Data Analytics and the Future of the Trucking Industry
Trucking has proven to be one of the most critically important industries, as nearly everything we use on a daily basis has likely been on a truck at some point…
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Number of Zero-Emissions Commercial Vehicle Models Expected to Double by 2023
The number of available and announced models of zero-emission commercial vehicles in the U.S. and Canada is on track to rise nearly 78% by the end of 2020 compared to…
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States Join Forces to Accelerate Truck, Bus Electrification
BYD makes both electric trucks and buses. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have signed an agreement pledging to develop a plan to eliminate diesel emissions by 2050. The…
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Clean is the new safety paradigm for AV development
Developers must ensure the cabins of shared or automated vehicles aren’t petri dishes for the next pandemic. Privately-owned vehicles were never so safe as they are today. Nor have they…
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New CHAdeMO 3.0 aims to harmonize global EV quick-charging standards
Co-developed with China’s Electricity Council, the updated quick-charge standard dubbed ‘ChaoJi’ is expected to deploy in late 2021. On April 24, the CHAdeMO Association released the 3.0 version of its…
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Reconstructing accidents in the ADAS age
Data access and privacy concerns will be key challenges to determine ADAS-influencing factors, according to an SAE WCX Digital Summit expert panel. With advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) evolving rapidly, the…
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BMW details new motorcycle adaptive cruise control
Developed in cooperation with Bosch, the new ACC system takes the unique dynamics and safety aspects of two-wheelers into account. BMW has released details about its new Motorcycle Active Cruise…
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Lightyear One: 20 miles of daily solar driving range
According to its developers, solar cells untether the Lightyear One from the grid. (Lightyear) This EV’s design features enough sky-facing surface area to place about 1,000 individual photovoltaic cells. It’s been more…
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Vehicle cabin-air filters can combat coronavirus, but effort is problematic
The Geely Icon, launched in February 2020, has new Intelligent Air Purification System (IAPS) that is N95 certified, the filtration level needed to block coronavirus. (Geely) China’s Geely unveiled a…
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Engineering to beat the battery boundaries
Extreme E is a radical new race series for all-electric SUVs for which Williams Advanced Technology is designer and supplier of battery technology. (Extreme E/WAE) It’s a big step from…
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