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Wake-up call: Reducing road accidents with customized driver alerts

EU researchers are coming up with advanced technologies to spot early signs of fatigue and erratic behavior in people behind the wheel.

Apr 11, 2024

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Biden lands another big Taiwan chip investment

The Taiwan chip giant TSMC has agreed to build a third semiconductor factory in Arizona, raising its total investment in the United States to $65 billion, US officials said Monday.

Apr 8, 2024

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A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper

The main cost of an electric vehicle (EV) is its battery. The high cost of energy-dense batteries has meant EVs have long been more expensive than their fossil fuel equivalents.

Mar 20, 2024

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Robot dogs and flyng cars: mobile gadget highlights

Tech companies showcased countless connected gadgets at the world's biggest wireless telecom fair, the four-day Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which wraps up on Thursday.

Feb 27, 2024

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GM bets on e-vehicles with $1.4 bn investment in Brazil

General Motors said Wednesday it will invest seven billion reais (more than $1.4 billion) in Brazil in the next five years to develop electric vehicle production in Latin America's biggest economy.

Jan 25, 2024

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Sixt to buy up to 250,000 Stellantis cars

German car rental group Sixt said Tuesday it has agreed to buy up to 250,000 cars from automaker Stellantis in a "multi-billion euro" deal that includes electric vehicles.

Jan 16, 2024

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Hertz to shrink EV rental fleet over sluggish US demand

Hertz said Thursday it will sell one-third of its electric vehicle (EV) automobiles to resize its fleet in line with slowing demand growth for emission-free transport.

Jan 11, 2024

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Renault says combining electric cars and software in one company will 'democratize' EVs for Europe

Automaker Renault is setting out ambitious goals for its new combined electric vehicle and software business, saying it will "democratize" the market for battery-powered cars in Europe by making them as affordable as gasoline- ...

Nov 15, 2023

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Q&A: Automakers cleared in privacy lawsuit. Are your text messages and call logs at risk?

A federal judge in Seattle has thrown out a class-action lawsuit alleging that some of the top automakers had used vehicles' onboard infotainment systems to record and intercept drivers' texts and phone call logs.

Nov 14, 2023

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California jury says Tesla's Autopilot not to blame in fatal 2019 crash

A California jury on Tuesday rejected a claim that a Tesla car involved in a fatal 2019 crash had a manufacturer's defect in its "Autopilot" self-driving feature, according to a court spokesperson.

Nov 1, 2023

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