October 21, 2020

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China Special Vehicle Autonomous Driving Industry Report 2020: Progress of Autonomous Working Vehicles Sanitation, Airport, Agriculture and Mining

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DUBLIN, Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The “Special Vehicle Autonomous Driving Industry Report, 2019-2020” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

This report highlights progress of autonomous working vehicles in four fields: sanitation, airport, agriculture and mining.

Autonomous working vehicles that run on relatively closed roads and fixed routes, are often free of public road traffic rules, making for popularization of highly automated driving technology. Although the COVID-19 pandemic hinders the development of autonomous driving at airports for the time being, autonomous driving technology for sanitation, agriculture and mining is developing by leaps and bounds.

Autonomous sanitation vehicle

Urban autonomous sanitation street sweepers shall travel at speeds lower than 12km/h according to China’s national standards. The use of autonomous driving technology in sanitation field enables all-weather and more efficient operation subject to strict specifications. In China, autonomous sweepers are being piloted in dozens of places nationwide, mainly for

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Faraday Future Completes Bridge Financing to Push Forward Production of Its All-electric FF 91 Luxury Vehicle

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  • Amended Bridge Financing Includes up to $45 Million in New Senior Secured Financing

  • Birch Lake Fund Management LP, Which Led Senior Bridge Financing Facility in 2019, Returns to Support Faraday Future

 

Faraday Future (FF), a California-based global shared intelligent mobility ecosystem company, today announced that it has completed the expansion and extension of the senior bridge financing facility put in place in 2019 to support the completion and launch of its flagship FF 91 EV and continue development of the mass-market FF 81. The amended bridge facility includes new senior secured financing of up to $45 million, which matures in October 2021.

As part of the expanded and extended financing agreement, Birch Lake, a Chicago-based merchant bank, has returned to support FF as the majority purchaser of the new senior secured financing. The principals of Birch Lake and co-investor, ATW Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, bring extensive experience

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Decorated Marine relieved of command after deadly sinking of assault vehicle off San Clemente Island

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CAMP PENDLETON — The decorated leader of a Camp Pendleton-based landing team was relieved of command on Tuesday after an amphibious assault vehicle sank off San Clemente Island, killing eight Marines and a sailor, military officials announced.

Lt. Col. Michael J. Regner was relieved of command based on “a substantial amount of information and data,” according to a statement by Lt. Gen. Karsten S. Heckl, the commanding general of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.

Assault Amphibious Vehicles come ashore during Iron Fist 2020 exercises at Camp Pendleton, CA on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. About 1,200 Marines, sailors and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces trained as part of the U.S. Japan postwar defense alliance. (File photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) 

Regner, a decorated Marine who served on multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, commanded the 1st Battalion/4th Marine Regiment on Camp Pendleton.

“Heckl relieved Regner due to a

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DOJ now a “vehicle” to advance Trump’s reelection

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Donald Trump; Bill Barr
Donald Trump; Bill Barr

Donald Trump and Bill Barr Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images

A team of legal experts is calling on the House of Representatives to immediately launch formal impeachment proceedings against Attorney General William Barr for an array of abuses during his tenure as the nation’s top law enforcement official, including wielding the powers of the Justice Department to advance the political objectives of President Donald Trump.

In a detailed 267-page report (pdf) released Monday, lawyers from the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington made the case that based on his words and actions as attorney general, “Barr appears to embrace an autocratic view of the power of the executive branch, specifically presidential power, and he views his own extensive authority as flowing from this nearly unbounded view of presidential power.”

“This authoritarian

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Overturned vehicle prompts Route 8 closure in Bridgeport

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  • Emergency lights on a Connecticut State Police cruiser. Photo: Contributed Photo / Connecticut State Police / Connecticut Post Contributed

    Emergency lights on a Connecticut State Police cruiser.

    Emergency lights on a Connecticut State Police cruiser.


    Photo: Contributed Photo / Connecticut State Police


Photo: Contributed Photo / Connecticut State Police

Emergency lights on a Connecticut State Police cruiser.

Emergency lights on a Connecticut State Police cruiser.



Photo: Contributed Photo / Connecticut State Police


BRIDGEPORT — An overturned vehicle prompted first responders to shut down a stretch of Route 8 Wednesday morning.

