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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The latest projections by the United Nations suggest that the global population could grow to around 8.5 If the global average age was 72.8 We support a health-conscious lifestyle by enabling smart devices that can help improve well-being and stay healthy longer by making them reliable, convenient, personalized — and secure.

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APRIL 16, 2017

Honda Silicon Valley Lab, the global open innovation hub within Honda R&D Americas, Inc., will expand its areas of focus beyond vehicles and broaden its responsibility to develop partnerships as a new company, Honda R&D Innovations, Inc., The new company will seek transformative collaborations within all areas of Honda's activities.

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JULY 21, 2021

On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. Other companies, including Apple and Tandy Corp. IBM CEO Frank T.

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JULY 6, 2023

President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Kjell Gruner, has left the company. & From Automotive News : In a statement, Porsche noted Gruner was leaving the company "at his own request." Both personally and professionally, we wish him all the best.” Gruner joined Porsche in 1999 from Boston Consulting Group.

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MARCH 23, 2020

announced a global mobilization of the company’s 3D printing resources and expertise to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, spanning its Stratasys, GrabCAD, Stratasys Direct Manufacturing and partner network with donated printing capacity across all regions. The company will have the ability to scale to an even faster rate of production.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

E-bikes are today a growing component of the global transition away from fossil fuels—possibly more than the car-and-truck-focused sustainability crowd appreciates. E-bikes are powered by relatively small batteries that can be wrangled by the average person who can handle a carton of milk. The Japanese conglomerate Yamaha Motor Co.,

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The company anticipates that, as a result, connected car services and greater choice in accessories and personalization will increasingly drive growth in its aftersales business, anticipated to contribute 25% of aftersales revenue by 2022. The ultimate goal is hyper-personalization.” —Kent O’Hara. —Kent O’Hara.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

That memorable event occurred in May, when Sharma and a delegation from his employer, Renesas Electronics , met with Narendra Modi to discuss how the semiconductor company could support the prime minister’s India Semiconductor Mission and Digital India initiative. India has to become a self-sustaining R&D hub.”

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JANUARY 6, 2011

General Motors and Powermat, a provider of wireless charging technology for mobile personal devices, announced a commercial agreement that will eliminate the need for charging cords for personal electronic devices in many future Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products beginning mid-2012. Chevy Volt Powermat. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 4, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company launched a warranty extension policy for its vehicles worldwide. Hyundai’s decision comes amid a global reaction to the outbreak of COVID-19, which has caused many countries to take various precautionary measures that include closing non-essential facilities.

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MARCH 8, 2023

The demo plant has undergone thousands of person-hours over several months which has delivered high-quality battery materials and operational data for continued business development.

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JUNE 23, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, and LG Chem are jointly sponsoring the “EV & Battery Challenge” (EVBC), a global competition to identify up to 10 EV and battery start-ups for potential investment and collaboration. Hyundai and Kia have gained prominence in the global market with a comprehensive portfolio of EVs.

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MARCH 18, 2024

VinFast’s founder has announced a new arm called V-Green to build EV chargers, focused on bolstering global access while prioritizing sessions for VinFast drivers, accelerating the Vietnamese automaker’s expansion into new markets. V-Green will operate as a global partner to VinFast to develop and implement a worldwide network of EV chargers.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Envisioning the future market environment, uses and technological advancements, Honda is exploring a range of future personal-use models including ones equipped with a power source besides swappable batteries. Commuter EMs / EBs. Platform strategy.

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AUGUST 13, 2022

Lightning partnered with the Brazilian company CBMM, global leader in Niobium products and technology ( earlier post ), on materials for the superbike. — Daniel Wright, CBMM engineer and person responsible for the development of the project.

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

While personal mobility is increasing, demand for commercial carpool services in France, the USA, Japan andGermany is in something of a crisis. Since 2011, the technology company Continental has carried out the Continental Mobility Study on various key topics at regular intervals. The situation is similar in France, the US and China.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

As part of its vision to facilitate ‘Progress for Humanity,’ Hyundai Motor Company has launched Hydrogen to You, or H2U campaign, which will raise awareness of its leadership in hydrogen fuel cell technology. H2U spotlights NEXO, the brand’s flagship hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV).

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

(Yi Wei Xing), a leading car-sharing technology solution provider in China, as another move in exploring personal mobility in China. It also offers car-rental companies a customized cloud-based car-sharing platform. The equity investment follows GM’s global strategy of redefining the future of personal mobility.

