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Velodyne introduces new low-cost fixed-laser solid-state LiDAR for autonomous driving and ADAS applications

Green Car Congress

The company has scheduled customer demonstration of the core technology for the summer of 2017, with engineering sample units available by the end of 2017 ahead of production in 2018. It will be produced in scale at the company’s new Megafactory in San Jose.

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California ARB receives VW’s 1st $200M, 30-month ZEV investment plan

Green Car Congress

Electrify America has identified 5 metropolitan areas for the cycle 1 investment (Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, and Sacramento). Site development for the first Electrify America stations will begin in Q2 2017, with development initiated for all stations by Q2 2018. Green City.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

My tenacious advocacy for EVs at local organizations, government agencies, schools, and organizing events has resulted in policy changes, charging installations, and more people driving EVs and more organizations promoting EVs in our area. He worked for SolarCity and Tesla between 2015 and 2018 and now for Solar Smart Living (since 2018).

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

My tenacious advocacy for EVs at local organizations, government agencies, schools, and organizing events has resulted in policy changes, charging installations, and more people driving EVs and more organizations promoting EVs in our area. He worked for SolarCity and Tesla between 2015 and 2018 and now for Solar Smart Living (since 2018).

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Velodyne cuts price of VLP-16 Puck LiDAR sensor in half

Green Car Congress

We want to make 2018 a year of optimism for the autonomous vehicle, especially as the first waves of robocabs hit the road. Over the last ten years, Velodyne sensors have been installed in thousands of vehicles around the world, traveling millions of real-world miles. Demand for our VLP-16s grew tremendously in 2017.

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