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Mercedes Reveals New Electric Car

Mercedes showed its first fully electric vehicle in direct German challenge to Tesla at an event in Stockholm. The SUV comes with a 450-kilometer range, distinctively full-width rear light, and clean-cut interiors.  The car is aiming for luxury customers and … Continue reading

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Volvo Reveals New Electric Robo-Taxi in Race to Autonomy

Volvo unveils transforming robo-taxi,  fully autonomous concept car that turns into a BED and an office. The Swedish carmaker Volvo presented a prototype for a new Robo-taxi in mid-week, as the company races to meet an ambitious target for driverless … Continue reading

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BMW iNEXT is About to Take Flight

A Lufthansa Cargo plane will ferry the BMW iNEXT on a five-day tour. In a round-the-world sprint Lufthansa will fly the iNEXT in a Boeing 777 Freighter to press events in Europe, the U. S. and China. BMW is teaming … Continue reading

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Toyota Invests $500 Million into Uber

Toyota is investing $500m in Uber for self-driving car programme. The aim of the partnership is to use technology from both companies to bring an on-demand autonomous ride-hailing service to market and the deal includes a $500 million investment from … Continue reading

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GXV-T: а Radical New Self-Driving Troop Carrier Revealed by US Army

Advanced radical technology for combat vehicles has recently been demonstrated for the US DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies program. A series of demonstrations, such as the last one at Aberdeen Test Center held in May, has given potential military service transition … Continue reading

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California Testing Digital License Plates

You might soon be able to buy digital license plates, but these digital displays don’t come cheap. California is testing new digital license plates on vehicles. Although it opens up new possibilities, it also raises new privacy concerns. Five years … Continue reading

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Buick’s Stunning Semi-Autonomous Electric Concept Boasts Massive Range

Buick Enspire 2018 SUV uses Cadillac’s Super Cruise system. Buick pulled the wraps off its new Enspire 2018 concept SUV. The electric concept car made its debut at Auto China in Beijing. It has semi-autonomous features, enviable range and is … Continue reading

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Mustang and Focus Hatch Will Be Only Ford Cars Sold in U.S. in 2020

Ford drops all but two models from its North American dealerships. It seems it is the end of the lineup for the Fiesta, Fusion and the compact Focus crossover. The models will disappear in the region. Ford Motor Co. announced … Continue reading

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Global Race to Develop Autonomous Ships

Global race to develop crewless ships leaves U.S. behind. While U.S. was about to become a major player in the global race to develop self-navigating ships, other competitors in the field are trying to leave it behind. Last year, chemical experts Yara and … Continue reading

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Alibaba And Ford Opened China’s First Car Vending Machine

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and US carmaker Ford open a car vending machine in China’s southern city of Guangzhou. The five-story building offers up to 42 cars of various models, including the Ford Explorer SUV and the Mustang. The … Continue reading

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