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JULY 24, 2015

Honda officially opened its new Silicon Valley R&D facility, using the occasion to unveil a refreshed 2016 Accord featuring Honda’s first application of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Silicon Valley engineers also spearhead the company’s working relationship with Silicon Valley-based technology companies. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 3, 2016

BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2017

Using a simple device that plugs into the OBD II port below the steering wheel, Ford SmartLink will give Ford customers who own 2010 – 2016 model year Ford and Lincoln vehicles that are not equipped with a modem access to: Smartphone-based remote start, lock and unlock. 4G Wi-Fi hotspot capable of accepting up to eight devices.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

HARMAN International Industries made a number of connected vehicle technology announcements during CES 2016 last week, including a connected car computing platform, demonstrated in the Rinspeed Σtos concept car; an advanced navigation system with live data fusion; an open cloud-based software delivery system; and a new partnership with Microsoft.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group; Samsung Electronics; and SAP SE are working together to develop future projects for the connected car. Last year SEAT and Samsung concluded an agreement on initial technology solutions that are currently featured in some SEAT models.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Autotalks, supplier of automotive-grade V2X communication processors and RF transceivers, and Cohda Wireless, provider of V2X - Vehicle-to-Vehicle, Vehicle-to-Infrastructure, and CAV - Connected Autonomous Vehicles software, announced a partnership at ITS World Congress 2016 in Melbourne.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

By 2025, nearly all models from GM’s global brands in China—Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet—will offer electrification technology. Barra said that GM believes the future of personal mobility will be driven by the convergence of electrification, autonomous vehicles, and connectivity and shared mobility services.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2017

The concept tire—which combines the functions of wheel and tire—is airless, connected, rechargeable, customizable and organic, is both a wheel and a tire. The VISION project was launched in autumn 2016 under the leadership of the Michelin Corporate Innovation Board (CIB). Organic tire. 3D printed.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

General Motors and its joint ventures delivered a record 3,870,587 vehicles in China in 2016, which was an increase of 7.1% For comparison, GM brands reported retail sales in the US of 2,446,582 vehicles for CY 2016. Chevrolet deliveries, after a rebound starting in the third quarter, reached 525,273 units in 2016.

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JUNE 9, 2016

Qualcomm Incorporated, through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., announced the Qualcomm Connected Car Reference Platform aimed at accelerating the adoption of advanced and complex connectivity into the next-generation of connected cars.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

SAIC-GM, GM’s Chinese joint venture with SAIC, announced its Connectivity Strategy 2025, which lays out a roadmap for its connectivity development from 2017 through 2025. 2019: Introduce Super Cruise technology, enabling hands-free driving. 2020: Promote connected vehicle (V2X) technology to make mobility safer.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

General Motors demonstrated eight safety applications for its latest intelligent and connected vehicle (ICV) technology for the first time in China at the National Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Pilot Zone in Shanghai, which opened in June. —GM Executive Vice President and GM China President Matt Tsien.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2015

Among the changes Ford is implementing for its 2016 Ford Transit range, the flexible-fuel vehicle system will be standard equipment on 2016 Transit Connect vans with 2.5-liter Flex-fuel Transit Connect vans are engineered to run on E85 (85% ethanol and 15% gasoline), unleaded gasoline or any blend of the two.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

With a new $35-million commitment that extends the center’s effort to the 2020s, Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center ( CSRC ) is significantly expanding its mission to advance automotive safety research, with a new focus on the challenges and opportunities that evolving vehicle technologies will present over the next decade.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2019

BAIC-Xiaoju New Energy Auto Technology Co. Ltd (JingJu) aims to combine the two companies’ strengths in new energy fleet operation and AI transportation solutions to develop next-generation connected-car systems. Public transportation data resources and DiDi analytics are now connected. an affiliate of BAIC.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Valeo has acquired the German company peiker , a major supplier of on-board telematics and mobile connectivity solutions. The two companies had signed a technology cooperation agreement in February 2015. The transaction is subject to the approval of the relevant anti-trust authorities.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

The Volkswagen BUDD-e battery-electric microbus concept ( earlier post ) has been named “2016 Concept Truck of the Year” at the 15 th Annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards. More than two dozen jurors participated in the selection process of the 2016 North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Renault and distributed energy storage company Connected Energy are partnering to develop sustainable and efficient ways of using electric vehicle batteries at the end of their useable in-vehicle life in order to supply innovative and more affordable vehicle charging solutions. Connected Energy Ltd. E-STOR diagram. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 16, 2021

An Audi-first in-vehicle technology, TLI communicates between vehicles and traffic signals to provide Time to Green, Green Light Optimized Speed Advisories and can help drivers minimize stop-and-go driving. Audi first brought Traffic Light Information (TLI) to production vehicles in 2016, with just a handful of connected signals.

