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TAE Technologies exceeds fusion reactor performance goals by 250% as company closes $250M round; $1.2B to date

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After achieving temperatures greater than 75 million degrees Celsius and demonstrating unmatched real-time control of plasma with its fifth-generation fusion research reactor, Norman, TAE Technologies has secured strategic and institutional investments to fund the construction of its next research reactor, the sixth-generation Copernicus.

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SAIC-GM Connectivity Strategy 2025 lays out roadmap to cloud-based connectivity, autonomy

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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. 2020: Promote connected vehicle (V2X) technology to make mobility safer. 2020: Promote connected vehicle (V2X) technology to make mobility safer.

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Cadillac to offer advanced V2V and semi-automated driving technologies in certain 2017 MY vehicles

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Super Cruise, GM’s semi-automated driving technology, will come to market in a new 2017 Cadillac vehicle. Cadillac’s Super Cruise uses a fusion of radar, ultrasonic sensors, cameras and GPS map data. Autonomous driving Connected vehicles Driver Assistance Systems Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)' Click to enlarge.

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Delphi & Mobileye to showcase Centralized Sensing Localization and Planning (CSLP) autonomous driving system in public demo at CES 2017

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mile urban and highway combined public route in Las Vegas for CES 2017. We will demonstrate the capability of the CSLP solution in our intensive drive at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. Earlier post.). —Glen De Vos, vice president of services for Delphi. 360-degree pedestrian sensing. 3D vehicle detection: Detects vehicles at any angle.

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Qualcomm introducing Drive Data platform for sensor fusion

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These capabilities will be key for many connected car applications, from shared mobility and fleet management to 3D high-definition mapping and automated driving. With an optional integrated X12 LTE modem capable of up to Cat 12 speeds, the Snapdragon 820Am is designed to deliver the next level of intelligence and mobile connectivity (e.g.,

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Ford to make start-stop technology available on 70% of its N. America lineup by 2017

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Auto Start-Stop technology will be available on 70% of Ford’s North American vehicle lineup by 2017, the company said. In the United States, Auto Start-Stop is already available on the non-hybrid 2014 Ford Fusion with 1.5-liter Ford Auto Start-Stop can increase fuel efficiency by up to 10% in city driving. liter EcoBoost.

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Audi & partners form Connected Vehicle to Everything of Tomorrow consortium for 3GPP Rel. 14 Cellular-V2X trial

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At CES 2017, Audi AG, Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., ConVeX will be co-funded by the participating organizations and the German Federal Ministry of Transportation and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) within the scope of the “Automated and Connected Driving on Digital Test Fields in Germany” funding guidelines.

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