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First international safety standard for Level 4 automated driving systems has been published

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An international group of experts led by WMG, University of Warwick working together as a part of an ISO technical committee, has published the first international (ISO) safety standard for Level 4 automated driving systems, taking them a step further towards being more widely available.

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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As part of PACCAR’s international hybrid program, the DAF LF Hybrid truck was developed in close collaboration with Eaton, Eindhoven University of Technology and Leyland Trucks Ltd, also a PACCAR company. DAF is the market leader in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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China enters world markets as major exporter of industrial products. For example, when China entered world markets as a major exporter of industrial products, production from less productive firms in Mexico was reduced or ceased altogether, thus diverting resources to more productive uses. The Great Boston Fire of 1872.

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Preview: 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron casts a potent EV shadow

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A 10-module, 83-kwh (gross) version will factor into vehicles made for markets outside the U.S. In the PPE universe, Audi bets on bigger battery modules, and fewer of them, to ease manufacturing and to cut materials useā€”and therefore, planet-load.

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the ā€œEnergy Eurozoneā€

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Essentially ENTSO-E members took extraordinary defensive measuresā€”and took on risks to their own systemsā€”to make up for as-yet-uncompleted upgrades to Ukraineā€™s infrastructure, operating procedures and markets. Romas Å vedas, Vilnius University In a December 2021 newspaper commentary , Jermalavi?ius

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

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—Luca de Meo, Audi Board Member for Sales and Marketing. Supporters of the group, in addition to Audi, include numerous research institutions and highā€‘tech companies including NVIDIA, Technical University of Berlin, the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year. billion).

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