Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2013

Participants will have access to Ford’s OpenXC connectivity research platform as a sandbox to create and test their ideas for the Personalized Fuel Efficiency Apps Challenge. More than 1,500 developers have registered to download the OpenXC software development kit since it became publicly available in January 2013.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 2, 2022

One month into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a group of more than 100 makers from all over Ukraine manufactured and supplied a number of 3D-printed products to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Territorial Defense Force, and the Air Forces. For security reasons, this group does not disclose most of their work.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2016

Ford has equipped 50 motorcycles serving Riders for Health with sensor technology so the medical services group can collect a variety of data, including mapping coordinates, to improve the delivery of medical services and supplies—particularly in remote areas of the West African country. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 14, 2022

Last year the IEEE Future Networks initiative ran the inaugural IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Challenge to seek out innovative projects and ideas aimed at increasing connectivity. Last year’s winning projects were presented at the Connecting the Unconnected Summit , a virtual event held in November. www.youtube.com.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Brands within the Volkswagen Group have been rolling out modular component matrices, or assembly toolkits, for their light-duty vehicles over the past few years. These four main kits are now joined by the all-new Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”, or MEB), being developed by the Volkswagen brand.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

DS Automobiles, the recent brand addition to the PSA Group, will introduce the DS 7 CROSSBACK SUV at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Powered by a 300 hp,four-wheel drive E-TENSE system, a plug-in hybrid version will be available from spring 2019. The on-board camera of DS CONNECTED PILOT recognizes broken and unbroken road markings.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Subsequently, WiTricity hired Farooq Butt, who served most recently as VP of Worldwide Business Development and Strategy for Dell’s End User Solutions group, as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy; and just last week added Donald R. The WiTricity power source, left, is connected to AC power. —Alex Gruzen.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2017

Volkswagen Group IT is cooperating with leading quantum computing company D-Wave Systems on a research project for traffic flow optimization. Earlier this month, IBM announced an industry-first initiative to build commercially available universal quantum computing systems. Martin Hofmann, CIO of the Volkswagen Group.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 2, 2023

Simply downloading the app onto one’s device permits the use of trail maps, waypoint system, or navigation kit. Connecting with other riding buddies to form a group ride or simply for security purposes is no trouble at all – even if some users are on a Can-Am or Kawasaki. Images: Ford, Author] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2022

Connext Drive is available for system architects building their vehicle designs on top of R-Car platforms. RTI also announced it was selected to join the Renesas R-Car Consortium, which brings together technology leaders working to develop solutions for the Connected Car, ADAS, and next-generation E/E architecture markets. Source: RTI.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

At a sustainability workshop at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Dr. Rudolf Krebs, the Volkswagen Group’s Commissioner for Electric Drive Systems, said the group will “ electrify all segments. Krebs stressed that the Volkswagen Group aims to become a leader in e-mobility by 2018.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

NVIDIA and TomTom, the Dutch mapping and navigation group, are partnering to develop artificial intelligence to create a cloud-to-car mapping system for self-driving cars. The NVIDIA DriveWorks software development kit now integrates support for TomTom’s HD mapping environment. This collaboration is an important step for TomTom.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2013

As part of the initial deployment of the technology, Mercedes will use the Drive Kit Plus, which, in combination with a smartphone and the Digital DriveStyle app developed by Mercedes-Benz, turns the vehicle into a simultaneous transmitter and receiver of information. Connected vehicles Safety V2X' Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2013

The Ford Developer Program for open mobile apps provides a software development kit (SDK), technical support from Ford engineers and a developer community to enable utilizing the SYNC connectivity system and AppLink application programming interface (API). —Doug VanDagens, global director of Ford Connected Services.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2024

The IEEE Women in Engineering group decided to use manga’s popularity with young people as a way to encourage girls to consider a career in STEM fields. The winning manga stories are available to read online. IEEE Member Kit August submitted the story on her behalf. Ratnarajah is a high school student in the United Kingdom.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2017

BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye announced that a fleet of approximately 40 autonomous BMW vehicles will be on the roads by the second half of 2017, demonstrating the significant advancements made by the three companies towards fully autonomous driving. Earlier post.)

