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Nissan field testing new mobility services as part of building sustainable future community in Japan

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The hubs connect to other vehicles, including personal vehicles, which serve as “spokes” and are used for travel to nearby areas. It includes home delivery of packages using “spoke” vehicle such as EV taxis and utilizing Japan Post vehicles for efficient delivery, as well as roadside station pickup of purchases from supermarkets.

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CoBank report suggests self-driving vehicles could easily overwhelm current data center market

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To put that into perspective, in 2020 the average person worldwide generated about 150 gigabytes per day. Las Vegas announced that starting this year, it will allow Lyft and Motional to deploy a limited fleet of self-driving, driverless taxis with a full-fledged commercial launch slated for 2023. 4% of the datasphere would be stored.

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

In contrast, internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles can only refuel at a gas station licensed to handle and store an inflammable liquid. Installation costs will be impacted by the charger’s distance from an available power supply and electrical panel, as well as by the age of the facility involved. Level 3 charging networks.

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Finally, Tesla Confirms The Wireless Charging & A Little More On Wireless Charging of EVs

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It would make sense for the cars to be able to charge themselves without needing a person to plug them in if they were capable of driving alone. One of them is on the ground-level charging pad, which is attached to the power source; the second coil is inserted into your car’s charging receiver.

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Stuff We Use: What’s the Best Dash Cam?

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While the brand itself sounds like it was simply made up after a misguided marketing jam session, NextBase has emerged as one of the more popular makers of these electronics; if you’ve been in a taxi or Uber, there’s a decent chance some sort of device from NextBase has been along for the ride. &

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

Cars That Think

A decentralized cloud would minimize the need to use third-party services to manage and store data on people and business enterprises. The HEC can allow consumers to better control how their data is stored, shared, and monetized, Alamouti says. Alamouti, cofounder and executive board chairman of Mimik , in Oakland, Calif.,

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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That includes most forklifts, golf cars and mobility vehicles for the disabled plus Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and personal submarines. For example, the new IDTechEx report, “Electric Buses and Taxis 2011-2021” forecasts more than 91,000 hybrid electric buses being made in 2021. Second or third generation?

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