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U Michigan opens Mcity test environment for connected and automated vehicle technologies

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The University of Michigan has opened Mcity, the first large controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market driverless cars. Ford Motor Co. General Motors Co. Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co.,

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Auto Alliance pushing for passage of Maryland SB 1234 that would require state purchase of ZEVs; 50% of LDVs by 2026

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The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance) is strongly supporting the passage of Maryland’s SB 1234 , a bill that would require the State of Maryland to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) for state fleets. The bill also includes a reporting requirement for State agencies that purchase vehicles.

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Safety at Scale: GM’s Ankur Ganguli

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This is the responsibility shouldered by Ankur Ganguli , executive director of Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls at General Motors Co. "My engines, transmissions, electric batteries and motors, brakes, steering and suspensions) for our full portfolio of cars and trucks—millions of vehicles every year," says Ganguli.

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York, Empa study finds retrofitting of VW diesel engines was successful

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On the opening day of the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice of Violation: VW diesel engines with 1.6 SK Grange, NJ Farren, AR Vaughan, J Davison, DC Carslaw (2020) ”Post-Dieselgate: Evidence of NOx Emission Reductions Using On-Road Remote Sensing” Environ.

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Stellantis Developing 'Virtual Cockpit' With BlackBerry

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From Stellantis: Accessing QNX Hypervisor via AWS Marketplace enables Stellantis to include a virtual cockpit high-performance computing (HPC) simulation into a cloud environment. The response to this has been varied.

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EEA data show most automakers must reduce emissions to meet European 2015 CO2 regulations

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While most car manufacturers have already met their individual 2012 CO 2 targets for Europe, several carmakers need to make their fleets even more carbon-efficient to meet the 2012 target, according to updated data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

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Green Technology Patents Represent More Than Half of GM 2009 Filings

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One of GM’s innovations involves the creation of a shape memory alloy (SMA) heat engine for power generation from waste engine heat. More than half of the 1,300 patents filed by General Motors Co. The move toward electrification is requiring us to reinvent the DNA of the automobile, requiring massive amounts of innovation.

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