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Google’s Waymo robo-taxi service nears full autonomy approval

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Waymo, an autonomous taxi service subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. That may be about to change as the company has completed the final set of permitting paperwork that would allow it to sell fully-autonomous taxi rides in the city. Uber and Lyft have instead chosen to work in cities in Texas, Nevada, and Arizona.

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Toyota Research Institute joins study of workforce impact from automated vehicles with $75K contribution

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ACM’s study, titled “Preparing the Workforce for Automated Vehicles,” is being conducted by Michigan State University in collaboration with Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Gill Pratt, TRI CEO and Toyota Motor Corporation Fellow. TRI joins other companies in supporting this research.

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China is testing more driverless cars than any other country – ET Auto

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A fleet of 500 taxis navigated by computers, often with no safety drivers in them for backup, buzz around. The company that operates them, tech giant Baidu, said last month that it would add another 1,000 of the so-called robot taxis in Wuhan. No other country is moving as aggressively. Surveys by J.D. Then there are the safety issues.

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Wind Turbine Blades Destined for the Afterlife

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Shown here is a glimpse into the imagined future of urban transportation. A planned network of landing spots will let eVTOLs recharge their batteries between flights, keeping people above the hustle and bustle (and traffic tie-ups) that come standard with taking private cars or taxis on city streets.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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s Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels Project. Vehicles to be deployed include 163 CNG, the vast majority for high mileage taxis and 18 heavy-duty LNG refuse trucks. North Central Texas Council of Governments’ North Central Texas Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology. Total DOE award: $13,299,101.

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FedEx and VW EV Plans, Second GM Battery Factory – EV Week in Review: Mar 2 – Mar 8

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Volkswagen said it plans to spend about 16 billion euros ($19 billion) for investment in the future trends such as “e-mobility, hybridization and digitalization” by 2025. Qell, which is led by former General Motors executive Barry Engle , raised $350 million in its IPO last year. – March 5, via CNBC. Batteries and Charging.

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Tesla 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting transcript: June 13, 2024

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Speaking: Tesla General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Brandon Erhart, Board Chair Robyn Denholm, CEO Elon Musk, and other executives and analysts 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting held on Thursday, June 13 Brandon Erhart: Welcome to Texas, the home of Tesla. Prepare for a future that doesn’t depend on a superhero dictatorship.

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