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Liebherr R 936 Compact Crawler Excavator ticks the boxes on Corsica
Liebherr R 936 Compact Crawler Excavator ticks the boxes on Corsica Lanfranchi performs earthworks and rock filling work in the Porto-Vecchio region on the island of Corsica, as well as work on traffic routes and various pipeline networks. Recently they were looking for a new excavator with a weight...
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New Zealand investing $1.5 billion in Waikato transport infrastructure
New Zealand investing $1.5 billion in Waikato transport infrastructure Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has today announced a $1.5 billion investment in Waikato’s land transport system that will deliver a safer, better connected and more resilient transport system to keep the region moving and save l...
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Breakthrough turns waste into Graphene in a flash
Breakthrough turns waste into Graphene in a flash A new process introduced by the Rice University lab of chemist James Tour can turn bulk quantities of just about any carbon source into valuable graphene flakes. The process is quick and cheap; Tour said the “flash graphene” technique can convert a t...
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Common Pressure Rail Hybrid system wins Volvo Technology Award
Common Pressure Rail Hybrid system wins Volvo Technology Award The novel Common Pressure Rail Hybrid system applied to excavators, resulting in radical improvements in energy-efficiency, has received the Volvo Technology Award 2021. Breaking new grounds for hydraulic efficiency in excavators, the Co...
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Bamford and Vedra launch HYCAP hydrogen investment fund to raise £1bn
Bamford and Vedra launch HYCAP hydrogen investment fund to raise £1bn Green entrepreneur Jo Bamford has joined forces with multi-family office Vedra Partners to launch HYCAP, a hydrogen investment fund which has set its sights on raising £1bn. The capital, which already stands at more than £200m aft...
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National Highways harnesses Minecraft to inspire the next generation
National Highways harnesses Minecraft to inspire the next generation National Highways has enlisted the help of Minecraft, the world’s best-selling video game, to inspire the next generation of talented tech experts, engineers, scientists and mathematicians. Launching today (Monday 6 September) stud...
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Network Rail uses innovative fibre-optic technology to boost safety
Network Rail uses innovative fibre-optic technology to boost safety Network Rail has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Thales Ground Transportation Systems Ltd to develop and trial Fibre Optic Acoustic Sensing (FOAS) technology that will support improvements in safety and performance on the...
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Bosch innovates away with the Charging Brick
Bosch innovates away with the Charging Brick Bosch’s new flexible smart charging cable with integrated control and safety technology also does without the usual “charging brick” – as the bulky in-cable control box is colloquially known – when charging at a 230-volt power socket. This means the flexi...
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2021 EV Summit leads the eMobility charge
2021 EV Summit leads the eMobility charge With an increase in EV demand, comes developments, disruption and a drive for collaboration. At the 2021 EV Summit (1-2 September 2021), the UK’s industry-leading event for electric vehicles, leading manufacturers, infrastructure providers, government and lo...
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Hytera Signs $30m Integrated Communication contract with Shenzhen Metro
Hytera Signs $30m Integrated Communication contract with Shenzhen Metro Hytera, a global leading provider of Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) solutions, has signed a new contract worth $30 million to provide the entire integrated communication solutions with systems, equipment, terminals and services...
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Luminar debuts Proactive Safety™ with On-Road Demonstrations at IAA Munich
Luminar debuts Proactive Safety™ with On-Road Demonstrations at IAA Munich At the IAA Mobility Summit on September 7–12, Luminar Technologies, Inc will premier its Proactive Safety™ system in on-road demos for European automakers. The company also announced today an expansion of its cu...
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Nexxiot advances TradeTech in Eastern Europe as E-P Rail Digitization Partner
Nexxiot advances TradeTech in Eastern Europe as E-P Rail Digitization Partner E-P Rail, one of the largest privately held fright rail operators in Romania with operations across Europe, has announced a partnership with logistics digitization pioneer Nexxiot to provide cloud-based data analytics serv...
