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Volvo Trucks and Econ just unveiled an electric gritter truck that can do a lot more than just grit

May 25, 2023
Volvo Trucks and Econ Engineering’s new electric gritter truck isn’t limited to just winter use because it has an Electric Quick Change Body (E-QCB) system. Transformer-like electric gritter truck The E-QCB, which is what Econ calls it, is much more than just an electric gritter truck. Thanks to Volvo Trucks’ customizable EV truck base, it can be turned, Transformer-like, into a tipper…
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Watch Aurora’s autonomous Driver technology navigate highways in inclement weather [Video]

May 25, 2023
Storms, sleet, snow, and even high winds can provide added danger to highways where large vehicles like semitrucks are traveling at high speeds. The abundance of caution and safety is multiplied when you remove the truck driver from the equation. As it prepares to launch its Horizon autonomous service, self-driving tech company Aurora has shared footage of its Driver software responding…
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Biden nominates Air Force general to lead NSA, Cyber Command

May 24, 2023
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has chosen a new leader for the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, a joint position that oversees much of America’s cyber warfare and defense. Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the current deputy commander of Cyber Command, would replace Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, who has led both organizations since May 2018 and was expected to step down this year…
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Gear in this story

May 24, 2023
The new XF 8mm is an ultrawide prime that can fit normal 62mm filters, no wonky adapters required. Fujifilm has added an ultrawide prime to its XF line of lenses. The Fujinon XF 8mm F3.5 R WR is aimed at landscape, real estate, and architectural photographers. This is the widest prime lens in the X Series system, and matches the XF 8-16mm F2.8 as the widest focal length available from…
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