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Tesla Referral Program ends: Here’s what you need to know

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Everything from a Home Charger to Supercharging Miles are available, so don’t fret if you did not get to spend them. Now you see “Redeem Awards” under the Tesla app and not “Refer and Earn” @Tesla also added the Universal Wall Connector for 12,000 referral credits! Tesla’s Referral program ended April 30th.

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Sacramento partners with Deepen AI and Foresight AI on HD, 3D mapping initiative to support autonomous vehicles

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Such detailed reference maps provide the critical foundation upon which additional real-time live elements (e.g., mile loop covering J Street and L Street from 10th Street to 19th Street; The Sacramento State AV Shuttle Route, 1.2 miles linking University/65th Street Station to a Folsom Boulevard/65th Street/Elvas Avenue loop; and.

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A Former Pilot On Why Autonomous Vehicles Are So Risky

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In October 2021, Missy Cummings left her engineering professorship at Duke University to join the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) in a temporary position as a senior safety advisor. My favorite application is last-mile delivery, say, food delivery; it could be very helpful when, say, viruses spike.

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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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.

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Researchers forecast light-duty vehicle electricity use in 2050 considering electrification, autonomy and sharing: 13-26% of total demand

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Considering electrification, autonomy and sharing (the “Three Revolutions”), a team from Boston University and the University of California, Berkeley projects that electricity use from light duty vehicle (LDV) transport will likely be in the 570–1140?TWh TWh range—13–26%—respectively, of total electricity demand in 2050.

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The Boring Company shares sneak peek of Prufrock-1 constructing the Vegas Loop Resorts World exit

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TBC’s medium-term goal for Prufrock is to exceed 1/10 of human walking speed, or about 7 miles per day. Signs around Resorts World already referred to the Vegas Loop, directing visitors to the station. pic.twitter.com/6jPuy2Tp9g — The Boring Company (@boringcompany) January 12, 2022. Credit: @GasOff2/Twitter.

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In-use emissions report for Achates heavy-duty OP diesel shows substantial margin to most stringent EPA NOx proposed regulation

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The University of California, Riverside (UCR) provided the in-use emissions measurements, using a Portable Emissions Measurements System (PEMS). In addition to lower in-use NOx, the demonstration program also shows that the opposed-piston provides a fuel economy improvement of more than 10% compared to reference trucks currently in service.

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