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 15, 2023

Various and sundry social media groups filled with gearheads were awash with recommendations for this brand, as were a number of (shudder) online forums. & & Given the dimensions of the garage, a six-pack of four-foot lights was chosen, though different quantities and lengths are available.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 12, 2022

Both events are available on demand on IEEE.tv. One example he shared was the IEEE science-kit program being offered at libraries in Region 4. The kits teach elementary school pupils what engineers do, as well as how to code, build robots, design video games, and create animations. “We

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Cars That Think

JUNE 30, 2023

As a child, Alberto Moreira discovered his passion for electronics from the kits for exploring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that his father bought him every month. The kits taught him not only about electronics but also about chemistry and physics. The event is available on IEEE.tv.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 13, 2024

Housed in a 1769 Italianate-style mansion and a connected townhouse, the 50 rooms — decorated with velvet or linen sofas and custom wood, velvet or rattan beds — range from studios to two-bedroom suites. Now, the two brands have collaborated on a kit that will help you achieve runway-ready skin at home. 1,600, bergdorfgoodman.com.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

—Professor Thomas Weber, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG with responsibility for Group Research and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars Development. Ralf Herrtwich, head of driver assistance and suspension systems at Daimler Group Research and Advance Development. S-Class S 500 INTELLIGENT DRIVE. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

This could eventually have a role comparable to that of the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel and modular gasoline engine kits (MDB and MOB). (“Baukasten” = German for construction kit). The resulting two-motor system could become part of the MLB evo kit, said Prof. We have two suppliers.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 5, 2022

Create 3 also supports Python and Ignition Gazebo, and is immediately available for 299 USD and 399 CAD with worldwide availability in the coming months. Steven Shamlian: I think it really comes down to iRobot being a group of people who believe strongly that everybody can be builders. There’s even more!

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

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. Share-Car, Bangalore, India.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Currently, ZF is working on an entire, modular front-transverse kit which can also be used with hybrid variants. The study by ZF Sachs, the Powertrain and Suspension Components division of the ZF Group, deals with an entire suspension strut with integrated wheel carrier. It is adapted to mid-size and smaller vehicle categories.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2022

Battery string voltages of up to 1200 VDC are available with up to 720 A string continuous discharge current. An optional remote battery-data monitoring system is available enabling continuous monitoring of the batteries’ condition. Liquid-cooling: All modules are liquid-cooled with dedicated aluminum cooling plates.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 7, 2021

He recently received an equipment donation from Intuitive Foundation comprising a Da Vinci research kit which is a surgical system that will allow his team to devise means by which a surgeon in one location may be able to operate on a patient located somewhere else—a different city, region or even continent.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

All three incorporate a fourth-generation, 100 kW LT PEM (Low Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell stack developed in-house by Volkswagen Group Research at the Volkswagen Technology Center for Electric Traction. The Group is already at work on its fifth-generation version, said Prof. Audi A7 Sportback h-tron. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

One four-cylinder gasoline engine and one four-cylinder diesel unit are available from launch, putting 135 kW/184 hp at the disposal of the BMW 220i Coupe and BMW 220d Coupe. Maximum output of 135 kW/184 hp is available at 4,000 rpm and peak torque of 380 Newton meters (280 lb-ft) comes on stream between 1,750 and 2,750 rpm.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The only cars available to test were AWD Techniqs with 20-inch wheels – same as the first batch coming to Australia. We don’t know if the Ioniq 6 will introduce remote connectivity – allowing activating climate control or checking the charge status from your phone – as found in Teslas, for example.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Their discussion group has begun working on this, and were helping. At the CalCars-sponsored PRIUS+ Plug-In Hybrid Conversion Group (dont try to subscribe, as membership is closed), you can see where we defined the project, assembled the components and built our first prototype (see links at top of page to Fact Sheet and Photos).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

The polyhedra aid the eye in seeing the ions grouped as (green) Fe/Mg-enclosing octahedra and (yellow) phosphate tetrahedra. Smith Electric Vehicles is a division of the Tanfield Group. UK Business Secretary Lord Mandelson behind the wheel of the Smith Ampere electric van, based on the Ford Transit Connect. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 4, 2022

A PDF version is available on IEEE Xplore. Since projects were not assigned from above, the researchers formed their own groups; support for a project depended on how many people its instigator could get to work on it. The group thought it should have a computer of its own. Goldman tells it differently. This had its advantages.

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JULY 2, 2022

A PDF version is available on IEEE Xplore. Leslie Kohn, the project’s chief architect, had already earned the nickname of Mr. Yu, vice president and general manager of the company’s Component Technology and Development Group. This article was first published as "Intel's secret is out."

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

Freescale Semiconductor introduced the MC33772 3- to 6-cell lithium-ion battery cell controller, expanding its portfolio of highly integrated and connected solutions for reducing bill of materials (BOM) cost, increasing operating robustness and meeting stringent functional safety requirements for automotive and industrial battery systems.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

will be the first Volkswagen built off the Modular Electric Drive kit (MEB). MEB—Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”)—was conceived to support the development of a family of pure electric vehicles within brands and across the Group. Connected Community – the new Volkswagen ID.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

There’s no spare tyre just a mobility kit. Wireless smartphone connection is missing as a result of an ongoing dispute between Hyundai and Apple. As usual though, in Hyundai Motor Group press literature, Genesis implies the GV60 can charge at the full 350kW. Single pedal driving is also available. Talking point.

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