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Baidu opening up its autonomous driving platform; leveraging AI capabilities

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Baidu, the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, announced a new project—named “Apollo”—intended provide an open, complete and reliable software platform for its partners in the automotive and autonomous driving industry to develop their own autonomous driving systems with reference vehicles and hardware platform.

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UK study finds low carbon policy has bolstered UK automotive sector, but trucks neglected and biofuels stalled

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A major new report published at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s Annual Conference shows the UK automotive sector has been revitalized by consistently applied policy centered on cutting carbon. This should build on the recently published LowCVP Fuels Roadmap. Value of low carbon investments by year and cumulative.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. Over time, however, the research focus in bidirectional EV applications shifted from the grid to homes and commercial buildings.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. It is partly due to building a city where for certain trips public transport is a much more viable alternative. ”.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. I am a "car guy" from Detroit and have worked in the auto industry from both a construction and facility service standpoint. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. Let’s meet the candidates.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. I am a "car guy" from Detroit and have worked in the auto industry from both a construction and facility service standpoint. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. Let’s meet the candidates.

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GM: Putting 1M Plug-ins on the Road Will Require a Plug-In Ecosystem

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In the long-term, Duvall said, EPRI sees about a 500 million ton CO 2 per year reduction for auto industry “ almost entirely due to replacement of gasoline with lower carbon electricity.”. Particularly critical for the Bay Area, he said, is to build a 9-county market. The charging pyramid. Source: EPRI. Click to enlarge.

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