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Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. The German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has granted system approval for this on the basis of the technical approval regulation UN-R157 (UN Regulation No.

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A report released by the International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD highlights. The study, entitled “Pedestrian Safety, Urban Space and Health”, was prepared by a Working Group of transport experts and urban planners from 19 countries and the World Health Organization under the leadership of the ITF.

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MAY 30, 2014

The US Department of Transportation''s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a new study that finds the price tag for motor vehicle crashes in the US in 2010 carried a cost of $871 billion in economic loss and societal harm. The economic cost of motor vehicle crashes in the US is the equivalent of 1.9%

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Rapido further highlighted the recent advisory from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways that states that under Section 2 (7) of the Motor Vehicle Act 1988, motorcycles are to be considered as contract carriage and stated its legality of operation.

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Credit: Waymo Still, public acceptance of robotaxi operations remains hit or miss , especially after a driverless ride-hailing vehicle from General Motors (GM) self-driving unit Cruise hit, dragged and pinned a pedestrian in San Francisco in October.

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Expected urban private motorized travel (in passenger kilometers). The report notes that if fully implemented across the transportation sector, this “avoid, shift and improve” approach could deliver the up to US$70 trillion in savings. Source: IEA. Click to enlarge. tele-working) and implementation of logistics technology.

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Credit: Waymo Despite the expansions, the company also faces legal challenges from the City of South San Francisco, San Mateo County, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, San Francisco County Transportation Authority, and the San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance.

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APRIL 17, 2020

Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved various retrofit systems to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. The Federal Ministry of Transport created the legal basis for the approval of retrofit systems with the Third Ordinance for the Modification of the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (StVZO).

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Groupe Renault, Nissan Motor Co., The agreement is designed to bring together the strengths of each party and expand expertise by assessing market opportunities, working together to research commercial, legal and regulatory issues related to driverless transportation-as-a-service offerings in France and Japan.

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The vehicle is part of the Zero Emission Cargo Transport (ZECT) ( earlier post ) demonstration project managed through Southern California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The next step is real-world testing with Total Transportation Services Inc. Kenworth’s hydrogen fuel-cell T680 is a reality.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ( MoRTH ) has issued guidelines clarifying the legality of bike taxis in India, potentially paving way for their return in key markets like Delhi and Maharashtra. The latest advisory aims to standardize regulations and protect bike taxi riders from legal complications.

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Ohio-based Lordstown Motors has received approval from the U.S. that inflated Lordstown Motors’ valuation in October 2020, Burns owned about 25 percent of the company stock. While LAS Capital has no formal affiliation with Lordstown Motors, it didn’t take long for people to notice that Burns was involved.&

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The Volkswagen Group has now received all necessary official approvals within the remit of the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) for the modification of diesel vehicles with type EA189 engines. Once modified, the vehicles will also meet all legal requirements and the applicable emissions standards. Earlier post.)

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It's transport also belongs to the one of the most developed. While the industry is unregulated some of the lads started using electric motors (hub motors) similar to those produced by golden motor and run these pedicabs on the lead acid or gel batteries. London belongs to one of the largest cities in the world.

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This will further improve their emissions in real driving conditions beyond the current legal requirements. Audi will work in close consultation with Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). Earlier post.). In this way, Audi intends to reduce overall emissions, especially in urban areas.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

General Motors’ self-driving unit Cruise has severed ties with nine leaders. Citing a source reportedly familiar with the matter, Automotive News noted that among those who were dismissed were COO Gil West and Chief Legal Officer Jeff Bleich. The robotaxi stopped, but it did so with the pedestrian still pinned under its wheels.

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Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas.

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The results of the joint study, released by German Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), suggest that incentives to promote a higher share of electric driving would increase the potential for plug-in hybrid vehicles to reduce emissions.

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Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. Erhardt et al. Science Advances Vol.

