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Self-Driving Boats (Roboats) Are Being Tested In The Canals Of Amsterdam. The Same Advanced Technology Applied To Self Driving Cars Was Used In Developing The Roboats. The Roboats, Expected To Travel 6-7 Km/ Hour, Will Convey People, Goods, And Trash. The Watercrafts Will Be Used To Alleviate Road Congestions By Making Use Of Under-Utilised Canals.

FedEx Has Begun Using Self-Driving Trucks Developed By Autonomous Vehicle Startup Aurora And Heavy-Duty Vehicle Manufacturer Paccar, As Part Of A Pilot Program, To Haul Goods Btw Dallas And Houston. The Self Driving Trucks, With Backup Safety Driver, Will Be Used Multiple Times A Week To Complete The ~ 500 Mile Route Along Interstate 45.

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Ford’s First-Ever Electric SUV, The Ford Mustang Mach-E, Which Has Been On Sale For A Few Months, Has Now, For The First Time In The World, Experienced A Wreck, Via Highway Speed Crash. Fortunately, All Occupants Survived With Minor Injuries. The Accident May Indicate How Safe The Vehicle Is, Compared To The Fatal Tesla Model S Crash.

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The World’s First Human Passenger Test Of A New Mode Of Transportation, Since 100 Years, Was Successfully Done By “Virgin Hyperloop.” Hyperloop Is A Transportation Mode Via A Vehicle, Magnetically Suspended In A Vaccum Tube, Which Can Reach Speeds Of 600 mph. But The Virgin Hyperloop Test Got To A Speed Of 100 mph Due To The 500m Long Track.

Life Aircraft Is Selling A Few Of Their Recreational Flying Vehicles, Called Hexa, For $US495,000. But The Cool Part Is That Anyone That Meets The Height, Weight, And Age Requirements Can Rent To Fly Without A Pilot’s License. Hexa Is An Electric Vertical Takeoff And Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft Able To Fly 15-Mins Intervals At Low Altitudes.

SkyDrive Inc., A Japanese Company, Has Announced The First Successful Public Demonstration Of A Piloted Flying Car, Named SD-03. SD-03, According To SkyDrive, Is “The First Smallest Vertical Takeoff And Landing Vehicle That Takes Up The Space Of Two Parked Cars.” The Company Plans On Carrying Out More Developments And Tests To Ensure The Car Use Safety.

Volvo Plans To Be The First To Use Light Direction and Ranging (LiDAR) In Production Vehicles. LiDAR Is A Low-Intensity, Non-Harmful, And Invisible Laser Beams, Which Can Help Compute Object Distance From The Sender (Autonomous Car). Volvo Intends To Do This In Partnership With Luminar, Who Has Made LiDAR Cheaper And Smaller In Size.

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The UK Car Sales Has Plunged To Its Lowest In 74 Years. This Is All Thanks To The Coronavirus Pandemic Lockdown Measures, As All Car Showrooms Were Also Impacted. Society for Motor Manufacturers And Traders (SMMT) Figures Show That Only 4,321 Cars Were Registered In April, The Lowest Monthly Level Since 1946.

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Ford Is Expanding The Mustang Lineup, For The First Time In 55 Years, With The Release Of Its First Electric Car, A Mustang Mach-E. The Mach-E, An SUV, Comes With 459 HP, Can Accelerate From 0 to 60 MPH In About 3 Secs, With 210-300 Miles Traveling Distance Before Recharging. The Vehicle, Costing About $44,000, Will Hit The Market In Late 2020.

In A Bid To Reduce Nitrogen Oxide Pollution In Netherlands, To Save Jobs By Complying With The EU Law Protecting Nature, The Dutch Government Is Instigating Policies, From 2020, Which Include Cutting Day Time Speed Limit From 130Km/h To 100Km/h. Drivers Can Revert To Normal Limit Btw 19:00-06:00 When Only 8%-10% Of Cars Are On The Road.

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