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Karma and PATEO announce strategic partnership to develop automotive technologies

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Karma offers a technology-focused vehicle platform powered by advanced connectivity, autonomous driving, and artificial intelligence; the platform can be utilized as a test-bed to help drive innovation. In terms of intelligent connectivity patents, PATRO ranks first for two years in a row.

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Volkswagen Group ERL working on more intuitive communications between driver, car and environment

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As vehicle connectivity and advanced assistance systems become a ubiquitous part of driving, researchers at Volkswagen Group’s Electronics Research Laboratory ( ERL ) are working to create a “perfect driving experience” by enabling more intuitive forms of communications between the driver, the car and the external environment.

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Volkswagen launches new luxury flagship Phideon at Geneva; plug-in hybrid drive planned; first VW brand car based on MLB

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The future of Volkswagen’s premium segment will go into production in China initially for the China market in the third quarter of 2016. Volkswagen’s design team derived the Phideon almost directly from the C Coupé GTE concept car, which was presented at Auto Shanghai in 2015, with only minor changes. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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The goal of the strategic alliance is to bundle the expertise of both car manufacturers with a view to jointly developing vehicle components and possibly also vehicle concepts. In the long term, the Volkswagen Group is looking to further expand its product portfolio in the fast-growing emerging markets.

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DARPA awards up to $20M to NVIDIA to research high-performance, highly energy-efficient embedded processors for autonomous vehicles

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The first phase initiates concept development and looks to provide sufficient proof of impact on processing power efficiency to justify continuing development. In the larger automotive sector, NVIDIA products are shipping in, or have been designed into, 23 brands and 106 models. million cars on the road today now use NVIDIA products.

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Researchers Demonstrate Liquid-Tin Anode SOFC Operating on Biodiesel

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The LTA-SOFC concept under development is for portable power applications in the 0.5 Basic concept of the LTA-SOFC. The cathode consists of a thin-walled (1 mm) closed-end tube of lanthanum strontium manganite (LSM) with an internal rib structure to provide electrical connection to the CCC. Bentley, J.; Bentley, J.

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