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Hyundai Mobis "e-corner" modules would enable crab mode, rotational parking in future EVs

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Future electric cars might be able to crab sideways or rotate in place, according to Hyundai. Hyundai Mobis, the automaker's mobility-tech division, on Monday announced development of an "e-corner module" that allows individual wheels to rotate up to 90 degrees, opening up new possibilities for EV design.

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Toyota says diesels aren’t dead, might pair with hybrid tech

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Diesel engines may still have a future at Toyota, in some markets at least. Porsche announced the end in 2018, for example. General Motors currently offers diesels in its full-size SUVs and pickups, and it’s reportedly working on a new generation of plug-in hybrid tech for its trucks. In the U.S., But most other U.S.

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The Future We Saw Coming Is Now

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Less than two years later, Intel publicly committed to incorporating the tech in 2024. We’ve been tracking the rise of deepfakes since mid-2018, when we ran a story about AI researchers betting on whether or not a deepfake video about a political candidate would receive more than 2 million views during the U.S.

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Caterpillar makes strategic investment in Fisker, with interest in solid-state battery tech

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s solid-state batteries present the next-generation post lithium-ion era of future battery technologies, that offer bulk electrodes with high energy densities, enhanced safety, faster charge times and lower costs. In January 2018 at CES, Fisker displayed a working solid-state battery in a case and an actual bulk battery without a case.

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Roskill: record cobalt deals in Q1 2018 show raw material procurement for Li-ion batteries revving up

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While some cathode manufacturers, battery makers, and even auto OEMs, closed or tried to close several lithium supply deals in 2017, cobalt- and nickel-related transactions seem to be taking over in 2018, perhaps with the realization that future cobalt and nickel supply is not as secure as lithium and graphite. Earlier post.)

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Electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ licenses ORNL cobalt-free battery tech

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Global battery demand is expected to increase to around 14 times 2018 levels of 184 gigawatt hours, or GWh, to more than 2,600 GWh in 2030, according to a report by the World Economic Forum’s Global Battery Alliance. Moving forward to an electrified world with millions of electric cars, cobalt is not sustainable. —Ilias Belharouak.

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Hyundai Motor demonstrates autonomous driving tech capabilities with its first successful truck platooning trial

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Since 2018, MOLIT has been working to support pioneering efforts for autonomous technology. Hyundai Motor will strive to achieve high-level platooning technology which will work under even tighter following distance between vehicles and also implement traffic information for optimized travel in the future.

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