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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

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The new research effort, named CSRC Next, will focus on the challenges and opportunities of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies over the next decade. CSRC is working with the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Toyota Connected (TC). CSRC 2017 Report.

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Volkswagen to invest ~$18B in China through 2022 on e-mobility, autonomy, digitalization, mobility services; new JAC-VW electric SUV

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On the eve of the 2018 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Volkswagen Group announced that it its joint-venture partners will invest around €15 billion ($18.3 million vehicles in China in 2017—the most successful make in the country. and intelligent connectivity. Volkswagen sold almost 3.2 SOL E20X electric SUV.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk expected to join World Government Summit 2023 in Dubai

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It will feature thousands of leaders, including 250 ministers and the heads of 80 international, regional, and governmental organizations. Musk attended the Dubai-based event in 2017, and during his interview with the WGS Chairman, he discussed some of his projects. The 2023 WGS will run for three days, from February 13 to February 15.

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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A) 2009 conditions; (B) 2017 conditions. TNCs are on-demand ride services where rides are arranged through a mobile app to connect the passenger with a driver, often a private individual driving their personal vehicle. Their open-access study is published in the journal Science Advances.

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Lincoln unveils Aviator three-row plug-in hybrid SUV production preview at New York show

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At the New York International Auto Show, Lincoln unveiled Aviator, a three-row plug-in hybrid production preview. Appealing to millennials starting families, with the majority of vehicles sold to people ages 35 to 44, the medium luxury SUV segment saw sales of more than 585,000 vehicles in 2017.

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Nissan’s Intelligent Mobility vision builds on electrification, autonomous drive and vehicle intelligence

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Nissan outlined its Intelligent Mobility vision at the Geneva International Motor Show. In 2017, the Nissan Qashqai will become the first Piloted Drive vehicle available in Europe. Ubiquitous connectivity is an expectation of car consumers as an extension of their work and personal devices. Nissan Intelligent Power.

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smart vision EQ fortwo autonomous electric concept for ride sharing; emodying all of CASE

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CASE stands for the strategic pillars of connectivity (Connected), autonomous driving (Autonomous), flexible use (Shared & Services) and electric drive systems (Electric). Connected: The smart vision EQ fortwo is summoned using a mobile device. Earlier post.). warnings or traffic information.