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Next phase of THEA’s connected vehicle pilot brings together auto manufacturers and road operators

Green Car Congress

Since September 2015, the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) has been working with the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) as a Connected Vehicle Pilot site. The next step in the Connected Vehicle space is to begin working with the auto industry manufacturers.

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Winnebago is offering test drives of its all-electric RV prototype decked out with solar panels

Electrek

During this year’s Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa, legacy RV and motorhome manufacturer Winnebago unveiled its all-electric, operational RV prototype called the eRV2. You’ve gotta check this thing out.

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Juice Technology to Produce Juice Booster Custom Edition for BMW Group Production Lines

EV Obssesion

The Swiss charging station manufacturer is supplying the JUICE BOOSTER 2 portable charging station to retrofit BMW Group production lines. TAMPA, Fla.,

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Audi receives first autonomous driving permit issued by the State of California

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Regulations taking effect today include proof of insurance or surety bonds for manufacturers testing automated driving research cars, and permits for company-designated operators of those vehicles. Jerry Brown signed in 2012 to establish new guidelines for testing and eventually consumer use of technologies, such as Audi Piloted driving.

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VinFast’s unutilized gross sales means has U.S. automotive sellers wary however

Baua Electric

It’s just too early to tell,” stated George Glassman, president of Glassman Car Workforce, which sells 5 automobile manufacturers outdoor Detroit. sellers stated there are too many unanswered questions, together with how VinFast will distribute portions had to manufacture upkeep. “Is there room for more brands?

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Audi to demonstrate automated driving technology in Florida

Green Car Congress

Audi will be the first to test its automated driving technology on the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway in Tampa, Florida—which recently was designated as an automated driving and connected car test bed—using an Audi A7 equipped to handle piloted driving functions on freeway conditions up to 40 mph (64 km/h).

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

Green Car Congress

Increasing the performance of reflectors while pushing down the cost of materials and manufacturing will serve as an enabling technology for utility-scale CSP power plants. SunTrough Energy will develop a new class of solar concentrators and build a pilot manufacturing facility to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the new technology.

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