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Electrify America, Mercedes-Benz USA announce two years of complimentary nationwide fast charging for all-electric EQS

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Furthermore, Electrify America and Daimler AG are providing drivers with Plug & Charge functionality per the ISO15118 standard, enabling EQS drivers with an activated Mercedes me Charge account to start a session and receive complimentary charging simply by connecting the Electrify America High Power DC charger, simply by plugging in.

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Electrify America introduces Plug&Charge payment technology to its charging network

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Electrify America offers the fastest charging technology available today to provide charging speeds of up to 150 and 350 kilowatts, a breakthrough for the network that debuted in May 2018. Electrify America is the first company to offer this service to multiple automakers.

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Electrify America, Sacramento announce Green City investments: ZEV car-sharing, ZEV bus and shuttle routes, EV charging systems

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Perfect for a first-mile-last-mile connection, the user either pays for rental time or distance traveled, whichever is less expensive. These cars will be available for rental by residents as a paid service at competitive rates. SacRT is planning an initial launch in July 2018 as a new, on- demand micro-transit shuttle service.

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Lux forecasts global driver assist market to grow to $102B market by 2030

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ADAS are entering the latest generation of vehicles with common features available today including lane departure warning; automatic parking; autonomous emergency braking; and lane keeping assist. ADAS features are enabled by sensors such as radar, lidar, cameras, mapping technology, and software. billion opportunity by 2030.

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How the FCC Settles Radio-Spectrum Turf Wars

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The 6-GHz band, the lowest-frequency microwave band available today, is the only one capable of 100-kilometer hops, making it indispensable. These links connect people in almost all areas, including far offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, where drilling platforms are common. microwave antennas. Up in the Air.

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Maersk and IBM launch TradeLens blockchain shipping solution; 154+ million shipping events already captured on platform

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Our work with Maersk and other enterprises in the shipping ecosystem has shown that blockchain can be used to form a strong, connected network in which all members gain by sharing important data and that together we can transform a vital part of how global trade is conducted.