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Porsche and Boeing to partner on premium urban air mobility market; electric VTOL concept

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With this partnership, both companies will leverage their respective market strengths and insights to study the future of premium urban air mobility vehicles. Boeing, Porsche and Aurora Flight Sciences, a subsidiary of Boeing, are developing a concept for a fully electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (VTOL).

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Volvo CE starts testing of prototype hydrogen articulated hauler

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The results of the project will provide important insights into the possibilities provided by hydrogen and fuel cells as Volvo CE continues research for its future product development programs. While not commercially available, valuable insights from the concept will inevitably inform future production.

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Audi and Umicore developing closed-loop recycling for high-voltage batteries; 95%+ recovery of key elements

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Even before the start of the cooperation with Umicore in June 2018, Audi had analyzed the batteries in the A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid car and defined ways of recycling. The partners are now developing specific recycling concepts, with the focus on closed-loop approach. Security of supply and shorter delivery cycles are the goals.

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Wärtsilä Power-to-X project gets €1M in government support

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Wärtsilä has been actively working on the Power-to-X concept since 2018, during which we have gained a thorough general understanding of the technology. Furthermore, X-Ahead will provide valuable insight into the possibilities related to synthetic fuel production and create many new jobs in the field.

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Robert Bosch Venture Capital leads US$17.5M investment in Teralytics; advanced mobility analytics using telecom data

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It uses proprietary artificial intelligence to extrapolate insights, anonymized and aggregated. billion in 2018, at an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.4% from 2013 to 2018. billion in 2018, at an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.4% from 2013 to 2018.

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Drive System Design optimizes in-house tool to identify best electrified propulsion systems for e-mobility applications

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Post-processing allows analysis of trade offs among different component or system attributes, to select which candidates are proposed for a more detailed concept phase. ePOP provides customers with a jump-start on the concept phase, especially when they come to DSD with a clean slate versus having a specific range of parts in mind.

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Bosch and Daimler obtain approval for driverless parking without human supervision; SAE Level 4

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The result is a comprehensive safety concept with appropriate testing and approval criteria that can be applied beyond this pilot project. In the concept, the developers defined how the driverless vehicle detects pedestrians and other cars in its path and reliably comes to a halt when it encounters an obstacle.

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