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Audi and KIT working on recycling for automotive plastics via pyrolysis oil

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Audi and the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) are therefore launching a pilot project for chemical recycling as part of the “Industrial Resource Strategies” THINKTANK in order to feed such mixed plastic fractions back into a resource-conserving circular system. The most recent example is the utilization of PET in the Audi A3.

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Rolls-Royce launches mtu hydrogen solutions for power generation

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After intensive tests on test benches and pilot installations at customers in 2022, Rolls-Royce will continuously market new mtu Series 500 and Series 4000 gas engines beginning in 2023 for use with up to 100 percent hydrogen, and on a design to order basis conversion kits to allow already installed gas engines in the field to run on 100% hydrogen.

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Voltabox to supply battery systems to e-troFit for conversion of diesel buses to electric

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In the past fiscal year, e-troFit nominated Voltabox AG as the supplier of the battery unit for conversion kits for buses and trucks. The delivery of the first systems took place on schedule in the fourth quarter of 2019. Voltabox has 8 years of experience in battery development for the public transport market segment.

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LeddarTech delivers first LCA2 solid-state LiDAR chips to automotive partners

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The LCA2 is the autonomous vehicle industry’s first 3D solid-state LiDAR (SSL) SoC and is available now to Tier-1 automotive manufacturers and system integrators via purchase of the LeddarTech LCA2 evaluation kit. Kits contain: One fully-functional solid-state LiDAR unit integrating an LCA2 SoC. LeddarSP signal processing software.

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Rheinmetall partners with DST, CSIRO, QUT and RMIT to develop new automated military vehicle capability

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Rheinmetall does not develop, manufacture or market fully autonomous weapon systems. Rheinmetall acquired Canadian robotics company Provectus Robotics Solutions in 2019.) Rheinmetall is also upgrading two Wiesel 2 digital vehicles with drive-by-wire architecture and the Rheinmetall Canada autonomous driving A-Kit package.

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Renesas Electronics introduces V2V and V2I communications solutions

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One of the solutions includes the R-Car W1R 760 megahertz (MHz) band wireless SoC for the Japanese market, and the new R-Car W2H SoC that features a high-performance security engine that is indispensable for V2X systems designed for the Japanese, US, and European markets. markets, with the R-Car W2H.

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Michelin and Faurecia formalize hydrogen JV; €140M initial investment

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The two partners had signed a Memorandum of Understanding in March 2019. The joint venture is tasked with developing, producing and marketing hydrogen fuel cell systems for light vehicles, commercial vehicles and trucks as well as for other areas of electromobility. Earlier post.). billion by 2030.

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