Vehicle
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Lockheed-Martin's Atlas V launch system is too expensive to compete effectively for commercial missions. So, as part of an effort to reposition its services, LM is now offering a 100 percent money-back or reflight guarantee on Atlas launches.
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With a recent US$1 million funding award courtesy of the US Department of Transportation, researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute hope to advance vehicle-to-vehicle communication by developing a framework to facilitate a safe future for autonomous cars.
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RoboCV's X-MOTION system, which is described as an intellectual pilot system, has been rolled out in a Samsung factory in the Russian city of Kaluga where warehouse vehicles can now zip around the factory floor autonomously.
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Moon Express has revealed the design of its MX-1 entry for the Google Lunar X Prize competition. Not a one-trick pony, the MX-1 is intended as the first of a series of robotic spacecraft that can carry out a multitude of tasks in Earth orbit as well as in deep space.
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The Polaris Sportsman WV850 HO with Terrain Armor is a military-grade All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) that abandons traditional inflatable tires for Non-Pneumatic Tires (NPT) that feature a flexible polymer honeycomb.
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Urbee 2, the first road-ready, fuel-efficient, 3D printed car will hit the roads by 2015, at which time KOR EcoLogic aims to demonstrate the 7 hp (5 kW) three-wheeled, rear-steering eco-hybrid by crossing the US while using only ten gallons of fuel.
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Toyota is now testing the Winglet personal mobility robot on public sidewalks and road crossings in Japan.
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Watercar has started production of their amphibious Jeep-like Panther that does over 80 mph (127 km/h) on the road and 44 mph (70 km/h) in the water.
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A new art installation unveiled by Jaguar as part of Clerkenwell Design Week in London is, according to the company, a “vision of Jaguar's future design language.”
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The Boosted Boards electric skateboard is now available for pre-order, and still holds a credible claim to being the world's lightest electric vehicle.
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GM's next-generation of technology is set to include vehicle-specific apps and 4G connectivity.
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Mantis is an enormous hexapod robot built in the UK by Matt Denton of Micromagic Systems.
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