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Ford, Argo AI, and Walmart to launch autonomous vehicle delivery service in three US cities

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Ford Motor Company, Argo AI and Walmart are working together to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Miami; Austin, Texas; and Washington, DC—Walmart’s first multi-city autonomous delivery collaboration in the US. Walmart previously tested with Ford in Miami in 2018.

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Start-Up MOBI LATAM partners with EnergyX to develop Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain

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However, Bolivia is production-poor; Chile and Argentina are top global producers, but Bolivia has yet to produce the mineral in commercial quantities. EnergyX was created in 2018 by entrepreneur Teague Egan.

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Benchmark Minerals: Europe’s EV gigafactory capacity pipeline to grow 6-fold to 789.2 GWh to 2030

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Just three and a half years ago, Benchmark’s lithium-ion Battery Gigafactory Assessment (September 2018) reported Europe’s battery cell capacity to be at 120GWh by 2030—enough cells for 2.2 million EVs. Now this planned annual capacity figure stands at 789.2

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Brine-to-battery company EnergyX secures $450M funding agreement with Global Emerging Markets

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The proceeds from this capital investment will further the company’s commercialization efforts of its direct lithium extraction and refinery technologies. Lithium and battery technology company Energy Exploration Technologies announced a $450-million investment commitment from Global Emerging Markets (GEM).

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How 2023 will be Tesla’s true ‘breakout’ year

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Full Self-Driving was slotted to be completed for the first time in 2018. While many companies are focused on passenger or commercial electric vehicles exclusively, Tesla has an opportunity to expand its product line to fit nearly every sector of transportation. 30,000 Robotaxis were expected to hit the streets by the end of 2021.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. He probably is best known for developing the lithium cobalt oxide cathode in 1980—which became the foundation for Sony’s first commercial lithium-ion battery in 1991.

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AT&T reaches speeds above 10 gigabits/second in 5G lab trials; enabler for autonomous driving

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By the end of this summer, AT&T expects to conduct outdoor 5G wireless connectivity trials to fixed locations in cities such as Austin, Texas and Middletown, N.J. AT&T expects 3GPP will likely complete the first phase of standards-setting process in 2018.

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