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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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Toyota (Japan) is the overall global leader in autonomous automotive innovation, followed by Bosch (Germany), Denso (Japan), Hyundai (South Korea) and GM (US). To the contrary, automotive bellwethers are the ones in the driver’s seat. Google ranks 19 th in the world in this area, followed by Ford at number 20.

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ICCT report finds US domestic EV production and investment continues to fall; only 5% of global EV investment to go to US EV assembly plants

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million in 2020, followed by 450,000 in the US and about 110,000 each in Japan and South Korea. Great promotional events and bold aspirational statements by the domestic auto industry can’t mask the facts. Continuing on this path would hurt the domestic US auto industry’s prospects for decades.

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Bajaj Auto expands engineering skills training to Tier 2, 3 cities | Autocar Professional

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This announcement comes amid concerns about India’s industrial competitiveness. Only 5% of the Indian workforce has received formal skill training, compared to 80% and 96% in developed economies like Japan and South Korea, respectively. whose founder had a vision of talent becoming their best while working in the company.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models. If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do you see that?

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