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Volkswagen Group, Google partnering on quantum computing; traffic optimization, batteries, AI

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The Volkswagen Group and Google will partner on research in the field of quantum computing. As part of this collaboration, a team of specialists from Volkswagen and Google will work together using a Google quantum computer. Volkswagen Group IT wants to make progress in three development areas on the Google quantum computer.

Google

Google San Francisco Batteries Battery

Pike forecasts growth for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles, but tied to overall growth of plug-in market

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2012

In a new research brief , Pike Research forecasts that wireless charging equipment for light duty plug-in vehicle sales will grow by a CAGR of 91% from 2013 to 2020, as wireless systems move from a retrofit technology to an integrated part of new EVs, reaching annual sales of 283,000 units in 2020. million by 2020.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Market Sacramento

IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Vint Cerf

Cars That Think

JANUARY 31, 2023

Since 2005, Cerf has been vice president and chief Internet evangelist at Google in Reston, Va., In 1986 he left the company to become vice president of the newly formed Corporation for National Research Initiatives , also in Reston. He returned to MCI in 1994 and served as a senior vice president for 11 years before joining Google. “It

Google

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Volkswagen Group top global R&D spender in 2014; 3rd year in a row

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Toyota had been in 6 th place in 2013, and in the Nº 2 spot behind Volkswagen in 2012.). Apple led that list, followed by Google, Amazon and Samsung. However, despite the industry’s ongoing increase in spending, software and Internet companies still accounted for just 9% of total corporate R&D spending in 2014. Click to enlarge.

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2014 Global 2005 Google

Evatran completes 1500+ hours of wireless charging trials with fleets

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2013

Participants represent various industries, from car rental agencies to corporate campuses to utility providers, with installations in locations across the United States. The first participants included Google, Hertz Rent-a-Car, Duke Energy and Clemson University, with installations in the Spring of 2012.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Raleigh Charging Fleet

Li-ion maker Amprius raises $30M to accelerate commercialization of high-energy, high-capacity batteries

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2014

The company introduced its first generation of batteries in May 2013, and is supplying smartphone and tablet OEMs with its first two product families, based on an 1,850 mAh (580 Wh/L) battery and a 4,060 mAh (600 Wh/L) battery.

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Li-ion Commercial Batteries Battery

We Need to Decarbonize Software

Cars That Think

MARCH 23, 2024

Companies like Salesforce have launched their own software sustainability initiatives , while the Green Software Foundation now comprises 64 member organizations, including tech giants Google , Intel , and Microsoft. What Is Green Software Engineering? The path to green software began more than 10 years ago.

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Green Carbon Google Emissions

EVTOL Companies Are Worth Billions—Who Are the Key Players?

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

“Hardware is hard ,” venture capitalist Marc Andreessen famously declared at a tech investors’ event in 2013. And, surprisingly for such a large movement, the funding is mostly coming from sources outside of the traditional venture-capital community—rich investors and multinational corporations.

Companies

Companies Google Honda Supplies

Nissan introduces updated 2013 LEAF; US assembly in Smyrna

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2013

2013 Nissan LEAF. Following on the November 2012 introduction of the updated LEAF in Japan ( earlier post ), Nissan has introduced the updated 2013 LEAF to the US, as well as begun its assembly in the US at the Smyrna, Tenn. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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2013 Nissan Lithium Ion Li-ion

Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

The company was purchased by Avis in 2013 and operates as a subsidiary of the traditional car rental company. During the pandemic operations were shut down and it is now more focused on on corporate programs. Investors in RelayRides included Google Ventures and GM Ventures. Hertz has 8,500 locations in 150 countries.

Cars

Cars Fleet Los Angeles Houston

Wrightspeed named as World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2016

The Technology Pioneers were selected from among hundreds of applicants by a selection committee of 68 academics, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and corporate executives. Past recipients include Google (2001), Wikimedia (2007), Mozilla (2007), Kickstarter (2011) and Airbnb (2013).

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A Small Startup Fights Rare Diseases With Big Data

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A Google search didn't yield an answer to that question. In fact, it's rare enough that Google didn't autocomplete the word even with 15 of its 19 letters typed in. That looks like an early attempt at finding dark data at this corporate level. I don't know. Paradoxically, big data has the potential to change that.

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All-Electric IDEA Google Legal

Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

Charged EVs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

When we first covered the company, which was then known as Envision Solar, back in 2013, we immediately saw that its product would be handy for events, disaster relief and other applications requiring a stand-alone energy source that could be set up quickly. So that’s fleet. Then the next use case is workplace charging.

Grid

Grid Solar Charging Power

Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Hackers took control of a car’s OEM corporate network by reverse engineering a car’s transmission control unit to infiltrate the network. One of the most promising approaches is CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions), which is being explored by DARPA, Google, SRI International, and the University of Cambridge.

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Building UAE Universal Design

Alphabet’s Intrinsic Acquires Majority of Open Robotics

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Open Robotics currently employs more than three dozen engineers, most of whom are part of the for-profit corporation. Open Robotics is an “umbrella brand” that includes OSRF (the Open Source Robotics Foundation), OSRC (the Open Source Robotics Corporation), and OSRC-SG, OSRC’s Singapore office.

Corporation

Corporation Singapore Parts 2016

EV Driven

Volkswagen Group, Google partnering on quantum computing; traffic optimization, batteries, AI

Pike forecasts growth for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles, but tied to overall growth of plug-in market

IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Vint Cerf

Volkswagen Group top global R&D spender in 2014; 3rd year in a row

Evatran completes 1500+ hours of wireless charging trials with fleets

Li-ion maker Amprius raises $30M to accelerate commercialization of high-energy, high-capacity batteries

We Need to Decarbonize Software

EVTOL Companies Are Worth Billions—Who Are the Key Players?

Nissan introduces updated 2013 LEAF; US assembly in Smyrna

Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Wrightspeed named as World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer

A Small Startup Fights Rare Diseases With Big Data

Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

Alphabet’s Intrinsic Acquires Majority of Open Robotics

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