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Volvo Cars, POC and Ericsson to demo connected car and bike helmet prototype at International CES 2015

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Volvo Cars, protective gravity sports gear manufacturer POC and Ericsson will present an innovative safety technology connecting drivers and cyclists at the International CES in Las Vegas next month. The cyclist will be warned via a helmet-mounted alert light. Some select cycling statistics: Globally, 132.3

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Hyundai Blue Link to debut smartwatch app with voice recognition at 2015 CES

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Hyundai will debut and demonstrate a Blue Link smartwatch app at Pepcom’s Digital Experience and at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next week in Las Vegas. Android Wear users can download the app from Google Play for free starting in the first quarter of 2015. Remote Flash Lights / Honk Horn. Car Finder.

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Toyota continues prepare the market for fuel cell vehicle in 2015

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Toyota Motor continues to lay the foundation for the introduction of its production fuel cell hybrid vehicle in 2015; the company began work on fuel cell technology in 1992. For a full-scale market launch in 2015, the cost of the fuel cell system will be 95% lower than that of the 2008 Toyota FCHV-adv, Tanaka said. (A Click to enlarge.

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TriLumina to demo 256-pixel 3D solid-state LiDAR and ADAS systems for autonomous driving at CES 2017

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VCSELs are semiconductor laser-diodes, which emit light perpendicular to the surface. TriLumina-powered 3D automotive LiDAR units will also be showcased at CES 2017 at the Renesas Advanced and Autonomous Track Experience at the Las Vegas Convention Center. DENSO International America, Inc. earlier this year. Warren; Richard F.

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DTNA unveils Freightliner SuperTruck II

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Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, revealed the Freightliner SuperTruck II in Las Vegas this week. Finally, the new 48-volt electrical system operates the hoteling features without the engine running while delivering 12-volt power for the standard cab items like lighting or the instrument cluster.

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Daimler Trucks to invest €500M in highly automated trucks; stepping away from platooning, shooting for L4 automation

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At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Daimler Trucks announced that it will invest €500 million (around US$570 million) over the next years and create more than 200 new jobs in its global push to bring highly automated trucks (SAE level 4) to the road within a decade.

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Delphi Automotive launching coast-to-coast automated drive

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The high-definition color camera is used for traffic light detection and the infrared camera provides redundancy for pedestrian and vehicle detection. The driver and passengers are able to see pedestrians, traffic lights, lanes, other vehicles, and general objects, which are all detected and identified in real time.

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