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GM sees connectivity, autonomy and transport-as-service fundamentally changing automotive industry

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Three emerging and converging factors—connectivity, autonomy and transport-as-a-service—will fundamentally change the automotive industry over the next few decades, according to Mike Abelson, GM’s VP of Strategy and Global Portfolio Planning. million vehicles on the road with 4G LTE connectivity. —Mike Abelson.

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Larry Burns: Holistic approach required to achieve transformational change of transportation and the automobile; the power of “And”

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Stressing the power of “ and ” rather than “ or ”, he asserted that: The automobile is unsustainable without transformational change. As a point of comparison, the California ARB ZEV regulation is mandating 15% compliant new production by 2025. —Larry Burns.

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IBM patents cognitive system to manage self-driving vehicles

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For example, if a self-driving vehicle experiences an operational anomaly, e.g. a faulty braking system, a burned out headlight, poor visibility and/or road conditions, a comparison may be made by the system as to whether the on-board self-driving vehicle control processor or a human driver is in a better position to handle the operational anomaly.

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Lordstown seeks purchaser amid Foxconn fiasco; negative takers to this point

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As Lordstown was once privately navigating the Foxconn do business in, it was once publicly pausing manufacturing and deliveries of the Perpetuity and recalling 19 pickups, each in buyer arms and in utility internally, for {an electrical} connection disease. Its field and payload are under the trade usual.

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IHS forecasts 11% rise in China automotive semiconductor market in 2014 due to safety and navigation features

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China continues to be a place of rising automobile production and shipments. The replacement of midrange and high-end cars this year will drive the China chip market for automobiles. OEM navigation shipments, in comparison, trailed at 2.4 China Connected vehicles Driver Assistance Systems Forecasts' million units.

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Toyota to pioneer use of biosynthetic rubber in engine and drive system hoses

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Since plants absorb CO 2 from the atmosphere during their lifespan, such bio-materials achieve an estimated 20% reduction in material lifecycle carbon emissions in comparison to conventional petroleum-based hydrin rubber. They have connected pressure sensors that detect negative pressure in intake manifolds. Click to enlarge.

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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

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AAA formerly was known as the American Automobile Association. High distraction systems were the Ford Taurus with Sync MyFord Touch (3.1); Chevy Malibu with MyLink (3.4); Volkswagen Passat with Car-Net (3.5); Nissan Altima with Nissan Connect (3.7); Chrysler 200c with Uconnect (3.8); and Hyundai Sonata with Blue Link (3.8).

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