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Polestar unveils Polestar 2 electric fastback; targeting Tesla Model 3

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The Android backbone provides a solid and adaptable digital environment for apps and vehicle functions to coexist, and brings embedded Google services to a car for the first time—including the Google Assistant, Google Maps with support for electric vehicles and the Google Play Store.

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Audi offering LTE as an option on A3 models

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Audi says the LTE technology is very important for Audi connect, the networking of the car with the driver, the Internet and the environment. In Germany, LTE is available in a few large cities, but is primarily active in many rural areas. Commercial LTE networks already exist in many European countries and in the USA.

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Live Updates: Tesla Giga Berlin final environmental permit press conference

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The following were the topics discussed during the press conference, as well as some notable updates and quotes during the press conference (Quotes provided by Google Translate unless otherwise stated). . PST – Minister-President Woidke highlights that the approval process of Giga Berlin was a challenge for Germany.

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Tesla calls for a change in Germany’s approval process for factories

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The first phase of Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin is nearing completion, and for all intents and purposes, the massive electric vehicle factory is on track to start producing the Made-in-Germany Model Y soon. This process, however, has proven to be quite cumbersome to some degree. .

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ITF launches global initiative to decarbonize transport

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The long-term objective of the project is to define a commonly-acceptable pathway to achieve zero transport emissions by around 2050.

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Ford and Volkswagen expand global collaboration to include EVs, invest in Argo AI

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In 2017, Ford announced it would invest $1 billion over five years in Argo AI—an artificial intelligence software startup founded by former Google and Uber leaders—to develop an SAE Level 4 virtual driver system for the automaker’s autonomous vehicle coming in 2021, and for potential license to other companies. Earlier post.).

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn. Arlington, Texas Environmental Insights Explorer for Buildings, $750,000 Google, Mountian View, Calif. Ultra-Fast and - Thick Boriding of Geothermal Casing to Enhance Reliability, $150,000 Controlled Thermal Resources Inc.,