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AUGUST 31, 2015

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC)’s revamped 2016 Outlander PHEV, due to go on sale in Europe in September, will make its European debut at the 66 th International Motor Show (IAA) in several weeks. The new Outlander PHEV features a new front end look designed around the Dynamic Shield front fascia concept employed in recent MMC models.

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MAY 13, 2016

Audi’s latest version of its piloted driving research car, the Audi A7 concept “Jack,” has not only learned how to autonomously perform all of its driving maneuvers on the expressway, it has also learned how to show consideration for other road users. Audi A7 piloted driving concept Jack on the A9. Source: Audi. Schmidt, K.,

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

As a pioneer, Schaeffler presented the ‘Bio-Hybrid’ product category as a vision for private transportation in urban areas as early as in 2016. This can only be achieved by de-conflicting traffic by means of new, intelligent vehicle concepts. Due to its four wheels, the concept offers exceptional driving stability.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

MMNA) introduced the Mitsubishi eX Concept, a compact SUV with a next-generation EV system, at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show. Together with the reduction in weight and higher efficiency of the new EV system, a non-compromising reduction in the weight of the body has given the Mitsubishi eX Concept a cruising range of 400 km (248.5

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

AI algorithms to be developed and applied for automated driving systems include: Scene understanding: Estimating the driving environment and the behaviors and intentions of pedestrians and vehicles. Honda will reveal: 3E-A18, a companion robotics concept that shows compassion to humans with a variety of facial expressions.

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JUNE 28, 2020

Our goal is to industrialize 3D printing methods more and more for automotive production, and to implement new automation concepts in the process chain. With IDAM, the BMW Group and its 12 project partners are paving the way for the integration of additive manufacturing into series production environments within the automotive industry.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Uber and Volvo Cars entered a joint engineering agreement in 2016 and have since developed several prototypes aimed at accelerating the companies’ self-driving car development. Volvo Cars plans to use a similar autonomous base vehicle concept for the introduction of its future autonomous drive cars in the early 2020s.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2019

ZF and Venturi teamed up in a technology partnership for the FIA Formula E in 2016. We developed our drive concept in just a few months, which was important because we only had one and a half years until the first trials on the race track. 250 kW electric drive system. —Tobias Hofmann, Project Manager for the Formula-E drive.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

MAZDA SPIRIT RACING Bio concept DEMIO. It also plans to enter the ST-Q class of the Super Taikyu Race in Okayama in its MAZDA SPIRIT RACING Bio concept DEMIO vehicle, which is equipped with a 1.5-liter By repeatedly conducting verification tests in races, Mazda intends to increase the reliability of its technologies.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2017

Toyota unveiled the fuel cell truck proof-of-concept in April as part of a feasibility study by the Port of Los Angeles, supporting the Port’s efforts to reduce harmful emissions. Hexagon received the order from Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and hydrogen-based power modules.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Professor Jaeseon Lee’s team in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering has successfully deployed the key concepts of Elon Musk’s superfast Hyperloop transit system, such as massive vacuum tube, magnetic levitation, and linear electric motor, in a small-scale demonstration environment.

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MAY 18, 2016

This same concept is applied in the AcuraWatch safety and driver-assistive suite available on all model year 2016 Acura sedans and SUVs. All model year 2016 Acura sedans and SUVs are available with the AcuraWatch suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2017

and Waymo was signed in late 2016. Honda Developer Studio and Honda Xcelerator, two open innovation programs established as part of Honda’s operations in Silicon Valley, will continue to serve as catalysts within the newly established Honda Innovations to discover and experiment with new technologies and business concepts.

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MAY 19, 2017

In addition, we will expand our successful Q family by 2019 with two new concepts—the Audi Q8 and the Audi Q4—and we will launch our battery-electric e-tron models. ”. In full-year 2017, the company intends to slightly increase deliveries of Audi-brand cars compared with the number of 1,867,738 automobiles delivered in 2016.

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MAY 5, 2017

vehicle sharing pilot program ( earlier post ) launched by General Motors and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) recently concluded after two years’ operation in a real-world environment. Since its launch in January 2016, Maven has been providing multifaceted vehicle sharing services, primarily in North America. The Chevrolet EN-V 2.0

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APRIL 18, 2018

Proposed cathode catalyst concepts should demonstrate the potential to meet or exceed activity of 0.044 A/cm 2 at 0.9 FCTO seeks applications on concepts for industry-led efforts on hydrogen-focused integrated renewable energy production, storage, and transportation fuel distribution R&D. Topic 3: Innovative Concepts.

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JUNE 26, 2017

Schaeffler has been involved in the innovative electric racing series from the beginning—designing, developing and building the powertrain for the only German Formula E race car in partnership with Team ABT since the 2015/2016 season. —Prof. Peter Gutzmer.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

At the upcoming workshop, ARB staff will discuss preliminary concepts developed since the first workshop in April 2016. TRUs control the environment for temperature-sensitive products transported in refrigerated trucks, trailers, shipping containers and railcars. Background.

