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Ford awards TomTom global traffic service deal for next-gen SYNC tech

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Ford has awarded TomTom a global multi-year deal to provide Ford’s next-generation SYNC with its real-time traffic service. The advanced TomTom service can predict traffic jams before they happen with updates every 30 seconds based on more than 70 million driving hours every day from millions of connected devices.

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Stellantis launches Mobilisights to grow data and connected services business; leveraging connected vehicle data

Green Car Congress

Harnessed effectively, sensor and other data available from connected vehicles can enable a wide range of services and applications with compelling benefits, ranging from personalized usage-based insurance to road hazard detection and traffic management. —Sanjiv Ghate, Mobilisights CEO.

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Live trial of 5G connected car concept in Virginia

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The North American live trial was conducted on the Virginia Smart Road operated by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute in Blacksburg, VA. This live international trial tackled one of the more technical challenges of making the connected car concept a daily reality. It was the first of its kind in North America.

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Lincoln to introduce first EV next year; full portfolio of connected and electrified vehicles by 2030

Green Car Congress

Lincoln will debut its first global fully electric vehicle next year, the first step toward electrifying its entire portfolio of vehicles by the end of the decade. By mid-decade, Lincoln expects half of its global volume will be zero-emissions vehicles and plans to electrify its portfolio of vehicles by 2030.

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ABI Research forecasts 83M 5G C-V2X connected cars by 2035

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According to recent figures published by global tech advisory firm ABI Research, a total of 41 million 5G connected cars will already be on roads by 2030. That number will rise to 83 million 5G connected cars by 2035. By then, 5G connected cars will make up more than 75% of the total C-V2X equipped cars.

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Exploring Sydney’s Deep Tech Ecosystem

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Capturing headlines and attention with their renowned success stories, these, along with other global companies like Atlassian , Facebook, and Apple, have become the face of the tech industry. Deep tech – characterised by breakthrough scientific innovations – is where hidden impacts take place. billion raised, over $1.4

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General Motors Accelerates Rollout of Electric and Intelligent Connected Vehicles in China

Electric Cars Report

General Motors shared its progress toward its global vision of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion at GM China Tech Day 2022 in Shanghai. It announced the plan to roll out more than 15 Ultium-based models in China by 2025, and reinforced its commitment to making electric vehicles more connected and intelligent.