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Ford concentrates on control strategies for low-cost start-stop system for Fusion

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The new Ford Fusion will be the first non-hybrid Ford vehicle available in the US with Auto Start-Stop. In its quest to keep the system very affordable, Ford wanted to keep the supporting battery a 12V battery, but also didn’t want to compromise durability, said Birgit Sorgenfrei, Ford’s Auto Start-Stop program manager.

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ABI Research: Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and BMW continue to dominate ADAS market

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The research firm says that the three outperform competitors either in terms of the degree and significance of their innovation, or in how effectively they make their systems available to consumers—and sometimes in both. The availability of ADAS on their vehicles serves to distinguish them from those of more mass-market OEMs.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. The Model 3 its affordable ($35,000 as it was originally advertised, though most have sold for more), smaller model changed everything. Bolts jolts the market with 200+ miles of range and an affordable price.

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DOE announces $70M for Innovation Institute on Smart Manufacturing; advanced sensors, controls, platforms, and modeling for manufacturing

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Energy intensive industries, such as steelmaking, could see a 10 to 20 percent reduction in the cost of production, making products such as solar panels and chemical materials, such as plastics, as well as the cars and other products they go into, more affordable for American consumers ,” said Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.

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Audi selects Altera SoC FPGAs for production zFAS piloted-driving systems

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They still remain an affordable and low-power solution. Need to connect all systems together in a single low-cost system bus. FPGAs are well-suited to manage this type of complex computing and networking. Stefan Poledna, TTTech’s co-founder and executive board member. Design Challenges.

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