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Audi, the city of Ingolstadt and Telekom cooperate on 5G technology

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5G is thus an essential technological basis for communication between different road users, automated driving and connections to the Internet of Things (IoT). One possible 5G application is connected traffic signals at road junctions that exchange anonymized movement data with cars and other road users via the 5G network.

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Ford targeting smart parking as element of Smart Mobility; vehicle sensors, connectivity and big data

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At CES 2015 in January, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. Big Data Connected vehicles Mobility services Sensors Urban mobility' Earlier post.) Shoup, Donald.

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Mahindra inaugurates EV plant, describes its vision of “future of mobility”

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billion Mahindra Group, formally inaugurated its manufacturing facility, the first platinum rated automobile facility in India. Mahindra Group articulates the future of mobility using 5 Cs: Clean, Convenient, Connected, Clever and Cost Effective. a part of the US$15.4-billion In May 2010, the US $15.4

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NHTSA awards Virginia Tech Transportation Institute $1M for V2V framework project

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The Virginia Tech institute has been building connected-vehicle technology since 2001. We’re trying to get ahead of the game to ensure design before connectivity proliferates the entire driving experience. Several federally funded connected-vehicle research test beds are operating throughout the United States.

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VW reopens Transparent Factory as showcase for electric mobility and digitalization; rebuilding plant for electric and premium models

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The new exhibition is just the first step in an extensive rebuild of the Transparent Factory, which opened in 2001 specifically to manufacture the Phaeton. Volkswagen ceased production of the Phaeton in March.) One of the exhibition highlights is a half-hour test drive with electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Transparent Factory.

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Audi and TTTech present prototype advanced ECU for piloted driving at CES; computing capacity superior to entire current A4

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With this high performance system we are entering the path towards piloted parking and driving in an entirely connected world. Audi and TTTech Group have been cooperating very closely in the field of time-triggered systems since 2001. Audi utilizes the device for date recording and fault analysis during automobile testing.

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Daimler chief Zetsche: Daimler working toward swarm organization; mobility services, digitalization and e-mobility

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At the same time, the bottom line is that all of these business models are based on the hardware, the automobile. Eric Bonabeau and Christopher Meyer (2001) “ Swarm Intelligence: A Whole New Way to Think About Business ” Harvard Business Review. Everything technically possible and that makes life easier for the customer, will happen.

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