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MARCH 28, 2024

Ford took a victory lap this week after realizing the Mustang is now the only traditional front-engine, rear-drive, V8-powered American sports coupe that’s still available after 60 years on the market. The event is supposed to include “track and drift ride-alongs, the latest Mustang news, and a first-hand look at the world’s racing Mustangs.”

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FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Ltd has introduced a connected car solution, Samsung Connect Auto. Samsung Connect Auto plugs directly into the OBD II port underneath the steering wheel. It uses real-time alerts to help users improve their driving behavior, including increased fuel efficiency, while offering a Wi-Fi connection to keep passengers online.

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JUNE 3, 2020

Subscriptions of connected services for consumer and commercial Electric Vehicles (EVs), such as charging-station locator, eco-routing, and EV telematics, will grow 270% from 2020 to 2024, reaching 7 million subscribers by 2024, according to global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. Connected services for consumer EVs will reach 26.37

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JUNE 27, 2018

Crown and Corolla Sport, as the first generation of “Connected Cars,” come standard with an on-board Data Communication Module (DCM) that links to a Controller Area Network (CAN). Connected Car Service using MSPF. Importantly, we will also use connectivity to change the way we work with our dealers across the country.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Canopy plans to launch industry-first, multi-sensor security systems with available professional monitoring early next year. Customers will be connected to the system via the Canopy app to livestream video from the vehicle, get notified of suspicious activity, or review past events.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 4, 2024

Critical considerations pertinent to connected autonomous vehicles, such as ethics, liability, privacy, and cybersecurity, do not share the same spotlight as the CAVs’ benefits. The question then remains: Who or what is liable in the event of an accident? Most likely, the updates are done wirelessly via 5G.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Autotalks, supplier of automotive-grade V2X communication processors and RF transceivers, and Cohda Wireless, provider of V2X - Vehicle-to-Vehicle, Vehicle-to-Infrastructure, and CAV - Connected Autonomous Vehicles software, announced a partnership at ITS World Congress 2016 in Melbourne.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2017

Renault is launching a new version of the MY Renault application, which now connects directly to the vehicle. The new MY Renault vehicle-connected services are compatible with the R-LINK, R-LINK Evolution and R-LINK 2 multimedia systems. —Benoît Joly, Renault Connected Vehicle Sales & Marketing director.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

SpaceX and T-Mobile CEO, Mike Sievert have plans to increase connectivity, SpaceX announced earlier today. I’d brought up the idea of using Starlink to help people impacted by disasters which it already does but perhaps the collaboration would empower both companies to keep people connected during events such as hurricanes or fires.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Benz unveiled the latest generation of its successful Sprinter model at an event held at a logistics center in the Duisburg, Germany docks. Benz Cars, at the event. The new Sprinter is available for order now and will be launched in the European market starting in June 2018. Duisburg is home to the world’s largest inland port.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2016

BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2023

Fisker recently presented four future electric vehicles, as well as technology and sustainability visions, to an audience of investors, analysts, employees, and the media at an event in Huntington Beach, California. Fisker PEAR (Personal Electric Automotive Revolution) is Fisker’s vision of a sustainable EV as a connected mobility device.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

HARMAN International Industries made a number of connected vehicle technology announcements during CES 2016 last week, including a connected car computing platform, demonstrated in the Rinspeed Σtos concept car; an advanced navigation system with live data fusion; an open cloud-based software delivery system; and a new partnership with Microsoft.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2014

In a pre-Christmas media event, Ford president and CEO Mark Fields said while 2014 was a good year for the company, 2015 has the potential to be a “ breakthrough year ”. In moving forward on that, Fields said, Ford will focus on five key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance.

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APRIL 25, 2012

GE’s WattStation Connect for mobile device users. GE Energy’s Industrial Solutions business unveiled the new WattStation and WattStation Connect software at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit, Mich. WattStation Connect provides owners a user-friendly method to manage, monitor and maintain their EV charging ecosystem network.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

This summer, at the Paris Olympic Games, security officials will perform a much bigger experiment in the heart of the City of Light, covering the events, the entire Olympic village, and the connecting roads and rails. This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2024.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Real-time mobile communications will now be available with immediate effect for vehicle development at the site. This means that Vodafone and Porsche can provide small sub-networks with guaranteed bandwidths and latency times for certain events and projects at the Development Center.

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APRIL 30, 2012

Connected vehicles refer to the ability of vehicles of all types to communicate wirelessly with other vehicles (V2V) and roadway equipment (V2I), such as traffic signals, to support a range of safety, mobility and environmental applications. Transportation Safety is the DOT’s top stated priority for the connected vehicle environment.

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MARCH 3, 2022

Kia Corporation described its roadmap to 2030 at the company’s 2022 CEO Investor Day virtual event. Connected car and autonomous driving technology. From 2025, all new Kia vehicles will be equipped with connected car features. The roadmap builds on Kia’s successful Plan S strategy first announced in 2020.

