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BMW i Ventures invests in Kodiak Robotics; autonomous long-haul trucking technology

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BMW i Ventures invested in Kodiak Robotics , Inc., The funds from the BMW i Ventures investment help Kodiak expand its team and fleet, as well as continue to develop its self-driving technology purpose-built for long-haul trucks. The company delivers freight daily in Texas, and also tests in California.

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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in DSP Concepts; voice user interfaces

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BMW i Ventures has made a strategic investment in DSP Concepts, Inc.—a Christian Noske, a partner at BMW i Ventures, has joined the Company’s Board of Directors. Cadence Design Systems, Knowles Corporation, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments Inc., Partners of DSP Concepts include Amlogic, Inc.,

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New MIPI Alliance group collaborating with automotive industry on interface specifications

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Automakers already rely on MIPI Alliance’s industry-standard interfaces to enable a wide variety of applications, including collision mitigation and avoidance, infotainment and navigation. BitSim AB; BMW Group; Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; Analogix Semiconductor, Inc.; Continental Corporation; Etron Technology, Inc.; Hardent Inc.;

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Tesla displaces Mercedes-Benz as third-most-popular luxury brand in U.S.

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Tesla has officially displaced Mercedes-Benz as the third-most-popular luxury automotive brand in the United States, quickly approaching BMW and Lexus, which took first and second place, respectively. Tesla is not far off of other high-end brands, as leaders BMW and Lexus held leads over the electric car company but not by many vehicles.

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Zinnov: automotive witnessing highest disruption among all industries; ~$6B invested in start-ups in FY 2015

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The automotive industry is witness to the highest disruption among all industries. Furthermore, leading automotive companies such as Toyota, Ford, Honda, BMW etc., New technologies such as Autonomous, AI, Electric have reached application maturity.

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Tesla Cybertruck spotted near BMW’s Munich R&D center

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A photo of a large and conspicuously triangle-shaped vehicle in Munich, near BMW’s Research and Innovation Center, has surfaced on the internet, suggesting the German automaker is doing a teardown of the newly-released Tesla Cybertruck. Which is interesting, given that BMW doesn’t make trucks (though it does make SUVs).

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BMW Group Technology Office USA and Tendril to demonstrate electric vehicle and smart energy home integration

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Tendril, provider of a cloud-based energy management platform, and the BMW Group Technology Office USA are partnering to build out a demonstration smart energy home in Mountain View, Calif. to prepare for the roll-out and integration of the new BMW ActiveE electric vehicle (EV).

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