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'World's largest’ fully electric passenger ferry planned for Helsinki-Tallinn route

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Travelling at a speed of 23 knots, Helios will be able to transport approximately 2,000 passengers and 650 cars in just over two hours. The 195-metre-long and 30-metre-wide vessel will have a battery system with a capacity of 85-100 megawatt hours (MWh). million in 2024, and this is set to increase to 11.6 million by 2040.

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VW unveils robotaxi production vehicle while Tesla launches first robotaxi fleet

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Buzz shuttles are part of a fully connected 360° package made up of leading technology, an attractive vehicle fleet, intelligent fleet management and a customer-centric booking system – all from a single source and quickly scalable to fleet size on the road.” Note to themers: _never_ hide the.teaser-utility-links div, please!

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Plan to pedestrianise 1.1km stretch of Oxford Street gains backing from public and businesses

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HS2 completes 8.4-mile tunnel under London despite wider delays to project

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Until recently, HS2 was expected to be completed by 2033, but transport secretary Heidi Alexander recently told the House of Commons that she was delaying the project even further due to a “litany of failure”. mile-long Northolt Tunnel under London in what will be a major artery for the upcoming rail route. How will it do it?

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CAA greenlights infrastructure drone inspections beyond visual line of sight

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Drone Major When flying over railways, the drones operate in a carefully defined ‘safety corridor’, much like aeroplanes, using a ‘Digital Tethering’ system to assure the safety of the aircraft’s flight behaviour. It also said the test would demonstrate the potential to safely and reliably deploy drones at scale over infrastructure.