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

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Zoox also operates retrofitted self-driving Toyota Highlanders in Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Foster City, California. Zoox said it will free up its specially designed vehicles to drive at speeds up to 45 miles per hour (72 kph), from 35 mph. m)after she was hit by a human-driven car.

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Renovo to show electric supercar prototype at CES

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Renovo Motors, Inc., will offer the first public viewing of its electric supercar prototype at the upcoming 2015 International CES in Las Vegas. Top speed is more than 120 mph (193 km/h). —Christopher Heiser, CEO of Renovo Motors. Earlier post.).

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Local Motors debuts first self-driving vehicle using IBM Watson Internet of Things for Automotive

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Local Motors, creator of the first 3D-printed cars ( earlier post ), introduced the first self-driving vehicle to integrate the advanced cognitive computing capabilities of IBM Watson. The vehicle, dubbed “Olli,” will be used on public roads locally in Washington DC, and late in 2016 in Miami-Dade County, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Segway unveils futuristic new electric bike and arguably electric motorcycle

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Segway has taken to the Consumer Electronics Expo (CES) in Las Vegas to unveil a pair of new electric two-wheelers. For power, a rear 750W motor offers up to 80 Nm of torque, providing good climbing power and quick acceleration. The motor is much torquier on the Xyber than the Xafari, providing up to 175 Nm of torque.

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Horwin makes US electric motorbike debut – but at a price

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Horwin’s flashy flagship electric motorbike, the SENMENTI 0 production model, has just made its US debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 74 kW (100 hp) electric motor is powerful enough to offer a 0-60 mph time of just 2.8

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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

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I never thought I’d see the New Orleans Saints win the Super Bowl and I never thought Las Vegas would get a hockey team, let alone one that won a Stanley Cup just six seasons in. My biggest gripe was an intrusion of outside noise above 60 mph. I never thought I’d see the Chicago Cubs win the World Series.

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Audi showcases piloted driving version of prologue concept hybrid

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TFSI V-8 working together with a powerful e-motor. The piloted driving technology applied in the prologue is the same as used in the A7 Sportback piloted driving concept car that drove from San Francisco to Las Vegas for CES, said Alejandro Vukotich, Head of Development Drive Assistance Systems for Audi AG. Earlier post.)

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