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Audi and AT&T to wirelessly connect 2016 model year vehicles

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Audi and AT&T announced that 2016 model year Audi vehicles will offer AT&T 4G LTE or 3G coverage. AT&T and Audi enabled the first-ever in-vehicle 4G LTE data connection in North America in 2014. Audi has previously said it plans to deploy 4G LTE network connectivity across its model lineup as new or refreshed models come to the market.

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A123 Systems and Wanxiang execute definitive agreements for investment of up to $465M in A123

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US-based Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems announced the execution of definitive agreements with China’s Wanxiang Group Corporation, which follows the non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) that A123 signed with Wanxiang on 8 August 2012. Earlier post.) — David Vieau, CEO of A123.

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Groupe Renault and Sanef to cooperate in connecting autonomous cars to road infrastructure (V2X)

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The companies are working together using the connectivity from car to car and to infrastructure (V2X) developed in the framework of the European SCOOP project. To ensure its guidance, the autonomous Renault vehicles use virtual lines derived from a high definition map of the site.

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Audi unveils redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for 2016 season

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Audi unveiled its redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for the 2016 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Starting in the 2016 season, this competition will intensify, as the upper limit for fuel consumption will considerably decrease by 10 megajoules per lap at Le Mans. The current V6 TDI consumes 32.4%

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GM and partners demonstrate cross-brand V2X application layer interoperability in China

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A complete set of communication standards is necessary for underpinning an intelligent transportation system (ITS) using connected vehicles as a key component. The data exchange standards stipulate time, frequency, data requirements and interface definition for data exchange. Source: Huawei. Click to enlarge.

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Qualcomm to acquire NXP for ~$38B; semiconductor engine for connecred world

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The boards of directors of both companies unanimously approved the definitive agreement. As a leading semiconductor solutions supplier to the automotive industry, NXP also has leading positions in automotive infotainment, networking and safety systems, with solutions designed into 14 of the top 15 infotainment customers in 2016.

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Rightware collaborating with HERE to intergate real-time location data into user interfaces

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Rightware, a provider of user interface software for the automotive industry, and high-definition mapping company HERE are collaborating to make it easier and faster for automotive developers to integrate real-time location data into user interfaces. —Jonas Geust, CEO at Rightware.

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