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Esri delivers data-driven governance for Upper Egypt Local Development Program
Esri delivers data-driven governance for Upper Egypt Local Development Program When the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a global call to action to achieve a more sustainable future for all by 2030, many countries committed to the cause. Egypt, which launched its st...
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The Cincoze DS-1300 puts the Smart in Smart Manufacturing
The Cincoze DS-1300 puts the Smart in Smart Manufacturing Smart manufacturing is the “new normal” in the era of Industry 4.0. Rapid optimization of manufacturing processes and the complete overhaul of the industrial environment, including smart production, smart equipment, and smart energy managemen...
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Leipzig Airport runway and taxiways resurfaced with Trimble 3D accuracy
Leipzig Airport runway and taxiways resurfaced with Trimble 3D accuracy As part of a modernization and infrastructure improvement effort at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG recently contracted out the resurfacing of the northern take-off and landing strip and a numb...
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The benefits of Fleet Management Tracking for Construction
The benefits of Fleet Management Tracking for Construction Running a construction business can be a real headache logistically, with multiple sites in operation, a fleet of company vehicles to track, and issues such as mechanical failure. Given that sites and vehicles may be in remote locations or o...
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Mobile Mini launches innovative digital reporting system
Mobile Mini launches innovative digital reporting system Mobile Mini UK, one of the leading worldwide providers of portable accommodation and secure storage containers has launched a new QR code initiative as part of its ongoing evolution of digital incident reporting systems. The company has won mu...
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Everrati Electric Land Rover makes first public debut
Everrati Electric Land Rover makes first public debut Bridge of Weir Leather, expert supplier of Fine Automotive Leather to the world’s most respected luxury car brands, is delighted to host the first public debut of a new electric version of the legendary Land Rover Series IIA at this weekend’s 202...
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Liebherr XPower wheel loaders dig in at the Rinsche gravel plant in Anröchte
Liebherr XPower wheel loaders dig in at the Rinsche gravel plant in Anröchte A third Liebherr L 586 XPower® wheel loader was recently added to the machine park of the Rinsche gravel plant in Anröchte. The key factor in the recent acquisition were the positive experiences of the two previous L 586 XP...
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Doosan to showcase Mini-Excavators at 2021 Rental Show
Doosan to showcase Mini-Excavators at 2021 Rental Show Doosan will display two mini-excavators ideally suited for rental customers during the 2021 American Rental Association (ARA) annual trade show and convention. This year’s ARA Show™ will run from 17-20 October 2021 in Las Vegas. The Doosa...
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New EnduraSign QuickFit Frame designed for Chapter 8 Street Works Signs
New EnduraSign QuickFit Frame designed for Chapter 8 Street Works Signs Leading innovator and manufacturer of site safety equipment Oxford Plastics has announced the launch of the new EnduraSign QuickFit Frame. The company’s latest roadside safety frame release this autumn is compatible with 300mm d...
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High demand for JCB Machinery creates 100 new welding jobs
High demand for JCB Machinery creates 100 new welding jobs JCB is recruiting 100 new welders for its Staffordshire factories as demand for its products continues to soar, the company announced today. The recruitment drive has just got underway for the permanent jobs at JCB’s World Headquarters and i...
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Terex Trucks reveals rebrand to Rokbak
Terex Trucks reveals rebrand to Rokbak Articulated hauler specialist Terex Trucks rebrands as Rokbak and announces its vision for an exciting new future. The Scottish manufacturer unveiled the new brand at a digital launch event on September 1, attended by dealers, customers, media, and Volvo Group...
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National Highways delivers vital road link in Huntingdon during A14 project
National Highways delivers vital road link in Huntingdon during A14 project Reduced congestion and better access to major roads are among the benefits people living, working and travelling in and around Huntingdon will soon feel as a part of National Highways most recent upgrade on Britain’s biggest...
