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High-speed Hyperloop project ready for key test in Nevada

FILE PHOTO: A Hyperloop One test vehicle is transported at a DevLoop track in the Nevada Desert in a photo taken May 12, 2017 and released July 13, 2017. Hyperloop One/Handout via REUTERS By Alex Dobuzinskis Engineers will soon conduct a crucial test of a futu... More »

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Indonesian state firms securitize assets in bid for big inflows

Cars pass through a new toll road Salatiga-Bawen section in Semarang, Central Java province, Indonesia June 15, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Aditya Pradana Putra via REUTERS Indonesian state firms aim to get big international pension fu... More »

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U.S. plans to update self-driving guidelines in coming months

A self-driving car being developed by nuTonomy, a company creating software for autonomous vehicles, is guided down a street near their offices in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder President Donald Trump’s administration will unve... More »

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Ambition to meet reality as China gathers world for Silk Road summit

A map illustrating China’s silk road economic belt and the 21st century maritime silk road, or the so-called ”One Belt, One Road” megaproject, is displayed at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, China January 18, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip When leaders of 28 ... More »

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New York to allow self-driving vehicle testing: governor

FILE PHOTO: Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, arrives at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that the state will allow testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads, p... More »

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Apple self-driving car testing plan gives clues to tech program

An Apple logo is seen in a store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson – RTX32LL4 Apple Inc outlined a plan to train operators of self-driving cars in documents submitted to California regulators earlier this month, the lates... More »

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Train derailment in northern India injures 25

At least 25 people were injured on Thursday when eight carriages of a passenger train derailed in northern India, a railway ministry spokesman said, the latest in a series of incidents involving the world’s fourth-largest rail network. More »

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Police arrest two more over British parliament attack

Floral tributes are seen placed near the scene of an attack in Westminster, in London, Britain March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Staples British police said they had made two further significant arrests in the investigation into the attack on London’s parliament ... More »

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Trump advisers see arbitration as way to speed infrastructure plans

Richard LeFrak, President and CEO of LeFrak Organization, answers questions from a reporter during the Reuters Global Real Estate and Infrastructure Summit in New York, June 14, 2010. REUTERS/Keith Bedford A group advising U.S. President Donald Trump on infras... More »

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South African taxis block roads to main airport in Uber protest

Private security guard stand outside Uber offices in Parktown, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 10, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko South African taxi drivers blocked roads to Johannesburg’s airport on Friday, holding up thousands of travelers in the... More »

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Pirates infielder Kang gets suspended sentence for drunk driving

Jun 14, 2016- New York City, NY, USA- Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang (27) hits a two-run home run against the New York Mets during the sixth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters Picture Supplied by Actio... More »

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Trump administration re-evaluating self-driving car guidance

Elaine Chao testifies before a Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to be transportation secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria U.S. Transportation Secretary... More »

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BMW, Mobileye in deal to collect map data for self-driving cars

General view shows the headquarters of German luxury carmaker BMW in Munich, Germany January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Michael Dalder Israel’s Mobileye and German automaker BMW said on Tuesday they signed an agreement to install Mobileye’s data generation technology i... More »

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UK plans to remove insurance barriers for self-driving cars

New Autopilot features are demonstrated in a Tesla Model S during a Tesla event in Palo Alto, California October 14, 2015. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach Britain plans to introduce new insurance rules to ensure victims of accidents involving self-driving cars are com... More »

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India train crash injures at least 43

A train derailed in northern India on Wednesday injuring at least 43 people, police and rail officials said, at least the third such accident in recent weeks that has raised concerns about the safety of the ageing rail network. More »

BMW seeks to be `coolest` ride-hailing firm with autonomous car

The logo of BMW is pictured at at the 37th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo BMW will test autonomous vehicles in Munich next year as it seeks to keep up with ride-hailing firms like Ube... More »

Germany says Tesla should not use `Autopilot` in advertising

The Tesla Model S version 7.0 software update containing Autopilot features is demonstrated during a Tesla event in Palo Alto, California, U.S., October 14, 2015. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach/File Photo German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt has asked Tesla (... More »

U.S. safety agency seeks answers on fatal Tesla Autopilot crash

WASHINGTON U.S. highway safety regulators have demanded that Tesla Motors Inc hand over detailed information about the design, operation and testing of its Autopilot technology following a May 7 fatal crash in which the system was in use. The U.S. National Hig... More »

Renault recalling 10,649 Zoe electric cars for brake hose checks

PARIS Renault is recalling 10,649 Zoe electric cars to remove the potential risk of rupture to brake fluid hoses, a spokesman for the carmaker said on Thursday, confirming reports on specialist websites and BFM Business TV. The vehicles were built between thei... More »

Britain to test driverless cars on motorways from next year

LONDON Britain said it will begin trialing driverless cars on motorways for the first time in 2017, as it moves toward its goal of allowing autonomous cars to take to the streets by 2020. The government said last year there were no legal barriers to the techno... More »

Hungry mice thwart fix for Brussels’ traffic chaos

BRUSSELS As if the European Union does not have crises enough, now traffic chaos in its congested capital Brussels is being blamed on… hungry mice. EU leaders gathering for a summit on Thursday to deal with the refugee crisis and British threats to quit the bl... More »

‘Open the gate!’: Migrants stranded on Balkan borders

BERKASOVO, Serbia Thousands of migrants clamored to enter European Union member Croatia from Serbia on Monday after a night spent in the cold and mud of no-man’s land, their passage west slowed by a Slovenian effort to impose limits on the flow to western Euro... More »

New York’s Cuomo, de Blasio reach transit funding deal

NEW YORK The governor of New York and mayor of New York City unveiled an agreement on Saturday to close a gap in funding a $26.1 billion capital plan for the region’s deteriorating mass transit system, settling their differences over how to split the cost. For... More »

Senator offers plan to pay for New Jersey-New York rail tunnel

NEW YORK U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York on Tuesday put forward a plan to pay for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River linking New Jersey and New York City, following lengthy delays that have left commuters stranded and frustrated in recent weeks.... More »

German carmakers buy Nokia maps to fend off digital rivals

FRANKFURT/HELSINKI German carmakers BMW (BMWG.DE), Audi (VOWG_p.DE) and Mercedes (DAIGn.DE), will pay around 2.5 billion euros ($2.75 billion) to buy Nokia’s maps business, a transformational deal that will help them to develop self-driving cars. Daimler BMW a... More »