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New Audi A8 debuting Level 3 autonomous AI traffic jam pilot; parking and remote garage pilots; zFAS controller

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Audi AI is the umbrella term for its new generation of high-end assistance technologies extending all the way up to highly automated driving. The core of the systems which Audi is developing for piloted driving is the central driver assistance system control unit (zFAS), which is also making its debut in the new Audi A8.

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Audi TechDay e-mobility, Part 2: systems and components

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Audi’s electrohydraulic combination brake (EHCB). Audi recently held a TechDay in Ingolstadt focused on its efforts to electrify the driveline. In electric mobility, Audi distinguishes between two groups of vehicles: fully hybrid vehicles, driving a maximum of about 3 km (1.86 Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen Group Research and KUKA partner to develop robot-supported services for autonomous and electric vehicles

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Volkswagen Group Research and leading robotics company KUKA will intensify their strategic partnership with the joint development of area ofrobot-based innovation concepts for vehicles of the future. One of the aims of the research collaboration is to develop robot-based innovations for all-electric and autonomous automobiles.

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European consortium launches 4-year, $80M L3Pilot research project to test Level 3, 4 autonomous driving in 11 countries

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We are confident that the research initiative L3Pilot will create a broadly based and comprehensive platform for realisation of mobility in the future. The project budget has been set at €68 million (US$80 million) and is being supported by the European Commission with €36 million (US$42.5

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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The priority layout allows Total Energy to accumulate enough confidence for development and seize a place in the future electrification era. Behind the popularity of charging piles in the oil circle, the transportation industry is undergoing a major change unseen in a century. who moved the oil cheese. the only way.

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Electric Vehicles to Orchestrate the Soundscape of the Future

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Now I believe the entire automobile industry is in such a phase because the recent influx of electric vehicles into our roads is making our roads quieter a lot quieter than we anticipated. The opportunity to orchestrate the soundscape of the future The challenges as well as the responsibility which comes along with the opportunity.

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Volkswagen Group to Invest 4B by 2011 to Expand Activities in China

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In China, we will see clear double-digit growth in 2009 and expect to remain the market leader in the future. The monetary and fiscal measures taken by the government have provided positive impetus for the Chinese automobile industry. Winfried Vahland, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group China.

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