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Dec 18, 2016, 9:00 PM

Renault Opens China's First Test Zone For Self-Driving Cars

Renault has opened China's first experimentation zone for self-driving cars in the country's central city of Wuhan. An electric autonomous driving (AD) car by Renault will operate on a two-km-long lakeside road in the Sino-French Wuhan Ecological Demonstration city in Wuhan.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Dec 13, 2016

  Audi Cars Will Now Communicate With Traffic Lights

  Audi's newest vehicle-to-infrastructure program, the German manufacturer is now fitting some selective cars that can communicate with the traffic grid in a city. Essentially, the car will be able to pull up to a set of traffic lights and tell the driver when the red light will turn green. This will be done through a timer on the dashboard.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Dec 8, 2016

  Kawasaki's Electric Motorcycle Patent Images Leaked

  According to a set of recently leaked patent images, Kawasaki appears to have started working on its first all-electric road motorcycle. The patent images reveal that the bike will have a street fighter like stance and it is likely to get the manufacturers latest style cues.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Dec 6, 2016

  Audi Builds Miniature Q2 To Test Autonomous AI Technology

  Audi is working on a new autonomous AI technology using a special miniature Q2, as part of its 'Deep Learning Concept' project. This model is capable of finding a parking spot and park in entirely on its own.

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  car&bike Team | Dec 4, 2016

  Mercedes-Benz' New HD Headlamps Can Project Signs On The Road

  The German carmaker says the new headlamps have a resolution of over 2 million pixels and not only aid the driver but also facilitate communication.

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  Reuters | Nov 23, 2016

  Self-Driving Mobility Scooters Could Soon Be Reality

  Self-driving mobility scooters could be the next big thing in driverless vehicle technology as the University of Singapore is testing single-seater mobility scooters that can travel at speeds up to 6 km/h on footpaths and intended to curb accidents caused because of overtly phone savvy people.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 22, 2016

  World's Fastest Electric Car, NIO EP9, Unveiled In London

  The electric supercar, the NIO EP9, that has already achieved a new lap record at the Nuerburgring Nordschliefe.

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  PTI | Nov 21, 2016

  Soon Glow-In-The-Dark Dye Might Be Used To Power Car Batteries

  Researchers have identified a glow-in-the-dark fluorescent dye which may be an ideal material for stockpiling energy in rechargeable, liquid-based batteries that could one day power cars and homes. The dye called BODIPY - or boron-dipyrromethene - shines brightly in the dark under a black light.

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  Reuters | Oct 26, 2016

  Uber's Self-Driving Truck Delivers Its First Shipment - Nearly 45,000 Cans Of Beer

  In the first real-world commercial use of autonomous trucking, some 45,000 cans of Budweiser beer arrived late last week to a warehouse after traveling over 120 highway miles in a self-driving truck with no driver at the wheel.

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