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JUNE 22, 2016

to add best-in-class Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology and services—specifically in the connected vehicle and mobile enterprise management sectors—as well as expanded distribution relationships to its Verizon Telematics subsidiary. Verizon Communications Inc. signed an agreement to purchase Telogis, Inc.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

VULOG Carsharing Technologies has passed the 10-million trip mark for trips taken using its free-floating car sharing technology. In total, more than 3,000 shared cars are connected by the VULOG platform worldwide. VULOG end-to-end solution. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 8, 2016

AT CES 2016, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. TAEC also announced it is working with Qualcomm Technologies to bring to the automotive market advanced connected car platforms powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820A and Snapdragon 602A processors, and telematics solutions powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem.

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JANUARY 13, 2018

In 2016, Cisco and Hyundai reported plans to develop a vehicle with a new approach to communication. This new, in-vehicle network sets the stage for adaptive technologies. At CES, Cisco and Hyundai Motor Company announced the coming production of a next-generation, hyperconnected car. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

The GENIVI Alliance, an automotive industry association driving the broad adoption of specified, open source, In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) software, will showcase its latest Remote Vehicle Interaction (RVI) open source software technology at the Connected Car Expo (CCE) held in conjunction with the LA Auto Show from 16 – 18 November.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2015

According to a new report from Navigant Research, worldwide revenue from connected vehicle systems is expected to grow from $96.3 million annually in 2016 to $36.6 Navigant anticipates DSRC-based V2X systems to begin deployment from OEMs in 2016 with rapid expansion over the next decade. billion by 2025.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

HARMAN International and Airbiquity, a provider of connected vehicle services, announced the first automotive grade end-to-end intrusion detection system (IDS) for connected vehicles at TU-Automotive Europe 2016 in Munich, Germany. —Saar Dickman, Vice President, Automotive Cyber Security at HARMAN.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

The technology is expected to deliver better density and a performance boost over GF’s current-generation 14nm FinFET offering, satisfying the processing needs of the most demanding compute-intensive applications from artificial intelligence and virtual reality to high-end smartphones and networking infrastructure. —GF CEO Sanjay Jha.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2016

The Common Module Family and cross-production continue to reduce costs, while the development of technologies including autonomous drive and vehicle connectivity is expected to generate major savings moving forward. In 2015, Renault began selling the Kwid in India, followed by the launch of the Redi-Go by Datsun in mid-2016.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The powertrain of the 2016 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) was named to Ward’s 10 Best Engines list. The powerful electric motor, coupled with the automatic transmission, gives drivers a heightened sense of connection over CVT transmissions common to the hybrid segment. Lastly, the vehicle’s 9.8

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

will introduce in early 2016 the first solid-state LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and self-driving cars for less than $1,000 per car. Quanergy made the announcement at the Los Angeles Auto Show’s Connected Car Expo. Quanergy Systems, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Wolfspeed, A Cree Company, a leading global supplier of silicon carbide (SiC) power products, won a 2016 R&D 100 Award for its high-temperature, wide-bandgap (WBG) underhood inverter for hybrid and electric vehicles. —John Palmour, Wolfspeed’s chief technology officer.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2022

Headquartered in Munich, VoltStorage was founded in 2016 by Jakob Bitner, Michael Peither and Felix Kiefl. VoltStorage develops and produces commercial storage systems based on the particularly ecological vanadium redox flow technology for commercial and agricultural enterprises. —Jennifer Rumsey, President and COO, Cummins.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2014

The ITS Strategic Plan’s framework is built around two key ITS Program priorities: realizing connected vehicle implementation and advancing automation. The first builds on the substantial progress made in recent years around design, testing, and planning for deployment of connected vehicles across the nation.

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MARCH 11, 2017

V2V-equipped vehicles share information that can be used to alert drivers to upcoming potential hazards, laying the groundwork for a connected, safer future. Cadillac’s Vehicle-to-Vehicle communications technology shares vehicles’ locations, speeds, directions and traffic conditions up to nearly 1,000 feet away. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

Audi management said that the company will continue with its high levels of investment in 2016, with planned capital expenditure to amount to more than €3 billion (US$3.3 Half of the planned investment will take place at the Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm sites in Germany.

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MARCH 18, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. In 2016, renewables supplied more than half the global electricity demand growth, with hydro accounting for half of that share.

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APRIL 14, 2016

Three emerging and converging factors—connectivity, autonomy and transport-as-a-service—will fundamentally change the automotive industry over the next few decades, according to Mike Abelson, GM’s VP of Strategy and Global Portfolio Planning. million vehicles on the road with 4G LTE connectivity. —Mike Abelson.

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