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Used Car of the Day: Land Rover 109 Pickup

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This Land Rover 109 of indeterminate year and mileage is definitely a rare old truck. If this is your cup of tea, you can click here to see more photos of this Massachusetts-based beast. Do you like rare old trucks? I like rare old trucks. There is some rust on the bulkhead. Images: Seller] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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IIHS study finds drivers significantly more likely to speed while using adaptive cruise control

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To find out the impact ACC and lane centering technologies have on speeding, IIHS researchers analyzed the behavior of 40 drivers from the Boston metro area over a four-week period using data collected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Consortium.

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Autonomous driving software company nuTonomy closes $16M A round

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In addition to Singapore, nuTonomy is operating self-driving cars in Michigan and the United Kingdom, where it tests software in partnership with major automotive industry players such as Jaguar Land Rover. Building on 10+ years of research by co-founders Iagnemma and Prof.

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Georgia lands $43M battery recycling plant project shortly after Rivian commitment

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The City of Covington, Georgia has landed a massive $43 million lithium-ion battery recycling plant, the largest of its kind in North America, just weeks after electric automaker Rivian announced it would build its second U.S.-based based factory in the area.

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