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PSA Group, Ericsson, Orange partner on 5G connected car

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The “Towards 5G” connected car partnership aims to leverage 4G to 5G technology evolution to address connected vehicle requirements such as intelligent transport system (ITS) to improve road safety, new automotive and in-car services. Other deliverables will be produced during 2017 in the framework of this research initiative.

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Automotive and telecoms sectors to launch EU project for connected and automated driving

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Europe’s leading trade associations for the telecommunications and the automotive sectors intend to launch a large-scale, pre-deployment project to test connected and automated driving at the EU level. High definition maps will be updated with a fast connection to the internet on phone or other mobile devices.

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Panasonic Automotive and IBM partner to develop cognitive vehicle infotainment system with Watson

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At CES 2017, Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America introduced the Panasonic Cognitive Infotainment platform designed to provide OEMs and fleet providers a set of cognitive vehicle solutions combining Panasonic’s infotainment expertise with IBM’s Watson and cloud technologies. Panasonic, Qualcomm and Android.

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Volvo Cars announces production-viable autonomous driving system; targeting limited pilot customer rollout by 2017

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With the Drive Me project entering its second year ( earlier post ), Volvo Cars is thus moving rapidly towards its goal of placing 100 self-driving cars in the hands of customers on selected roads around Gothenburg by 2017. High definition 3D digital map. The cloud service is connected to the traffic authorities’ control centre.

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HERE unveils next-generation open platform real-time data services for automotive industry

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On the eve of the Paris Motor Show, HERE, the high-definition mapping and location services business company acquired by Audi, BMW and Daimler ( earlier post ), announced next-generation vehicle-sourced data services. HERE Real-Time Traffic. HERE On-Street Parking.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans launches “Startup adVANce” competition for partners for future transport solutions

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Online buyers, for example, expect new services such as same-day or time-definite delivery and want to know where their orders are at all times. The competition will run in three stages: Interested startups can complete a quick, straightforward online questionnaire, outlining their ideas for the three categories until 15 January 2017.

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The Spectacular Collapse of CryptoKitties, the First Big Blockchain Game

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arguably began with a 1982 paper by the computer scientist David Chaum , but it reached mainstream attention with the success of Bitcoin , a cryptocurrency created by the anonymous person or persons known as Satoshi Nakamoto. dozens of new blockchain games based on the cryptocurrency through late 2017 and 2018.

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