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Bosch and Daimler: San Jose to become pilot city for automated on-demand ride-hailing service; SAE Level 4/5

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Bosch and Daimler announced that San Jose, the third biggest city in California, is planned to be the pilot city for trials, targeted to begin during the second half of 2019, of the highly and fully automated driving (SAE Level 4/5) on-demand ride-hailing service recently announced by the two companies. Earlier post.)

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NEVS and AutoX to collaborate on large-scale RoboTaxi deployment in Europe

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The partnership is directed towards a target of deploying the first large-scale RoboTaxi pilots in Europe by the end of 2020, demonstrating and evaluating technology and design of a new vehicle type that will shape mobility for a more sustainable future. AutoX was founded in 2016 by Jianxiong Xiao (a.k.a. Robotaxi vehicle concept.

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NIO unveils production electric SUV for China market; NIO ES8 to launch end of this year

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The ES8 features the “design identity” of every NIO vehicle: the X-bar and signature “Spark Beat” tail lights. NIO is a global start-up; NIO has more than 2,000 employees in San Jose, Shanghai, Munich, London and eight other locations. The NIO ES8 is a full-size 7-seat electric SUV with a 2-3-2 seating arrangement.

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Ford to begin autonomous vehicle testing on California roads; Silicon Valley Lab accelerates Smart Mobility Plan

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The remaining 20% are Ford employees from the United States, China, Germany and Australia who bring automotive engineering and design expertise. Ford has cultivated relationships with top universities this year, including University of California-Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon University, Santa Clara and San Jose State.

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U-Michigan, IBM collaborate on data-centric high performance computing system

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The University of Michigan is collaborating with IBM to develop and deliver “ data-centric ” supercomputing systems designed to increase the pace of scientific discovery in fields as diverse as aircraft and rocket engine design, cardiovascular disease treatment, materials physics, climate modeling and cosmology. Earlier post.).

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California ARB receives VW’s 1st $200M, 30-month ZEV investment plan

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On 25 October 2016, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved a proposed 2.0-liter Electrify America has identified 5 metropolitan areas for the cycle 1 investment (Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, and Sacramento). liter Consent Decree. Background.

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IEEE Power & Energy Society President Dies at 69

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Williams joined IBM in San Jose, Calif., He helped develop the Williams-Comstock formula, a critical design tool for magnetic recording systems. Ferreira was the 2015–2016 president of the IEEE Power Electronics Society. Mason Lamar Williams III. Codeveloper of the Williams-Comstock formula. Life Fellow, 78; died 28 June.

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