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The Las Vegas–LA electric high-speed rail line just broke ground

Electrek

Brightline West, a future electric high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, broke ground today in Nevada.

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The Boring Company gets approval for more stations in Las Vegas

Teslarati

The Boring Company (TBC) received approval from Clark County for 18 additional stops for the Vegas Loop, the company’s expansive tunneling system throughout Sin City. In March, Teslarati reported that TBC submitted applications to increase the size of the Vegas Loop to 65 miles of tunnels with 69 stations.

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Greenlane Announces 280-Mile Commercial EV Charging Corridor From Los Angeles To Las Vegas

CleanTechnica EVs

Greenlane’s initial corridor sites will be located on Interstate 15 in Colton, Barstow and Baker, California, with additional sites to connect the corridor to Southern Nevada and San Pedro, California. The Colton flagship site will include 60 charging stations for heavy-, medium- and light-duty zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs). As the demand.

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Germany’s Vay launches remote-driven car service in Las Vegas – ET Auto

Baua Electric

German remote-driving startup Vay said on Wednesday it had launched its first commercial service in Las Vegas where a “teledriver”, or remote driver, delivers electric short-term rental cars to customers then collects them after the rental.

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Tropicana Las Vegas Closing Tuesday to Make Way for a Baseball Stadium

Baua Electric

The famous Tropicana Las Vegas resort, which held the city’s longest-running cabaret and was known for its lavish midcentury décor, will close on Tuesday as it prepares for demolition to make way for a new Major League Baseball stadium. Last summer, the governor of Nevada signed a bill agreeing to finance up to $380 million of the $1.5

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

Baua Electric

Amazon’s self-driving car unit, Zoox, is seeking to stay abreast of rival Waymo by expanding its vehicles’ testing in California and Nevada to include a wider area, higher speeds and nighttime driving. Zoox also operates retrofitted self-driving Toyota Highlanders in Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Foster City, California.

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Rent a car in Las Vegas with remote driver, courtesy German engineering

Baua Electric

A Vay remotely-driven vehicle seen in operation in Las Vegas United States. The service is currently available around the University of Nevada Las Vegas and the city’s arts district renting out cars by the minute. These vehicles are autonomous in nature but are not self-driven.