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Thomson Reuters report finds established auto industry companies, not Silicon Valley, leading development of autonomous driving tech

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Japan holds the world's leadership position in autonomous driving innovation (in conjunction with the field of collision avoidance) with four of the top five innovator spots: Toyota (Japan) leads the pack, followed by Denso (Japan), Bosch (Germany), Nissan (Japan) and Honda (Japan). Toyota and Hyundai take the second and third places.

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Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell limousine service comes to Narita Airport

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Honda is teaming up with ANA (All Nippon Airways) at the request of HySUT (The Research Association of Hydrogen Supply/Utilization Technology) to offer the FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle as a limo service to passengers on international flights at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport from 5 September 2011. Integrity Exports.

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UAW officially launches union drive at Tesla, other automakers

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Following a successful six-week strike against Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has announced a campaign to organize 13 non-unionized automakers in the U.S. manufacturing plants in the industry. manufacturing plants in the industry. including Tesla. It's time.

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Toyota once again ranked as worst automaker on climate lobbying globally

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InfluenceMap routinely ranks automakers and auto industry associations based on how much they lobby to stop climate policy goals. Forecasts suggest the industry will only produce 53% EVs by 2030 at current pace. Toyota does not actually rank last place on this measure – Honda and Suzuki are behind it.

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Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends

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The auto industry in principle is not opposed to the introduction of such mid-level blends (i.e., The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is current considering a request to allow more than the current limit of 10% ethanol in gasoline to increase overall ethanol consumption in the US fuel pool. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). —AAM

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Mercedes EV plant in Alabama narrowly declines to join UAW, bucking trend

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It is mandatory for German companies above a certain size to have labor representation on their board of directors, and the German auto industry is almost universally unionized. This is precisely what companies do with industry organizations, lobby organizations, chambers of commerce, and so on.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. I would say my organization of EV events at community organizations. Members are invited to virtually meet the candidates on Nov.