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One such innovation making waves in India among the motoring fraternity is the increasing demand for dash cameras that are making vehicles safer. When insurance fraud is becoming widespread and vague claims arise, they become a safe source of evidence that is crucial in settling legal disputes.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Initially introduced in Germany in May 2022, the highly sophisticated Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT system was the first SAE Level 3 system in the world to meet the demanding legal requirements of UNR157.

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Consequently, new vehicles of the Volkswagen Group offered within the European Union with those engines comply with legal requirements and environmental standards. Volkswagen Group had earlier confirmed that new EU6-compliant vehicles offered within the European Union fulfill all legal requirements and environmental standards.

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German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt, who presented the results of the inquiry on Friday, said that only Volkswagen had used a software defeat device that detected test cycles (Prüfzykluserkennung) and altered calibrations accordingly.

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JULY 9, 2021

Technical development and changes in legal regulations will quickly lead to the widespread use of advanced driver assistance systems. According to the German Federal Motor Transport Authority, the average age of registered passenger cars in Germany is currently 9.8 Risk events are failures in the system that reduce performance.

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Hydrous ethanol has been used in the United States as a transportation fuel for at least one hundred years. These distilleries made 192-proof alcohol for human consumption, lantern fuel and transportation fuel. Until fairly recently, these US motor vehicles were non-FFVs. Use of Hydrous Ethanol in the United States. 40 CFR § 80.27

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steering wheels and pedals) have to be given exceptions from the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) to legally operate in populated areas, NHTSA leadership believes that having access to the data they’ve collected will be useful in informing decisions on how the rules could be changed. That does make sense.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a formal—and legally enforceable—request for detailed information from Tesla Motors for the agency’s preliminary investigation into the battery pack of the Model S in the wake of two vehicle fires caused by impact with road debris. Earlier post.).

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In Q2 2020, Elon Musk and Zachary Kirkhorn stated that the company intended to expand Tesla Insurance.

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MAY 19, 2015

If NHTSA determines, based on the hearing and other evidence, that the company has failed its legal obligations under the Motor Vehicle Safetsy Act, the agency could order actions designed to improve the company’s performance, including the buy-back or replacement of affected vehicles. —US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx“.

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A California judge has forced General Motors’ (GM) self-driving unit Cruise to increase its settlement offer to the maximum amount, after one of the company’s robotaxis pinned and seriously injured a pedestrian in October. “We immediately revise our offer to the amount requested.”

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

The research project iZEUS is developing concepts and practical examples for the integration of electromobility in private and urban commercial transport. The goal of the research is to develop one uniform transport concept that will be tested and demonstrated with the help of fleet tests made up of a significant number of test vehicles.

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MAY 8, 2015

At the Vienna Motor Symposium, Jörn Kahrstedt, Head of Diesel Engine Development for the Volkswagen brand, presented the new EU6 TDI engine family for light-duty vehicles. 13%), this new Transporter engine is the benchmark in its segment. The newly developed 2.0 TDI BiTurbo for light duty vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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Hovercrafts are the platypus of the transportation world, borrowing parts and principles from wildly divergent sources and mashing them together into something that physically functions but rarely looks very attractive. That’s how it’s legally registered, making the water its native habitat. m) vessel along on its hovering journey.

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In three additional tests under normal test conditions—and thus with non-rotating rear wheels—however, the NO x values were below the legal value limit of 80 mg/km in each case. DUH has submitted the report to Germany’s KBA (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority. Select raw NEDC test results.

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In a statement issued this morning, Volkswagen AG said that new vehicles from the Volkswagen Group with EU 6 diesel engines currently available in the European Union comply with legal requirements and environmental standards. The engine control software in those vehicles does not affect handling, consumption or emissions, the company said.

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Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved the technical solutions proposed by Volkswagen for the Volkswagen Passat, CC and Eos models with 2.0l Following the retrofit, the cars will meet all legal requirements. TDI EA 189 engines. Earlier post.).

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” During her time at Tesla, Miller was a key part of Tesla’s legal team. Still, the company has been beefing up its legal team and has recruited an attorney with plenty of experience in the sector of vehicle autonomy. It is unknown exactly why Miller chose to leave Tesla for Plus.

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