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Beep and Oxa partner to deploy autonomous vehicles driven by Oxa in US

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Two of the Beep shuttles featuring Oxa software are currently operating at the recently opened SunTrax test facility in Auburndale, Florida—the first location in the US specifically designed for connected autonomous vehicle and standard automotive testing in a single site.

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Rental Review: 2023 Toyota Corolla LE, Aged Basic Transportation

The Truth About Cars

I spent a few days in the Florida sunshine this week, behind the wheel of a most basic 2023 Corolla LE. A backup camera is standard on all models and has decent clarity and grid lines to indicate how close objects are. A 7-inch infotainment screen is standard on all 2023 Corollas. Parking sensors are not offered on the LE trim.

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J+ BOOSTER 2 portable EV charger review: More bang for your buck

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The company has expanded its payment options to Shop Pay by Shopify, Paypal, GPay by Google, and Venmo. In my garage is a NEMA 6-50 outlet with a 30 amp breaker (I didn’t install it) and a standard 5-15 outlet. January 23, 2024, update: J+ Americas has launched a revamped e-commerce website, jplusbooster.com , on the Shopify platform.

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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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Fuel produced from the pilot plant has been fleet-tested in a blend formulation in several standard configuration automobiles. In addition to USDA’s contribution, Cool Planet has attracted private investments from numerous companies, including Google Ventures; BP; ConocoPhillips; GE; Exelon; and NRG Energy.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! Update: The plug depicted above is not the agreed upon standard.

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Figure Promises First General Purpose Humanoid Robot

Cars That Think

Pratt spent 20 years at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) , where he led the team that took second place at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals. We will design them to be able to adhere to industry standards and corporate requirements.

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NHTSA issues preliminary policy on development of autonomous vehicles to provide guidance to states

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Several states, including Nevada, California and Florida have enacted legislation that expressly permits operation of autonomous vehicles under certain conditions. The Google car is an example of limited self-driving automation. The policy statement also describes NHTSA’s research efforts related to autonomous vehicles.

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