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Lynch Plant leads the Way in Telehandler Safety with GKD Technologies
Lynch Plant leads the Way in Telehandler Safety with GKD Technologies GKD Technologies design, develop and produce height, slew and load safety control systems for general construction equipment and also Road Rail vehicles (RRV’s) – the company is a leader in its field on data-driven safety s...
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Will driving be banned in favour of autonomous cars by 2050?
Will driving be banned in favour of autonomous cars by 2050? Autonomous cars will match or exceed human safety by 2024, after which they will grow rapidly at a CAGR of 30% finds IDTechEx’s new report “Autonomous Cars, Robotaxis & Sensors 2022–2042”. By the 2040s, they will be capable of fulfilli...
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Ordnance Survey announces EV hackathon for coders and programmers to join
Ordnance Survey announces EV hackathon for coders and programmers to join The Ordnance Survey (OS) is inviting all developers, data scientists, designers and storytellers to participate in a two-day virtual hackathon on Wednesday 6 October and Thursday 7 October. One of the biggest challenges facing...
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BHP and Caterpillar accelerate development of Net-Zero Mining Trucks
BHP and Caterpillar accelerate development of Net-Zero Mining Trucks BHP today announced a partnership with Caterpillar Inc. to develop and deploy zero-emissions mining trucks at BHP sites to reduce operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This milestone is the result of over 12 months of close c...
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Sacyr starts operations of Rota de Santa María highway P3 Concession in Brazil
Sacyr starts operations of Rota de Santa María highway P3 Concession in Brazil Today Sacyr has started the operation of Rota de Santa María highway (RSC-287) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. This is the company’s first P3 in the South American country. Sacyr Concesiones will double 204 km...
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Ramirent wins Charity Auction for Bobcat L28 Loader to Support Child Cancer Patients
Ramirent wins Charity Auction for Bobcat L28 Loader to Support Child Cancer Patients With a bid of SEK 357,000 (€34,930), Ramirent AB, a leading rental company, was the winner in a charity auction for the first Bobcat L28 small articulated loader (SAL) in Sweden. The auction took place on the Klarav...
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CASE acquires Sampierana to expand mini and midi excavator range
CASE acquires Sampierana to expand mini and midi excavator range CASE Construction Equipment is set to enhance its product offering, as CNH Industrial N.V. announced the execution of an agreement to immediately purchase 90% of the capital stock of Sampierana SpA, a privately-owned Italian company th...
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STEYR introduces new front-end tractor loader range
STEYR introduces new front-end tractor loader range A new line-up of front loaders matching 58-240hp STEYR tractors, from the Kompakt S to the Absolut CVT, is now available from STEYR dealers, the result of a fresh approach aimed at ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction and support fo...
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Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in Foretellix for Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in Foretellix for Autonomous Vehicle Safety Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has announced a new investment in a leading company in the field of measurable safety for driver assistance and autonomous vehicles. Foretellix Ltd was founded in 2018 by a team of verifica...
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Allison Transmission expands eGen Power e-Axle Portfolio
Allison Transmission expands eGen Power e-Axle Portfolio Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional, electric hybrid and fully electric vehicle propulsion solutions, announces the addition of its eGen Power 100S and 130D e-Axles to its fully electric portfolio of propu...
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Toyoda Gosei innovative new Fuel Tank Cutoff Valve leads to lighter vehicles
Toyoda Gosei innovative new Fuel Tank Cutoff Valve leads to lighter vehicles Toyoda Gosei has developed a cutoff valve with a novel structure that contributes to lighter vehicle weight. This cutoff valve is now being used on the new Toyota Land Cruiser in some regions. Cutoff valves are plastic comp...
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Velodyne Lidar and MOV.AI to provide Robotics Autonomous Solutions
Velodyne Lidar and MOV.AI to provide Robotics Autonomous Solutions Velodyne Lidar, Inc. and MOV.AI today announced the companies are collaborating to provide robot manufacturers with enterprise-grade automation solutions, including mapping, navigation, obstacle avoidance and risk avoidance. The MOV....
