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Volkswagen partners with D-Wave on quantum computing; CeBIT premiere of research project for traffic flow optimization

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In the course of this project, experts from the Volkswagen Code Lab in San Francisco and the Volkswagen Data Lab in Munich and used data from approximately 10,000 taxis in Beijing. Data scientists and AI specialists from Volkswagen have successfully programmed an algorithm to optimize the travel time of all public taxis in the city.

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GM reports strong Q1 Earnings, prepares to navigate semiconductor shortage

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taxis by 2030. We will build two large EVs for Honda using our Ultium technology – one SUV for the Honda. We joined new investors Microsoft and Walmart in a $2.75-billion billion fundraising round for Cruise, which also announced an agreement with Dubai to deploy up to 4,000 self-driving Cruise Origin.

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EVTOL Companies Are Worth Billions—Who Are the Key Players?

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The challenge is to be able to build at that rate, to have a supply chain that can supply you with the components you need to build at that rate. Today, some 250 companies are working toward what they hope will be a revolution in urban transportation. The aerospace industry is not used to producing in those kinds of numbers….The

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Honda reveals production HondaJet; program update

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Honda Aircraft Company revealed the first production HondaJet at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The engines have been installed, and Honda Aircraft will soon begin conducting ground tests on the airplane. Earlier post.) First production jet with new color scheme.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., It is partly due to building a city where for certain trips public transport is a much more viable alternative. ”. The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m Island Press, 1998; translated into Chinese, China Architecture and Building Press, 2007.

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EV Chargers for All!

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When IEEE Spectrum’s editor in chief, Harry Goldstein, needed to replace his 2008 Honda Fit in October 2020, he thought seriously about buying an electric vehicle. Harry’s 200-unit condominium building in Minneapolis, Minn., Nearly every one of these apartment buildings are without any on-site EV charging. One was affordability.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

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Further promoting this market is the recent establishment of a new federal Energy Department public-private partnership effort called H2USA, which includes Toyota, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and Honda. will receive $3 million to build a 100% renewable hydrogen fueling station in Chino (San Bernardino County). Earlier post.).