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Volkswagen Group investing $700M in XPENG for 5% stake, VW EV development; Audi jointly developing EVs with SAIC

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The Volkswagen Group is strengthening its position on the Chinese automotive market with cooperations between the VW brand and XPENG and between Audi and SAIC. The initial stage of the cooperation will provide for the joint development of two VW-brand electric models for the mid-size segment in the Chinese market.

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Chinese firm invests $27M with U of Michigan to advance autonomous vehicle research and development

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The funding will also cContribute toward construction of the recently approved Robotics Laboratory and a vehicle garage on U-M's North Campus that would be located near Mcity, the simulated urban-suburban environment for testing connected and automated vehicles. The facility will simulate the country’s unique transportation environment.

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Daimler and Bosch jointly premiere Automated Valet Parking in China

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Automated Valet Parking, to the extent legally allowed where used, enables vehicles to proceed to an assigned space and for the user to retrieve the vehicle via their smartphone. In modern urban parking environments, shortages of parking spaces, locating suitable parking spots, and other issues, present inconveniences for vehicle owners.

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Mercedes will take on Tesla’s FSD in China

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The Mercedes CTO did not specify when the premium German brand would be making its way to the Chinese market, but considering Mercedes has only recently cracked into the U.S., What remains unclear is how the regulatory environment in China will handle the introduction of the Mercedes DRIVE Pilot system.

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China researchers hydrotreat waste engine oil and scrap tire oil blend to produce diesel- and jet-range fuel

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With the vigorous rise of the transportation industry, scrap tires (STs), which were once called “black pollution”, have become a critical threat to the human environment. Unfortunately, approximately 65–70% of those STs are dumped legally or illegally in landfills or suffer from direct exposure to air.

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CALSTART brief highlights growth of and future opportunity for California’s clean transportation technology industry

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A new CALSTART brief indicates that California’s climate and energy policies are not only helping to protect the environment and improve air quality, but are also helping to accelerate growth of the clean transportation technology industry (CTTI) in the state.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

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Digitalization and the field of mobility services in particular offer high earnings potential, said Müller, adding that the Group will soon form a legally independent, Group-wide company to promote business in the mobility services of the future with the necessary speed, entrepreneurial focus and the required agility. billion in total.

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