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World premiere of BMW iX electric SUV in Shanghai

Green Car Congress

Market launch in China will get underway over the course of 2021. The enhanced possibilities for using market-specific apps in China that this enables brings another focal point to BMW’s presentation at Auto Shanghai 2021. (All The new integrated applications from Tencent will be available from the launch of the BMW iX in China.

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Amprius’ silicon nanowire Li-ion batteries power Airbus Zephyr S HAPS solar aircraft

Green Car Congress

The silicon nanowire structure includes a metallically conductive nanowire core, metallurgically connected to the current collector. Each silicon wire is directly connected and does not need to rely on particle-to-particle contacts for conductivity; the silicon material remains in electrical contact over the entire cycle life of the cell.

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Polestar unveils Polestar 2 electric fastback; targeting Tesla Model 3

Green Car Congress

With a connected digital solution available both in-car and on mobile devices, Polestar is setting up strategic collaborations to give Polestar 2 owners easy and hassle-free access to the world’s largest public charging networks. Production of Polestar 2 begins in early 2020 in China for global markets in both left- and right-hand drive.

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GM and Qualcomm extend relationship; next-gen digital cockpit, telematics and advanced driver assistance systems

Green Car Congress

Qualcomm Technologies has worked with GM for years to supply advanced communication solutions for GM’s connected car applications, including safety and diagnostics featured in GM’s connected Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles.

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Renault and Volvo team up on next generation electric vans

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The Flexis vans will be Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs) built around Google’s Android Auto operating system. This allows Google to go beyond the screen into the functions of the car,” says de Meo. And, once they’re ready, they’ll have a waiting customer in the form of Flexis partner, CMA CGM.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

Cars That Think

US sanctions targeting China's telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies have crippled the company, effectively forcing it out of the global smartphone market and now threatening its domestic phone business as well. That led to the release two Canadian citizens who had been held hostage in China as a result.

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An Undersea Cable Could Fill In the Gaps on Fiber-Optic Maps

Cars That Think

Even as Google and Meta set their sights on building entirely new lines that will drastically boost the continent’s capacity, those lines hug well-trodden, predictable routes. There is one effort that hopes to do what Google and Meta won’t—SAEx, or the Southern Oceans Network. But it’s been slow to come. That meant ramping up plans.