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

The USDOT kicked off its Smart City Challenge by inviting cities to submit a high-level description of their vision of a Smart City by 4 February 2016, consistent with the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Additionally, Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc., announced its intent to award up to $10 million to the USDOT winner of the Smart City Challenge.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

The SBRC partners have been working together to prove the concept of a comprehensive value chain that is centered around the Seawater Energy and Agriculture System (SEAS). —Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment. Operated by the SBRC, the SEAS pilot facility became operational in March 2016.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

With their joint development work on highly and fully automated driving (SAE level 4/5) in urban environments, Bosch and Daimler aim to improve the flow of traffic in cities, enhance road safety, and provide an important building block for the way traffic will work in the future. Daimler’s task is to bring the drive system into the car.

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JULY 23, 2016

Oxbotica, a spin-out from Oxford University’s Mobile Robotics Group, launched its new Selenium mobile autonomy software solution with a purpose-built concept vehicle named Geni. Selenium can work in pedestrianized environments as well as roads and motorways, and is not reliant on GPS to operate—i.e.,

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The Vans & Drones project was presented by Mercedes-Benz Vans and Matternet at the “Van Innovation Campus” event in September 2016. The pilot project in Zurich, with siroop as the first system user, is the next step in the advancement of the concept. —Stefan Maurer, Head of Future Transportation at Mercedes-Benz Vans.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Solar aluminum is a step in the right direction—it uses a natural and abundant source of energy in our desert environment to produce a metal that is vital to the future of our planet. The most suitable casting method is selected, depending on the component concept, technological requirements and production volume.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2016

The learning center represents Toyota’s commitment to the environment as it adds a greater learning element to the Toyota Biotope, a habitat of living organisms spanning over 96,000 square meters. Toyota has launched the Toyota Biodiversity and Sustainability Learning Center “Cheewa Panavet” at the Toyota Ban Pho Plant in Thailand.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

The number of top managers reporting directly to the CEO has been almost halved, and new appointments to several posts will take effect in the first quarter of 2016. The Volkswagen Group is continuing its restructuring in the aftermath of the diesel engine emissions scandal. —Matthias Müller, CEO of Volkswagen AG.

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JANUARY 6, 2016

At CES 2016, Kia Motors launched a new sub-brand—DRIVE WISE—to encompass its future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). V2X applies a series of sensors, radar, LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) and external cameras, to perceive the surrounding environment and all relevant obstacles, as a human driver does. Earlier post.).

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JULY 28, 2017

After four highly successful years, three victories in a row at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and World Championship titles in both the team and driver classification in 2015 and 2016, Porsche will end its involvement in the LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the end of the 2017 season.

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JANUARY 2, 2016

Visteon will display two vehicles featuring advanced concepts at CES 2016 this coming week in Las Vegas: one with 3-D gesture technology and the other with a large field-of-vision windshield head-up-display (HUD). The proprietary 3-D gesture recognition concept is demonstrated within a compact multi-purpose vehicle.

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JUNE 7, 2016

A key concept in enzyme catalysis is the preorganization of the reaction environment by the enzyme, directing the substrate to the reaction site, which provides a favorable geometry for the transition state required for bond activation. A metal ion or metal cluster often has a critical role as a co-factor. —Zavras et al.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

In collaboration with BMW Group, we will work out an overarching technical concept that enables highly automated freeway driving in a way that is safe, attractive, and affordable for end customers. The company will provide the driving environment sensor systems needed to operate the test vehicles, for example.

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DECEMBER 27, 2014

We are constantly further developing alternative drive systems and focusing above all on connecting the car with its digital environment. tron quattro concept car at the Los Angeles Motor Show, demonstrating that the premium manufacturer is also addressing fuel-cell technology. A few weeks ago, Audi presented the A7 Sportback h?tron

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

Vehicle automation is set to be rolled out in stages, starting with partially automated driving from 2016; high levels of automation from 2020; and fully automated systems available from 2025. The systematic networking with driver information and drive systems is gradually advancing the concept toward its goal. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 11, 2018

NVIDIA DRIVE delivers the high-performance required to simultaneously run the wide array of diverse deep neural networks needed to safely driving through urban environments. Bosch and Daimler developed an efficient concept based on liquid cooling. ECU network to be integrated into battery cells’ cooling circuit.

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MARCH 15, 2016

By wrapping the support in the polybenzimidazole polymer we successfully developed with platinum, we created a much better support environment for the gold nanoparticles. Creating small, well-controlled particles meant that we needed to focus on particle nucleation and particle growth. —lead and corresponding author Tsuyohiko Fujigaya.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

With a 200 km real-life range, zero exhaust emissions and short charging time, the Maxus EV80 is ideal for a large number of businesses that operate in urban environments. The global debut of the MG E-motion electric concept car at the Auto Shanghai motor show in April 2017 epitomized the strategy of the resurgent MG brand.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

In September 2016, Toyota announced that it had paired its proprietary sample preparation technology with a next-generation sequencer to develop GRAS-Di, a new technology that can substantially simplify the process of identifying and selecting specimens with useful genetic information.

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