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3 investors to put $150M into US natural gas fuel company Clean Energy

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Ltd, both based in Singapore; and Greenwich Asset Holding Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RRJ Capital Master Fund I, L.P. The $150-million investment is in the form of 7.50% convertible notes due in 2016. .; Lionfish Investments Pte Ltd, an investment vehicle managed by Seatown Holdings International Pte.

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Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

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This system has been in series production since 2016 and combines ABS, ESC and a brake booster. Development of these technologies is being conducted by a global network of in the US, Germany, China, Japan and Singapore. The EVIR system captures, transmits and records inspection, compliance and maintenance data to the operator.

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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

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Vehicles such as the Ford Focus Electric or the Nissan Leaf—whose sticker prices are still higher than those of conventional cars, but whose overall lifetime costs end up being comparable because of lower maintenance and operating costs—would be adequate to meet the needs of the vast majority of US drivers. Chang & Jessika E.

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Volkswagen Truck & Bus outlines roadmap for automated driving, connectivity, and alternative drive systems

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A large number of stages have to be reached before trucks that navigate congested urban areas autonomously can become reality: from automated protection vehicles in highway road maintenance and autonomous dump trucks in mines, all the way to driverless tractors in port terminals and platoons for long-haul transportation on the highways.

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Alphabet’s Intrinsic Acquires Majority of Open Robotics

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Open Robotics, meanwhile, branched out in 2016 from a strict non-profit to also take on some high-profile projects for the likes of the Toyota Research Institute and NVIDIA, supporting itself commercially by leveraging its experience and expertise in ROS development. An OSRC office in Singapore opened in 2019.