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BMW Connected North America makes its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016; powered by Azure

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BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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NVIDIA and TomTom developing cloud-to-car mapping system for self-driving cars; DRIVE PX 2

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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. Self-driving cars require a highly accurate HD mapping system that can generate an always up-to-date HD map in the cloud.

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Audi offering LTE as an option on A3 models

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Audi says the LTE technology is very important for Audi connect, the networking of the car with the driver, the Internet and the environment. When the passengers connect their mobile end devices to the WLAN hotspot integrated into the car, they can surf the web independently of one another—e.g.,

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Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, NVIDIA partner to accelerate use of autonomous vehicles and AI technologies

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In-car AV computers based on DRIVE AGX Xavier or DRIVE AGX Pegasus. Producing all these vehicles at scale will require a connected collaboration for all elements of the system. The second server—Constellation Vehicle—contains the DRIVE AGX car computer, which processes the simulated sensor data.

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Volvo Car Corporation intends to lead in field of autonomous driving technology; targeting the next-generation of consumers

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Volvo Car Corporation intends to gain leadership in the field of autonomous driving as the next major step forward in vehicle safety. Autonomous driving—the self-driving car—gives the human driver the ability safely to do something else besides drive, such as sending text messages or reading a book while the car drives itself.

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Report: combination of new mobility technologies creates opportunities for cutting emissions, but requires strategic policy interventions

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The combination of connectivity, automation plus shared vehicle ownership and use has the potential to make car travel greener and cheaper, cutting energy use and helping accelerate the introduction of low carbon vehicles. — was presented at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Conference at the Olympic Park in London.

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Audi to demonstrate automated driving technology in Florida

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Audi will be the first to test its automated driving technology on the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway in Tampa, Florida—which recently was designated as an automated driving and connected car test bed—using an Audi A7 equipped to handle piloted driving functions on freeway conditions up to 40 mph (64 km/h).

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