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Liebherr Smart Support boosts high-top crane production
Liebherr Smart Support boosts high-top crane production Powerful, space-saving and solid – this is how Antonio Basso S.p.A, an Italian manufacturer of pre-cast concrete parts, describes the 1000 EC-H 50 Litronic crane from Liebherr. The crane moves pre-cast concrete parts weighing several tonnes on...
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J2 Innovations release framework FIN Stack supervisory and control software
J2 Innovations release framework FIN Stack supervisory and control software Managing every aspect of building automation without complex or costly engineering effort has reached the next level with the introduction of FIN Stack, J2 Innovations’ ready-to-use software, in the UK and Ireland. Previousl...
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Cenex-LCV2021 and Cenex-CAM2021 announces extensive seminar programme
Cenex-LCV2021 and Cenex-CAM2021 announces extensive seminar programme Cenex has announced the seminar programme for this year’s Cenex-Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV2021) and Cenex-Connected Automated Mobility (CAM2021) events. Bringing together an international audience focused on the latest innovations in...
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The benefits of a hand angle miller with the Maija milling disc
The benefits of a hand angle miller with the Maija milling disc Increasing sustainability, efficiency and security are three important aspects when using the Maija milling discs. The sustainability is so outstanding that the Maija milling discs were awarded the German resource efficiency price in 20...
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Commercial DuraPost fencing solution scalable to 4m height
Commercial DuraPost fencing solution scalable to 4m height Birkdale has expanded its extensive product portfolio by launching a new patented Commercial DuraPost®. Available in a range of lengths from 2.4m up to 5m, Commercial DuraPost® is scalable for fencing projects up to 4m above the ground and o...
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Cleverpod Robotic Vehicles will deliver a better life for couriers
Cleverpod Robotic Vehicles will deliver a better life for couriers Couriers face many issues in a typical urban environment, as their delivery methods may be slow, ineffective, or inefficient, leading to poor productivity and customer dissatisfaction. Cleverpod will address these problems head-on wi...
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Western Digital reimagining the Hard Drive with flash-enhanced drive architecture
Western Digital reimagining the Hard Drive with flash-enhanced drive architecture At the company’s HDD Reimagine event today, Western Digital Corp., introduced a new flash-enhanced drive architecture that breaks traditional boundaries of storage. Building on the company’s unique ability to innovate...
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REV Fire Group introduce first fully-electric North American-Style Fire Trucks
REV Fire Group introduce first fully-electric North American-Style Fire Trucks REV Fire Group a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services, announces it will introduce the first fully electric North American-style fire apparatus. Developed with technology p...
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Influence the future of AEC at Graphisoft’s Building Together 2021 Digital Event
Influence the future of AEC at Graphisoft’s Building Together 2021 Digital Event Graphisoft, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solution developer for architecture, announced today the full speaker list and agenda for the Building Together 2021 conference. Scheduled for S...
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CTT anti-condensation technology keeps aircraft dry
CTT anti-condensation technology keeps aircraft dry CTT Systems also has extensive experience of anti-condensation in aircraft. Any humidity that might be in the cabin is drawn up with warm air into the crown section of the fuselage, above the ceiling. When it touches the cold aircraft skin – the ou...
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Iteris unveils AI Detection Sensor For Smart Intersections
Iteris unveils AI Detection Sensor For Smart Intersections Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has launched Vantage Apex™, the industry’s first 1080p high-definition (HD) video and four-dimensional (4D) radar sensor with integrated arti...
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Lenovo and RealWear to deliver Assisted Reality solutions
Lenovo and RealWear to deliver Assisted Reality solutions Lenovo and RealWear, the world’s leading provider of assisted reality solutions for frontline industrial workers, today announced a global collaboration to bring assisted reality solutions to enterprise customers. The combined technologies an...
