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Chevrolet Performance previews eCrate package in converted 1977 K5 Blazer EV

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The K5 Blazer-E is a functional proof of concept of the upcoming Electric Connect and Cruise package Chevrolet Performance plans to sell in the second half of 2021. Learnings from those vehicles helped inform Chevrolet’s Electric Connect and Cruise strategy. —Jim Campbell, GM US vice president of Performance and Motorsports.

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Ford takes OpenXC research platform global, engaging local developers for market-specific connected vehicle apps in India

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Ford is now shipping beta test kits of its open-source connectivity research platform, OpenXC ( earlier post ), to developers and universities around the world. The CAN translation module is a microcontroller with two connections: one to the CAN bus via the OBD-II port, and one to the host device via USB. OpenXC architecture.

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Ford OpenXC platform out of beta; open-source hardware and software platform

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The OpenXC research platform from Ford is now out of beta and available to all “makers” and do-it-yourselfers at [link]. The OpenXC kit includes a vehicle interface module based on the popular Arduino platform developers can use to read data from the vehicle’s internal communications network. User experience.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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At CES, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. Connecting with every customer in a socially collaborative and rewarding way. —Mark Fields.

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GM demos its new Energy products by running a mansion off a Silverado EV

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One Silverado was connected to the outdoor speakers and screen running the presentation GM gave us on its products, and the other was connected to the house to show what happens when the V2H changes over from home to truck power. Batteries will be available in 10, 17, and 35kWh packages.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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A PDF version is available on IEEE Xplore. So much care was lavished on MAXC’s hardware and software that it held the all-time record for continuous availability as a node on the ARPAnet. A high-speed network that connects computers, printers, and other peripherals in an office or building. Goldman tells it differently.

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U-M offers open-access automated cars to advance driverless research

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New University of Michigan research vehicles will be open testbeds for academic and industry researchers rapidly to test self-driving and connected vehicle technologies at a world-class proving ground. An open development platform for connected vehicle communications will be added later. Open CAVs change that.

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