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Ford F-150 Lightning delivers more horsepower, more payload capacity, more range; cloud-connected Intelligent Range and Trailer Profile

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F-150 Lightning, the only full-size electric pickup available now with a starting price less than $40,000, will begin to ship to customers in the coming days, starting with the Pro Series. —Linda Zhang, chief engineer, F-150 Lightning.

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Toshiba introduces new automotive Ethernet-AVB bridge; working with Qualcomm on advanced connected car systems

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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. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Renesas unveils Gen 3 R-Car system-on-chip for connected and autonomous cars

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Furthermore, in in-vehicle infotainment systems, the need for connectivity between various systems and services such as smartphones and cloud services is growing. The R-Car H3 also features the PowerVR GX6650 as the 3-D graphics engine to deliver reliable information to drivers at the right timing.

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Bird unveils new consumer e-Bike for purchase: Bird Bike

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Bird’s consumer e-bike is custom designed by Bird’s in-house team of engineers and industrial designers who brought to market the Bird Three shared e-scooter. Bluetooth connectivity with the Bird app helps Bird Bike owners easily turn on and off vehicle lights, view battery range and miles ridden. Radius CX7 mechanical disc braking.

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Test deployment of new on-demand hub & shuttle mobility system at U Michigan; connected & automated vehicles & big data

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The on-demand vehicles would have human drivers at first, but the designers hope they would eventually be replaced with autonomous vehicles, lowering costs further, says RITMO lead research Pascal Van Hentenryck, the Seth Bonder Collegiate Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at U-M.

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Renesas unveils automotive gateway based on new R-Car S4 SoCs and PMICs for next-gen vehicle computers; support for ISO/SAE 21434

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and also a high-bandwidth 3 x 2.5Gbit Ethernet Switch to enable rich communication and connectivity options both inside and outside of the vehicle. allow a wide range of connectivity inside the vehicle. Samples of the R-Car S4 SoCs and evaluation boards are available now. Key Features of the R-Car S4 SoCs: Eight 1.2

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Sumida introduces two new series of AEC-Q200-qualified power inductors – Charged EVs

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Circuit connectivity is by two robust flat, tinned copper pins. They are available now for sampling, and full application engineering support is available. Operating temperature is -40° C to +150° C (including the device’s self-temperature rise). Two additional pins provide additional mounting stability.

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