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Kia to present SEED Car concept for smart electric urban mobility at CES 2019

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Kia will present a potential solution for smart-city mobility at CES 2019 with its SEED Car concept. The SEED Car is a four-wheel electric cycle with a range of 100 km (62 miles) based on a pedal-electric hybrid system, requiring pedal input from the driver but with a high degree of electric power assistance to make it effortless.

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EPA proposes ban on all consumer, most industrial and commercial uses of methylene chloride

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Methylene chloride, also known as dichloromethane and DCM, is a volatile chemical used in a wide range of industrial, commercial, and consumer applications such as adhesives, sealants, degreasers, cleaners, and automobile products. Still, use of methylene chloride has remained widespread, even after EPA banned one consumer use in 2019.

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Toyota Blockchain Lab accelerating blockchain technology initiatives and external collaboration

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Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Financial Services Corporation launched a cross-Group virtual organization, Toyota Blockchain Lab, in April 2019. Blockchain is expected to be a fundamental technology that supports connecting people and businesses more openly, in a manner that provides safety and security.

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NVIDIA introduces DRIVE AutoPilot, first commercially available Level 2+ automated driving system

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At CES 2019, NVIDIA announced the first commercially available Level 2+ automated driving system, NVIDIA DRIVE AutoPilot, which integrates multiple breakthrough AI technologies that will enable supervised self-driving vehicles to go into production by next year.

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Bridgestone to acquire TomTom’s telematics business for $1B in cash

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The transaction is anticipated to be completed latest in the second quarter of 2019, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions such as regulatory approvals. . €750 million will be distributed to TomTom shareholders by means of a capital repayment, combined with a share consolidation.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

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Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. The standard version with only 220 miles of range was a long way off for someone who wanted his own electric car to start 2017.

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Continental and Vodafone present first results of cooperation; Cellular V2X, mobile edge computing and AI

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At the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Continental and the telecommunications group Vodafone will showcase the first results of their partnership on Cellular V2X, mobile edge computing and artificial intelligence. To this end, we are ensuring the best possible connectivity of vehicles with each other and with their environment.

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