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Komatsu and Vale presenting excavation and cutting technology at MINExpo
Komatsu and Vale presenting excavation and cutting technology at MINExpo Global mining equipment and technology provider Komatsu and Vale, one of the largest producers of iron ore and nickel in the world, are working together to advance the future of underground hard rock excavation by collaborating...
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DNP develops reflect arrays to improve 5G coverage
DNP develops reflect arrays to improve 5G coverage Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. has developed a Reflect Array that flexibly reflects the millimetre waves used in fifth generation (5G) mobile communications systems to expand coverage area. Compared to general metal reflectors, the new product is cap...
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Cost saving benefits of a Sustainable Supply Chain
Cost saving benefits of a Sustainable Supply Chain Back in 2016, a report from McKinsey showed that a typical company’s supply chain accounted for 80 per cent of its greenhouse-gas emissions. But not only is the impact on the environment severe, but it can also lead to financial issues for companies...
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New alliance calls for UK to adopt Safe Roads for All
New alliance calls for UK to adopt Safe Roads for All Government leadership, through a robust and new Road Safety Strategy, policies and investment to make our roads and urban spaces safe and healthy, is urgently needed and would prevent thousands of tragic deaths, catastrophic injuries, killer resp...
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Should we use Rubble Soakaways to manage excess water
Should we use Rubble Soakaways to manage excess water With notoriously wet weather and endless rainy forecasts, England is no stranger to the odd downpour. This rainfall is mostly manageable, but some facilities must take further action to enable suitable drainage in order to negate the threat of fl...
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CINTEC Grout Anchor technology stabilizes lighthouse staircase
CINTEC Grout Anchor technology stabilizes lighthouse staircase Cintec North America announces its Cementitious Grout Anchors were used in a project for the stabilization of the deteriorating staircase in the Morris Island Lighthouse, located on Morris Island, South Carolina. The lighthouse was opene...
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Liebherr MK 88 Plus Crane achieves 300 lifts in three days
Liebherr MK 88 Plus Crane achieves 300 lifts in three days An MK 88 Plus belonging to crane service provider Nolte Auto-Krane has completed a veritable lifting marathon as part of a structural inspection of the North Sea barrage near Husum. During its tough eight-week assignment, the Liebherr crane...
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Ritchie Bros. latest Houston, Texas auction sells over $48m+ of equipment
Ritchie Bros. latest Houston, Texas auction sells over $48m+ of equipment Ritchie Bros.’ Texas team has had a busy summer, with a US$50+ million auction in Fort Worth in July, a US$99+ million retirement sale for Barrilleaux Inc. in early August, and US$48+ million auction just last week in Ho...
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Tufftalk steps up hearing protection and communication solutions
Tufftalk steps up hearing protection and communication solutions Sena Industrial, the leader in advanced wireless communication solutions, introduces the new Tufftalk M headset, which incorporates Sena’s more than two decades of experience. The Tufftalk M is an effective hearing protector and,...
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Move Asia all set to re-imagine the future of Smart Mobility across Asia
Move Asia all set to re-imagine the future of Smart Mobility across Asia On 7-9 September 2021, MOVE Asia brings together those driving change in urban mobility across Asia to explore the opportunities, strategies and developments to fast-track smart mobility across Asia. Over the three days, over 1...
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Alfi and Lemma collaborate on DOOH network advertising business
Alfi and Lemma collaborate on DOOH network advertising business Alfi, Inc., an AI enterprise SaaS platform company, today announced the signing of a letter of intent with Lemma, one of the largest and fastest growing programmatic DOOH (Digital Out of Home) networks, to cross-sell and promote each ot...
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Aurora pilots technology for future truck ride-hailing business
Aurora pilots technology for future truck ride-hailing business Today, Aurora met a critical milestone in its path to commercialization by announcing the development of its next generation of hardware. Aurora’s next generation of hardware will debut in commercial pilots this year and lay the foundat...
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