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Groupe Renault and Nissan sign exclusive alliance deal with Waymo to explore driverless mobility services in France and Japan

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and Waymo have entered into an exclusive agreement for an initial period to explore all aspects of driverless mobility services for passengers and deliveries in France and Japan. Groupe Renault, Nissan Motor Co., —John Krafcik, Chief Executive Officer, Waymo.

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SoftBank & Bloom Energy form JV to sell SOFC Energy Servers in Japan

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formed a 50/50 joint venture that will sell Bloom Energy’s solid oxide fuel cell Energy Servers in Japan. Bloom Energy has been generating power for customers in the United States, including Walmart, AT&T, Google, eBay, The Coca Cola Company, and many others, and has generated more than 700,000,000 kWh of electricity over the last 5 years.

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Move Over Google, Meet The Self-Driving Nissan Leaf

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What Google can do with a Toyota Prius, someone else can do with a Nissan Leaf. At least, that’s the message NIssan wants to send after showcasing its own take on Google’s automated car at the 2012 Ceatec exhibition in Japan.

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NGK Spark Plug & HAKUTO-R to test solid-state lithium battery technology on the moon in 2021

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The company has more than 85 staff from 13 different countries; operates in Japan (HQ), Luxembourg and the US; and has signed partnerships with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Government of Luxembourg. ispace also managed Team HAKUTO, one of the 5 finalists in the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition.

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Nvidia hold surge drives marketplace price akin $1 trillion

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Likewise, Nvidia’s Omniverse platform — near to a third-dimensional model of Google Medical doctors that permit groups to paintings on merchandise concurrently — has been followed by way of automakers to backup them design and assemble each automobiles and factories. Google guardian Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp. Within the U.S.,

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ARPA-E to award up to $10M to study cold fusion (LENR)

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Google, DARPA, NASA), that has advanced LENR-relevant state-of-the-art capabilities and methodologies. However, few such proposals were submitted, and none were funded by DOE. For energy applications, LENR could potentially contribute to decarbonizing sectors such as industrial heat and transportation (~50% of U.S.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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The plug-in hybrid electric test vehicle for Japan. The specifics of the testing program, testing vehicles, and solar-powered charging stations made their public debut in Japan. The specifics of the testing program, testing vehicles, and solar-powered charging stations made their public debut in Japan. Click to enlarge.

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