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

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This draws upon CARMERA’s millions of miles of driving video collected, structured and enriched through safety monitoring partnerships with professional fleets in other complex environments like New York City. TRI-AD / CARMERA mapmaking from vehicle cameras in downtown Tokyo. Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc.

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Lucid Motors says Lucid Air to be the fastest charging EV yet; 900V+ architecture, up to 20 miles/minute charging

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By teaming with Electrify America, Lucid Air owners who take US delivery will be offered three years of complimentary charging at speeds faster than any other production car available today.

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Figure Promises First General Purpose Humanoid Robot

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However, these renderings are based on a CAD model of the actual robot that Figure plans to build, so Figure expects that their final hardware will be very similar to what they are showing today. This relates back to the reason why Figure is building a humanoid robot in the first place. We’re building five of them.

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Aleris to invest $350M to upgrade Kentucky aluminum rolling mill for anticipated growth in automotive demand

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We have partnered with customers in the premium automotive segment from our Duffel, Belgium facility for years to develop and produce some of the most technically advanced lightweight aluminum solutions available today. Only some primary aluminum is required to tune the final chemical composition.

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Velodyne Lidar introduces its smallest lidar sensor at CES: the $100 Velabit

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Baraja LiDAR is the only system available today using randomly modulated continuous wave technology that completely blocks interference from other LiDARs and environmental light sources. Baraja’s Spectrum Scan technology has been architected for reliability in automotive environments. Earlier post.).

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Cal Energy Commission grants $2.4M for Class 8 fuel cell hybrid trucks at ports; $1.2M for PEV fleet and V2G software upgrade

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million to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) under the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program to build and to test seven hybrid fuel-cell, Class 8 trucks to transport cargo at the Long Beach and Los Angeles ports. gallons per minute models available today.

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President Obama launches $500M Advanced Manufacturing Partnership; Ford involved as an initial partner

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US President Barack Obama today launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in emerging technologies such as information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.

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