Technology

Sameer Contractor

Nov 26, 2019, 12:26 AM

BHU Students Win 2019 Shell Eco-Marathon With Best Mileage Of 387.9 Km/kWh

The second edition of the Shell Eco-Marathon was held in India recently that saw over 24 teams participating from across the country as part of the brand's 'Make The Future' initiative. The best and brightest minds from engineering colleges made their way to the Shell Technology Centre in Bangalore for the competition, and it was Team Averera from Indian Institute of Technology - Banaras Hindu University (BHU) that clocked the best mileage of 387.9 km/kWh. The BHU students managed to retain their dominance in the competition for the second year in a row in the Batter electric prototype category after winning the marathon last year in the same category with the best mileage of 362.5 km/kWh.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 23, 2019

  China's Didi Could Offer More Services With Advent Of 5G: Report

  Unlike many other Chinese technology businesses that have expanded into multiple revenue streams, Didi has so far focused mainly on its core ride-hailing operations, which are now available outside China in countries including Japan and Costa Rica.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 22, 2019

  Elon Musk Accidentally Breaks Tesla Cybertruck's Unbreakable Glass

  At the Tesla Cybertruck unveiling here, Elon Musk asked the companys lead designer, Franz von Holzhausen, to demonstrate the strength of the "Armor Glass" by throwing a solid metal, baseball-sized ball at the window, but surprisingly the glass broke when a steel ball was overarmed into it.

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  IANS | Nov 18, 2019

  Now You Can Enjoy Gaming In Autonomous Cars

  Researchers have designed multiplayer games where occupants of autonomous vehicles can play with other players in self-driving cars within near distance. The study, led by researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada, details three games created for level three and higher semi-autonomous vehicles.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 18, 2019

  Ola, Microsoft Research To Measure Real-Time Air Quality

  In a bid to support the government's efforts to combat air pollution, private cab aggregator Ola and Microsoft Research on Monday joined hands to measure real-time street level air quality data in Delhi-NCR. Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) data will be collected through sensors mounted on Ola's fleet of vehicles.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Oct 5, 2023

  Tata Motors Bags An Order Of 500 Electric Vehicles From Lithium Urban Technologies

  Tata Motors and Lithium Urban Technologies, India's largest electric vehicle (EV) fleet provider, have announced entering into a long-term partnership to offer electric mobility solutions in the market across passenger, mass transit and freight segments.

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  Ameya Naik | Nov 18, 2019

  This Is The World’s First 5G Connected Tyre

  Pirelli along with Ericsson, Audi, Tim, Italdesign and KTH staged a demonstration of how a vehicle equipped with the sensor-fitted Pirelli Cyber Tyre and connected to the 5G network

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  car&bike Team | Nov 15, 2019

  Daimler Takes 'Reality Check' On Robotaxis

  Daimler has taken a "reality check" on self-driving "robotaxis", acknowledging that making them safe is proving harder than first thought amid questions over their future earnings potential. Chief Executive Ola Kaellenius told journalists on Thursday

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  car&bike Team | Nov 14, 2019

  U.S. Senate To Hold November 20 Hearing On Testing, Deployment Of Self-Driving Cars

  The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a Nov. 20 hearing on the testing and deployment of self-driving vehicles that will include top U.S. safety officials, as Congress has struggled to pass legislation on autonomous vehicles.

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