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Continental wins tire technology award with C.A.R.E tire concept for electric robotaxis

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tire concept for future electric mobility solutions. is a wheel/tire concept which, with its Cloud-based connectivity, offers fleet operators a particularly efficient means of mobility management. tires feature sensors built into the structure of the tire and connected to the Cloud. Conti C.A.R.E. Autonomous.

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Uber and Hyundai announce aerial ridesharing partnership, release new full-scale electric air taxi model at CES

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Uber and Hyundai Motor Company announced a new partnership to develop Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial ride share network and unveiled a new full-scale aircraft concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Both parties are collaborating on infrastructure concepts to support take-off and landing for this new class of vehicles.

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IDTechEX sees battery swapping as winner in 2- and 3-wheeler markets of Asia-Pacific

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Battery-swapping technology aims to address the shortcomings of conductive fast-charging. Personal cars and taxi fleets in China are now adopting this technology as well with ambitious targets set by companies for rolling out their own swap station networks. Nio Power Swap stations. Two- and three-wheelers.

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveils 5 battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles; I.D. BUZZ CARGO

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BUZZ CARGO concept—the first commercial vehicle to be based on the new I.D. The models can be delivered with different battery sizes according to the vehicles’ intended use and budget. BUZZ CARGO concept is positioned in the size class beneath the Crafter. The payload of the concept vehicle is 800 kg; the I.D.

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TUM CREATE introduces tropical megacity e-taxi prototype at Tokyo; super-fast charging with twin charge ports

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Singapore-based TUM CREATE unveiled an electric taxi prototype designed for tropical megacities, codenamed EVA, at the Tokyo Motor Show. EVA was designed from the ground-up as an e-taxi and is a result of interdisciplinary research in the areas of energy storage, battery charging, thermal management, and lightweight materials and design.

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Ford Unveils New Battery-Electric Tourneo Connect at 2009 Geneva Show

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Ford Tourneo Concept BEV. At the Geneva Motor Show, Ford introduced a new concept Ford Tourneo Connect equipped with a conceptual but fully operational Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) powertrain developed in collaboration with Smith Electric Vehicles. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Renesas advanced automotive SoC adopted by Continental for its body high-performance computer

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The HPC is an automotive computing platform that provides centralized control of vehicle systems and is equipped with secure gateway functionality to enable cloud service connectivity. —Johann Hiebl, head of the Connected Car Networking business unit at Continental.

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