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Toyota and CARMERA team up to build high definition maps for automated vehicles using camera data

Green Car Congress

In addition, by placing commercially available dashcam drive recorders in Toyota test vehicles, the project will demonstrate automated map generation from a broader range of sources that do not have TSS. The cameras installed in the test vehicles use Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) components that Toyota installs on its vehicles globally.

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GM reveals new Ultium batteries and flexible global platform for rapid growth of EV lineup

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At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. billion joint venture plant that GM and LG Chem plan to build in Lordstown, Ohio. GM’s all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium.

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Why Haven't Hoverbikes Taken Off?

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The challenge—in which 3,800 teams from 100 countries participated—was to “design and build a safe, quiet, ultra-compact, near-VTOL personal flying device capable of flying 20 miles [32 kilometers] while carrying a single person.” Assessing Hoverbikes’ Risks Safety concerns are just as big a hurdle to making hoverbikes available for sale.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The selected projects are part of ARPA-E’s Building Reliable Electronics to Achieve Kilovolt Effective Ratings Safely (BREAKERS) program, as well as the latest OPEN+ cohort, Kilovolt Devices. A consortium of industry partners will guide the design process and advise on commercialization.

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Tech: Another Day, Another Battery Breakthrough

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Volkswagen’s betting on that and plans to building a battery plant in 2024 to supply future cars. The company is already working on scaling up the size of the battery with multi-layer cells on the path to building a commercial-size battery pack. More Battery News: Event: Battery Show & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo.

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How the FCC Settles Radio-Spectrum Turf Wars

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Lower frequencies travel farther and propagate better through buildings and terrain. Phones, tablets, laptops, smart speakers, Wi-Fi-enabled TVs and other appliances, Internet-of-things devices, lots of commercial and industrial gear—they all need these same frequencies. Battling for Bandwidth. Not all radio spectrum is created equal.

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