Police, fire units and medics were dispatched to Route 8 south between exits 5 and 3 around 4 a.m. for a reported crash, according to the state Department of Transportation

Arriving units found an overturned vehicle and shut down the left and center lanes to investigate.


By 6:05 a.m., state police said Route 8 south was closed between exits 4 and 3 because of the crash.

“Use alternate route if traveling

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Arrival’s Electric Vehicle Vision Gets $118 Million Boost From BlackRock

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Arrival, an electric vehicle maker backed by Hyundai and Kia that’s preparing to build electric delivery vans for UPS, just raised $118 million from investment giant BlackRock
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 to fund small-scale factories that the U.K.-based startup says give its battery-powered models a cost advantage over competitors.

BlackRock’s investment is the biggest infusion of funds Arrival has won to date and comes days after the company said its first U.S. “microfactory” will be built in South Carolina. The $46 million facility will be able to make as many as 1,000 electric buses a year and employ 240 people when it opens late next year. Arrival’s first microfactory, in Bicester, England, also opens in 2021.

“This additional capital will be invested into Arrival’s growth, as we deepen and

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EV Connect Partner Program to Deliver Best-in-Class Electric Vehicle Charging

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Building on the success of improving charge station reliability through its groundbreaking EV Charge Station (EVCS) Certification Program, EV Connect today announced a new Partner Program to simplify charge station deployment, improve the ownership experience for site owners, and ensure both charge station and charging network interoperability, as well as enhance the EV driver experience. The program is the industry’s first and most comprehensive integrated hardware-software partner program for EV charging and is designed to fortify technical, business, and support relationships with charging station manufacturers. Additionally, the program aims to bundle turnkey EV charging solutions into comprehensive offerings that simplify the selling, buying, and management process of EV charging for drivers and site owners. Industry leaders BTCPower, EVBox, and EVoCharge are premier partners of the program.

By joining the EV Connect Partner Program, BTCPower, EVBox, and EVoCharge gain access to

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Global Autonomous Vehicle Sensor Market | Increased Need to Reduce Road Accidents to Boost the Market Growth

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The global autonomous vehicle sensor market size is poised to grow by 45.3 million units during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of over 37% throughout the forecast period, according to the latest report by Technavio. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The report also provides the market impact and new opportunities created due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Download a Free Sample of REPORT with COVID-19 Crisis and Recovery Analysis.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201014005120/en/

Technavio has announced its latest market research report titled Global Autonomous Vehicle Sensors Market 2020-2024 (Graphic: Business Wire)

The rise in the urgency in curbing road accidents is one of the primary drivers for this market. Road traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of death. In an attempt to counter the rising number of

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LPD searches for man video recorded assaulting, forcing woman into a vehicle

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Laredo police officers are looking for a man who was recorded beating, dragging and forcing a woman into a vehicle, authorities said on Tuesday afternoon.

Police officers were dispatched at about 2 a.m. Tuesday to an assault report in the intersection of Ejido and Laredo Street. A gray pickup pulled over on the side of the road. Then, a man exited the vehicle and began viciously attacking a female passenger.

Surveillance footage from the area recorded the man parking the pickup, possibly a Dodge Ram, and exiting the vehicle. He then opens the passenger door behind the driver side and strikes the female passenger four times.

“The male suspect then yanks the victim out from the backseat and throws her down onto the floor. Once on the floor, the male suspect is seen dragging the victim from her hair as he continues to strike and kick the victim,” police said

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Marine Corps fires commander after 9 service members died when their amphibious assault vehicle sank into the sea

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a group of people looking at the camera: Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael J. Regner Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago

© Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago
Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael J. Regner Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago
  • The Marine Corps has decided to fire the commander of the unit involved in an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) accident that left nine service members dead in July, the Marine Corps said in a press statement Tuesday evening.
  • The Marine Corps said that Lt. Col. Michael Regner, the commander of Battalion Landing Team 1/4 attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, was relieved “due to a loss in trust and confidence in his ability to command as a result of the assault amphibious vehicle mishap.”
  • The Marine Corps investigation into the AAV accident that killed eight Marines and a Navy sailor is still ongoing.
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The Marine Corps has fired the commander of the unit involved in the

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