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Velodyne LiDAR opens “Megafactory” for 3D LiDAR sensors; 1M sensors in 2018

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Located in San Jose, CA, the facility not only has enough space for high-volume manufacturing and for the precise distance and ranging alignment process for LiDAR sensors as they come off the assembly line. In addition to the San Jose Megafactory, Velodyne LiDAR has also opened a new research and development facility in Alameda, CA.

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Stellantis-LG Energy Solution battery joint venture named NextStar Energy; 45 GWh plant in Windsor

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He was responsible for US market sales and was based in San Jose, California, from 2015 to 2018. Lee has held a series of global and regional sales and marketing roles for the promotion of lithium-ion batteries at LG Chem since 2001. Lee will be moving to Windsor, Ontario, in the coming months.

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Tesla reaches settlement in fatal Autopilot accident case

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Following the filing of a 2018 lawsuit alleging that Tesla’s Autopilot system had caused the accident killing 38-year-old Model X owner, the automaker has settled for an undisclosed amount ahead of the trial. Tesla has reached a settlement in a case regarding a fatal Autopilot accident, just a day before the trial was set to begin.

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TomTom: Global traffic congestion up; Bengaluru world’s most traffic-congested city

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Overall, traffic congestion has increased globally during the last decade, and the 239 cities (57%) TomTom included in the new Traffic Index report had increased congestion levels between 2018 and 2019, with only 63 cities showing measurable decreases. Paris (39%), Rome (38%) and London (38%) ranked in at 14 th , 15 th and 17 th respectively.

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NIO updates Level 2 advanced driving assistant system NIO Pilot

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The company has more than 9,000 employees working in research and development, design and manufacturing centers in Shanghai, Beijing, San Jose, Munich, London and seven other locations. NIO officially launched the high-performance long-range electric SUV, NIO ES6, at NIO Day on 15 December 2018.

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Civil Maps joins Renovo AWare Ecosystem to provide interoperability for HD mapping and localization

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Renovo is expanding its own AWare-powered fleet of highly automated vehicles that operate in the San Jose, CA area to double digit numbers by the end of 2018.

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AutoX to showcase autonomous grocery delivery technology at CES

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Following the launch of its pilot program to deliver groceries in August 2018, AutoX has continued to perfect and improve its self-driving technology. The San Jose-based pilot has afforded the company an opportunity to work with customers and incorporate their feedback to streamline the ordering and delivery processes.

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