around bodies offered by Lightning Systems-authorized dealers on the contract, including A-Z Bus Sales in Colton, California; Creative Bus Sales of Chino, California; and RO Bus Sales based in Las Vegas. Both ZEB models offer ADA-compliant seating options.

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Tesla-Hertz partnership expands to sixteen new cities

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Tesla’s partnership with Hertz has expanded to sixteen new cities, including Boston, Las Vegas, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Diego, among many others. Las Vegas, Nevada. San Diego, California. San Francisco, California. San Jose, California. Mountains, Colorado.

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Clean Energy Fuels delivered 143M gallons of Redeem renewable natural gas in 2019, up 30% year-on-year

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Clean Energy’s 2019 Redeem totals were bolstered by a seven-year contract with UPS for 170 million gallons to fuel their large fleet of natural gas heavy-duty trucks around the country, the largest purchase of RNG ever in the US. In 2015, the City built a private CNG fueling station and started converting its fleet of 70 refuse trucks.

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Toyota Research Institute developing blended envelope control for Guardian driver assistance

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Toyota Guardian Will Amplify Human Control, Not Remove it Envelope-Control System Mimics Fighter Jet, Blending Best Input from Human and Machine Test Vehicle Crash on California Highway Reenacted with Actual Video and 3D Animation January 07, 2019 LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2019 – Toyota is doubling-down on humans.

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