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BMW integrates Ubigi’s global Personal eSIM solution for premium connectivity – ET Auto

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Following Germany and France, the service will soon be rolled out to other European countries, too. and 9 with the option Personal eSIM (SA6PA). Following Germany and France, the service will soon be rolled out to other European countries, too. The service will be available for BMW vehicles with BMW Operating System 8, 8.5

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BMW integrating Amazon Alexa into all BMW and MINI vehicles from mid-2018

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The BMW Group is systematically expanding the intelligent connectivity capabilities of its vehicles by seamlessly integrating Amazon’s voice-controlled personal assistant Alexa into all BMW and MINI models from mid-2018. BMW Connected skill for Alexa has been available since September 2016.

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Hermes to deploy 1500 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Vito electric vans by 2020; pilot project in 2018

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The companies are to start using battery-electric vehicles in the logistics provider’s normal operations in a pilot phase in Stuttgart and Hamburg in early 2018. By the end of 2020, Hermes Germany intends to deploy 1,500 Mercedes-Benz Vito and Sprinter electric vans in urban areas across Germany.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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The double cab has emerged as the dominating body style because it offers room for up to five persons. Mercedes said that the X-Class will also set new standards in the segment with regard to connected life. The communication module with on-board SIM card will enable the use of the extensive Mercedes me connect services.

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Economists propose use of dynamic road fees for traffic control

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In Germany, the economic damage caused by congested roads in 2017 totaled approximately €80 billion euros. Of course, you have to develop a system that is an acceptable compromise between collecting personal data and protecting privacy. A low price does little to mitigate jams at peak times. “ —Peter Cramton. Peter Cramton, R.

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Your Robotic Avatar Is Almost Ready

Cars That Think

In 2018 , the XPrize Foundation announced a competition (sponsored by the Japanese airline ANA) to create “an avatar system that can transport human presence to a remote location in real time,” with the goal of developing robotic systems that could be used by humans to interact with the world anywhere with a decent Internet connection.

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TWAICE battery analytics platform promises enormously valuable insights at every point in a battery’s lifecycle

Charged EVs

The German firm TWAICE was founded in June 2018 by Dr. Michael Baumann and Dr. Stephan Rohr to address these needs. Michael Baumann: I’ve always been a very technology-passionate and technology-driven person, and I wanted to make an impact with technology for the planet and for our society. Charged : What exactly is the product?

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