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GM’s Ultra Cruise to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride

Green Car Congress

Despite its relatively small size, Ultra Cruise’s compute will have the processing capability of several hundred personal computers. It will take qualities that have distinguished GM’s advanced driver assist systems since 2017 to the next level with door-to-door hands-free driving.

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Honda expanding engagement of startups in Detroit, Japan, China and Europe

Green Car Congress

Focus areas for Honda Xcelerator include Energy Innovation, Human Machine Interface, Personal Mobility, Industrial Innovation, Autonomous Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence, Smart Materials, and Robotics. At CES 2017, Honda Xcelerator showcased its startup collaborations with partners LEIA 3D and VocalZoom.

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A Smart Artificial Pancreas Could Conquer Diabetes

Cars That Think

A person who requires insulin must walk a tightrope. If it falls too low, the person may faint; if it rises too high and stays elevated for too long, the person may go into a coma. Inconsistency : Insulin action differs between people, and even within the same person at different times.

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How do Chinese language EV makers roll out unutilized merchandise so temporarily?

Baua Electric

Geely Conserving owns dozens of alternative manufacturers, together with Volvo, Polestar, Lotus, Lynk&Co, and LEVC, have its ride-hailing app to compete with Didi (Chinese language Uber), personal model for EV taxi production (Cao Cao Auto), SpaceX-like satellite tv for pc plans, personal 7nm auto chip production, plans to promote 3.65

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The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet

Cars That Think

The VDoS gang members had been only 14 years old when they started to offer DDoS services from Israel in 2012. On the same day, the Israeli police arrested the VDoS founders in Israel. By January 2017, they had earned over US $180,000, as opposed to a mere $14,000 from DDoSing. Suddenly, PoodleCorp was no more.

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BMW Group launches high performance D3 platform: data-driven development for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

The fleet currently numbers around 80 BMW 7 Series cars, which are in operation on the west coast of the USA, in Germany, Israel and China. In autumn 2017 the first group of engineers moved into the new building, which celebrated its official opening in April 2018. The net useable data rate is approx. autonomous—driving.

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Seres 3: Why this Chinese SUV is the worst EV I’ve driven

EV Central

It appears the model sells, or has sold, in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Israel. There’s mention of Tesla co-founder Martin Eberhard serving as strategic adviser for a few months in 2017 (when it was called SF Motors), but other information is scant. Chao Yang tyres – officially not Pirelli P Zeros.

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