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Volkswagen Group receives 2015 KS Energy and Environment Prize for the Golf GTE and Audi A3 e-tron PHEVs

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The German automobile club Kraftfahrer Schutz e.V. (KS) KS) awarded the 2015 Energy and Environment Prize to the Volkswagen Group for the plug-in hybrids Golf GTE ( earlier post ) and Audi A3 e-tron ( earlier post). which was founded in 1935, is one of the larger German automobile clubs with around 520,000 members.

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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

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Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. The report, supported by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, measures the technological nature of today’s auto industry and compares it to other sectors of the economy often viewed as technologically advanced.

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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence In Tackling Marketing Challenges For EVs 

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According to a recent study by EV magazine the Chinese automaker BYD sold more EVs in the fourth quarter of 2023 than Tesla although Tesla sold a total of 1.8   The popularity and the growth of EVs are caused by a variety of variables starting from the decision of drivers to make a long-term investment to being kind to the environment.

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The Next High-Tech Tool for the Auto Aftermarket? Voice Assistants 

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When cars began to talk back (image from Automobile Magazine). It demands a deep knowledge of the voice technical stack, from speech recognition in noisy environments to natural language understanding in the auto knowledge domain (e.g.,

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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These technologies may potentially address up to 82% of crash scenarios with unimpaired drivers, preventing tens of thousands of automobile crashes every year (further research will incorporate heavy vehicle crashes including buses, motor carriers, and rail). In the US, DSRC refers generically to communications on a dedicated 5.9

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

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In February, China’s Chery Automobile unveiled an electric concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. On Friday, the Renault-Nissan Alliance said it expects to roll out electric cars (and charging infrastructure) as part of a pilot project in central China’s Wuhan by 2011.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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