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Ford issues 2015 trends report; the emergent role of Generation Z

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Ford has issued its third annual trends report, a compilation of consumer research and insights from thought leaders around the world, which is intended to provide a look at micro-trends expected to influence products and brands for 2015 and beyond. —Sheryl Connelly, Ford global consumer trend and futuring manager.

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Johann Jungwirth moves from Apple, Mercedes-Benz R&D to Head of Digitalization Strategy at the Volkswagen Group

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Johann Jungwirth has been appointed as Head of the Volkswagen Group’s newly-established Digitalization Strategy Department effective 1 November 2015. From 2008 to 2014 Jungwirth was also Vice-President Infotainment and Telematics responsible for all research, engineering and product development for infotainment and connected car solutions.

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DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

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VTO-funded research has reduced the cost of advanced batteries by 75% since 2008, and nearly every plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) on the road today uses VTO-developed battery technology. a 2015 baseline of 36 miles per gallon). There are also efficiency opportunities beyond vehicle components and systems.

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Ford US sales up 5% in April; SUVs post an April record, hybrid sales down 31%

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For the first four months of 2015, combined hybrid sales were down 29%, from 27,877 units to 19,699. Both conventional and plug-in models generally showed year-on-year declines during the four-month period—the exception being the C-MAX Energi, which showed better results in March and April 2015 than the year prior.

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Continental presenting eHorizon swarm intelligence system for two-wheelers at CES 2017

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Continental first introduced eHorizon at the 62nd IAA Commercial vehicles event in 2008 as a concept for a control unit providing other vehicle systems with a digital map preview. In 2015, Continental began road-testing of testing dynamic eHorizon, which implemented the principle of swarm intelligence from the cloud. Earlier post.)

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CEN and ETSI deliver first set of standards for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) in Europe

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Having suitable standards for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems is vital for enabling European manufacturers to produce the next generation of connected cars. The European Commission published an Action plan for the deployment of ITS in Europe in 2008. Connected cars are expected to appear on European roads in 2015.

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Startup Makes It Easier to Detect Fires With IoT and Flir Cameras

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Tarin started MoviTHERM in 2008 to be a distributor and systems integrator for Flir thermal imagers. And he began to discover around 2015 that interest in such custom software had fallen off. “I Once the module is connected to a camera, it starts monitoring. MIO can be expanded by adding more modules, Tarin says.

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