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Asahi Kasei Microdevices and Silentium enter license agreement for automotive Active Road Noise Cancellation (ARNC) technology

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Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) has entered into a license agreement with Israel-based Silentium for automotive Active Road Noise Cancellation (ARNC). Silentium’s Quiet Bubble software technology will be incorporated into one of AKM’s audio voice processors for distribution worldwide. —Naoyuki Kurita, Chief Marketing Officer at AKM.

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GM acquires battery software startup ALGOLiON

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announced that it acquired Israel-based battery software startup ALGOLiON Ltd. The Israel-based company’s software can detect changes affecting battery health weeks earlier than other methods. The Israel-based company’s software can detect changes affecting battery health weeks earlier than other methods.

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Israel’s RFISee unveils long-range high resolution 4D imaging radar on a chip

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Israel-based RFISee , a developer of affordable imaging radars for the automotive industry, is unveiling the first Phased Array 4D imaging radar on a chip. Prototypes of RFISee’s radar are under evaluation by top automotive OEMs and Tier-1s, the company said. RFISee has raised $2.75

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VisIC and ZF partner on R&D effort to develop EV inverter based on GaN semiconductor technology; focus on 400V

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ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Israel-based VisIC Technologies Ltd., The partnership will see the two companies deepen their development efforts, based on VisIC D 3 GaN (Direct Drive Depletion-mode GaN) semiconductor technology. It also simplifies the system solution and enables high-efficiency and affordable power train solutions.

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Ford targeting highly autonomous vehicle for ride-sharing in 2021; new tech company investments, staffing up in Silicon Valley

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To achieve this, the company is investing in or collaborating with four startups to enhance its autonomous vehicle development, doubling its Silicon Valley team and more than doubling its Palo Alto campus. The aim is to quickly mass-produce a more affordable automotive LiDAR sensor. —Mark Fields, Ford president and CEO.

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Arrival and Uber to collaborate on EV for ride-hailing industry; based on Small Vehicle Platform

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Commercial electric vehicle company Arrival is partnering with Uber to develop an affordable, purpose-built electric vehicle (EV) for ride-hailing drivers. Arrival went public in March; the Arrival Car is the realization of the Small Vehicle Platform (SVP) referenced in the company’s Investor Deck.

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First wireless charging road in the U.S. completed in Michigan

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After the state of Michigan pledged in 2021 to complete a wireless charging road by this year , Israeli startup Electreon has finished installing the EV charging road, according to a press release shared by the company last week. What are your thoughts?

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