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Honda, Sony agree to electric vehicle development partnership, first deliveries in 2025

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Sony has had evident plans to join the EV sector and develop vehicles, showcasing the Vision-S 02 prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year. ” “Sony’s Purpose is to ‘fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology,'” Sony Group Corp. CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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To that effect, the brand will be putting products on display in Las Vegas next week for CES 2024. That said, VinFast has actually managed to build and sell automobiles — which is already further than most new automakers make it. sales, with this year apparently being no different. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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New DARPA Grand Challenge to focus on wireless spectrum collaboration; first collaborative machine-learning competition

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DARPA officials unveiled the new Challenge before some 8000 engineers and communications professionals gathered in Las Vegas at the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE).

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Honda Motor Europe: 2/3 of European sales to feature electrified powertrains by 2025; “Electric Vision”

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Honda’s focus on electrification in Europe will initially be driven by a roll-out of hybrid technology across its automobile range. Honda will also make plug-in hybrid, battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles commercially available to European customers.

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Volkswagen Group in strategic collaboration with self-driving technology startup Aurora Innovation; Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) fleets

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The Volkswagen Group and self-driving technology startup Aurora Innovation, founded by technology veterans from Google, Tesla and Uber, announced a strategic collaboration ahead of the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. For me this is the reinvention of mobility and the automobile. Chris Urmson, Co-founder & CEO.

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Toyota broadly outlines next-generation Prius; developing wireless inductive charging for the plug-in model; bullish on hydrogen

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Toyota has stepped up its research, development and production capacity of both NiMH and Li-ion batteries and will use these technologies where appropriate in its expanding focus on electrification of the automobile. Toyota’s first commercially available hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will go on sale in global markets in 2015.

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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Considering the special properties of automobiles, the company has continuously strengthened its battery design capabilities to achieve a high level of performance. For the successful commercialization of Motional, the Group will not only develop the vehicle but also the sales network, infrastructure and after-sales service.

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