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Vayu unveils ‘first-of-its-kind’ LiDAR-free delivery robot that can drive 20 mph on city streets

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Robotics and AI specialist Vayu has unveiled a new delivery robot called the One today, which was designed to autonomously navigate stores and streets at speeds up to 20 mph. Per the company website, “Vayu” is derived from Sanskrit and represents “the intelligence that enables all motion in the universe and all movement of energy.”

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First liquid nitrogen hybrid bus completes trials; HORIBA MIRA and Dearman

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The hybrid bus—CE Power—is the first to be powered by liquid nitrogen and has been built by engineers at HORIBA MIRA as part of an Innovate UK consortium. This portion of the bus’ drive cycle traditionally has a heavy impact on the diesel engine and can produce large amounts of NO x and CO 2 emissions.

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Study: 15% of US alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities involve alcohol under the legal limit

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The National Transportation Safety Board and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have recommended reducing the legal blood alcohol concentration limit from 0.08% to 0.05%. In 2018, Utah became the first state to do so. Other countries have adopted this limit already and have seen decreases in motor vehicle crashes.

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Parker Hannifin gaining traction with RunWise HD hydraulic hybrid; developing CNG-based HD system, next-gen MD system

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Further, Parker Hannifin has paired a RunWise transmission with a CNG engine in the series hybrid powertrain as a one-off to test the waters for such a combination, McGrew said. The brake energy recovery system converts the vehicle’s kinetic energy into stored energy by compressing nitrogen gas in a storage device called an accumulator.

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Porsche introducing first plug-in hybrid with second generation of the Panamera

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Electricity is stored in a newly developed lithium-ion battery, which at 9.4 Via the integrated on-board charging componentry and the standard Porsche Universal Charger (AC), the battery can reach full charge within approximately two and a half hours when connected to a 240V power source. New twin-turbo V6 engine. Transmissions.

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Autonomous Audi RS 7 concept completes Hockenheimring lap at racing speed

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Parallel to this, 3D camera images are compared in real time against graphical information stored on board. The Audi engineers intensively investigated piloted driving at the handling limits, putting the technology platform through several thousand test kilometers on a variety of routes. mph) and a lap time of 2 minutes and 10 seconds.

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Lightning Hybrids releases initial emissions testing results for medium-duty hydraulic hybrids

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Lightning Hybrids’ system functions like other hybrids that add a secondary power source to an existing engine. mph), low 2.1 mph with 3.8 Both vehicles were first tested without Lightning’s hydraulic hybrid system to provide a baseline with which to compare the results with the hybrid system installed. The Braunschweig cycle.

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