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ABC Companies partners with Lightning eMotors to launch first electric repowered motorcoach

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The repower kits are engineered by Lightning eMotors and will be installed by ABC technicians. The first repowered motorcoach, a 2012 Van Hool T2145, will be going into operation in the San Francisco area this month, while other motorcoach models are being readied.

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Tesla previews “Roadster 3.0” update; 70 kWh pack

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with a retrofit aero kit. Tesla will demonstrate this in the real world during a non-stop drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles in the early weeks of 2015. The original Roadster had a drag coefficient (C d ) of 0.36. Using modern computational methods, Tesla expects to make a 15% improvement, dropping the total C d down to 0.31

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Honda opens Developer Studio for automotive apps

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The announcement comes on the heels of Google’s debut release of the Android Auto software developer kit (SDK), which allows Android developers to extend their apps to the in-vehicle environment. Honda Developer Studio is the product of Honda Silicon Valley Lab (HSVL), Honda’s open innovation laboratory in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Ideanomics and GEP unveil the EV street sweeper coming to a city near you

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62 EV street sweepers will eventually be shipped to these areas after the proprietary electric and hybrid-electric propulsion kits from both Ideanomics and its subsidiary U.S. Two will go to the City of South San Francisco, three to Washington D.C., Hybrid were supplied to GEP. and two to Helena, Montana, Ideanomics said.

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GM to acquire Cruise Automation to accelerate autonomous vehicle development

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The three-year old startup developed an aftermarket kit allowing buyers to convert certain cars into autonomous vehicles for highway driving. Founded in 2013, Cruise has moved quickly to develop and test autonomous vehicle technology in San Francisco’s challenging city environment.

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Ford opening up Silicon Valley research lab

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The new Ford lab will be located in the San Francisco Bay area of California and will serve as a hub for independent technology projects and identification of new research investments and partners located along the west coast.

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This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

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The startup, headquartered in San Francisco, won this year’s CCU (Compania Cervecerias Unidas) Chile’s Innpacta Global Open Innovation Challenge. Headquarters San Francisco. WisyAI, which works on a mobile phone or tablet, was developed using Flutter , an open-source software development kit created by Google.

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