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JUNE 5, 2012

Audi is using Sierra Wireless AirPrime embedded wireless modules to help develop and test an LTE-connected infotainment system. ( LTE = Long Term Evolution for higher speed wireless communication.) Drive tests were started in late 2011 and are ongoing.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Event: Ford Bronco Sport Off-Roadeo Experiencing the Bronco Sport in the Wild When Ford debuted the all-new Bronco Sport in 2021, it said it was “Built Wild.” The Badlands is available with two-wheel drive, but for this program the four-wheel drive models were used—for obvious reasons! Ford calls the off-road modes G.O.A.T.,

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AUGUST 4, 2021

The key to leveraging this asset is connectivity—in other words, having the right interface at the control level to get at the information provided by robots, ovens, cathodic electrocoating systems or conveyor technology in the first place. But Dürr has found a way to bring connectivity to almost all common robots and disciplines.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

This month, Sony starts shipping its first high-resolution event-based camera chips. The pixels in event-based cameras—a technology inspired by animal vision systems—only react if they detect a change in the amount of light falling on them. The role of event-based sensors in cars. The two Sony chips—the 0.92 Luca Verre on….

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Genesis introduced the Electrified GV70 SUV by hosting a world premiere event at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition (Auto Guangzhou 2021) in China last week. Range estimates for the North American market will be available closer to launch. The vehicle is expected to reach 60 mph in 4.5 seconds with Boost Mode.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

The available Pro Power Onboard feature enables the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning and F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid trucks to function as power sources on wheels with multiple uses. When connected to an F-150 Lightning or F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid with the optional 9.6 kW (F-150 Lightning) or 7.2

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 8, 2023

Event: 2023 Consumer Electronics Show. CES, the Consumer Electronic Show, has become a key event to announce automotive news, especially with a technology focus. Pricing and availability for the ID7 were not announced. The post Event: 2023 Consumer Electronics Show first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Volvo EX90 EV.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Few locations are better fit for charging stations than event centers. Stadiums, music venues, cinemas, and just about every other kind of venue possess a unique combination of extant qualities and opportunities that makes installing event charging stations a brilliant business move. while DC Fast Chargers can run well over $18,000.

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JULY 16, 2014

This alert prepares the driver for the impending event so that the driver can already start to slow down the vehicle, if appropriate. Users indicated that they are willing to use it if it were available in their vehicles. Connected vehicles Europe Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Safety V2X'

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MAY 24, 2014

Partners in Germany’s UR:BAN research consortium recently gave a mid-term status report on the three major component projects in an event at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Braunschweig, Germany. At the midterm event, object detection was demonstrated along with free space or generic object detection using grids. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

If the chassis control unit registers such an event, and the “Car-to-X Communication” service is activated, the information is sent to the Mercedes-Benz Cloud in real time via the mobile phone network, together with positional data. In these vehicles, warnings are given with the familiar voice output “Traffic event ahead”.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

The concept of intermodal routing is enhanced by the DriveNow package available in Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and San Francisco. This service is now available in four cities and is proving to be extremely popular, according to the company. —Martin Hauschild, Head of Traffic Technology and Traffic Management at the BMW Group.

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MAY 20, 2020

Voltpack Mobile System delivers up to 250 kW with a scalable capacity from 245 to 1225 kWh of available energy. The system scales through a central interface hub, which can connect in parallel up to five self-contained Voltpacks, each containing three liquid-cooled, industrial-grade battery Voltpack Cores.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In an exclusive interview ahead of an invite-only event today in San Jose, Intel outlined new chip technologies it will offer its foundry customers by sharing a glimpse into its future data-center processors. The San Jose event, IFS Direct Connect, is meant as a sort of coming-out party for the new business model.

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MAY 29, 2020

For example: In the unlikely event of a short circuit, one 3-phase section can be turned off allowing the pilot 75% of full power. Full torque is available even at low RPM and is not impacted by altitude—i.e., This allows a direct motor to propeller connection, eliminating the need for a heavy maintenance-prone gearbox.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought home the need to provide Internet connectivity to underserved communities. And where access is available, it can be too expensive. The IEEE Standards Association Connectivity and Telecom Practice is working on the issue, researching communities’ needs and collaborating with other organizations.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2022

In the event of an extended power outage, such as a public safety power shutoff, electricity stored in the microgrid’s battery storage system can provide back-up power at VTA’s Cerone bus yard to allow the agency to continue operating battery-electric buses, serving riders and providing emergency transport if needed.

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JULY 27, 2021

Once the connection to the adapter is established to the vehicle and to the OnStar Vehicle Insights mobile app or website, fleet managers can begin receiving valuable vehicle insights on the OnStar Vehicle Insights platform, designed to lower the cost of vehicle maintenance while keeping their fleets up and running.

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