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JULY 30, 2021

Gentherm, a developer of innovative thermal management technologies ( earlier post ), has received its first production vehicle award for its ClimateSense technology on an all-new 2024 model year electric vehicle with a global automaker. —Phil Eyler, President and CEO of Gentherm.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Global automotive supplier Preh GmbH is acquiring ePower, a business unit of Kongsberg Automotive ASA in Norway. ePower will retain its customers’ well-known contact persons. Lennart Garpenstedt, the ePower business unit head of Kongsberg Automotive, will become managing director of the future company Preh Sweden AB.

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

gigatons of direct and indirect carbon dioxide emissions annually, or 10% of the global total. We also have a historic opportunity to decentralize the global iron and steel supply chain and re-shore manufacturing and mining jobs. billion metric tons of crude steel and causes 3.7 —Electra CEO Sandeep Nijhawan.

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APRIL 23, 2024

Not the sort of thing that people at other car companies ever own up to. The post 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance review: Global launch first drive of a sickeningly good electric sports sedan appeared first on EV Central. 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance has Track mode … it’s complicated.

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APRIL 27, 2022

TWAICE, a battery analytics company, has secured $30 million in additional Series B financing led by global investment firm Coatue. The round extension, which includes personal investment from Lip-Bu Tan and participation from existing investors, builds on TWAICE’s $26 million Series B in May 2021 led by Energize Ventures.

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OCTOBER 8, 2016

Autonomous vehicle technology company Nauto has entered into strategic agreements with three major auto companies, including BMW i Ventures and Toyota Research Institute, as well as with Allianz Ventures, part of the leading global financial service provider and insurance company Allianz Group.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In a new Leaderboard Report , Navigant Research assesses the business strategy and execution of 12 companies offering public charging networks and EV charging services. Navigant Research estimates the global commercial charging market for plug-ins will be worth $2.7 billion annually by 2025, compared to $168.5 Click to enlarge.

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JULY 2, 2021

The relationship with AYRO is part of Karma Automotive’s ongoing business-to-business (B2B) initiatives, utilizing KICC and the company’s OEM expertise and capabilities, to provide manufacturing, engineering, design, and other services to customers in the mobility space. Texas-based AYRO, Inc.,

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APRIL 4, 2016

Toyota is launching a new company—Toyota Connected, Inc.—to —to significantly expand the company’s capabilities in the fields of data management and data services development. Toyota Connected will adopt Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform, employing a hybrid solution globally. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

As noted in recent reports, Musk’s team has broken its silence with Twitter employees, informing them in a message that layoffs are coming to the social media company’s workforce. According to Insider , which published a copy of Musk’s letter, Twitter employees received an email from the company on Thursday.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

At IAA Mobility, during his first in-person keynote since taking the helm of Intel in February, CEO Pat Gelsinger predicted that semiconductors will account for more than 20% of the total premium vehicle bill of materials (BOM) by 2030. That represents a 5x growth rate over 2019’s 4% figure. In March, Gelsinger introduced “IDM 2.0”.

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MAY 10, 2016

ABI Research forecasts that global electric vehicle revenue will hit $58 billion in 2021, more than five times its market value in 2015. Similarly, Tier 1 companies, such as Continental, are designing and manufacturing batteries and engines that can better accommodate small, personal electric vehicles. —Susan Beardslee.

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APRIL 30, 2024

This was hinted at in a recent report, which claimed that two more senior executives are leaving the company amidst Musk’s serious efforts to optimize the company’s workforce. Tinucci has worked for Tesla for over 6 years, while Ho has worked at the company for more than 10 years.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

Hyundai Motor Company announced a new roadmap—Strategy 2025—intended to secure its position as a frontrunner in the future mobility industry. The Smart Mobility Service business will provide personalized contents and services on the devices to help secure a broader customer base.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As a result, the electrification sales mix across the Nissan and INFINITI brands by 2030 is projected to increase to more than 55% globally, up from the previous forecast of 50%. Nissan intends to further enhance customer experience through personalized services for a long term engagement.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

When asked if they’d be willing to consider switching from personal-vehicle ownership to using autonomous-vehicle ride-hailing services, or “robotaxis,” if the monthly cost were from 40% cheaper to even 20% more expensive than vehicle ownership, 44% to 84% across the six countries said they would. —Mark Wakefield.

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MAY 12, 2023

Kia Corporation and Kakao Mobility, South Korea’s leading mobility as a service (MaaS) platform service company, are collaborating to develop purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) optimized for ride-hailing and new mobility services linked to PBVs. Earlier post.)

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JULY 31, 2016

The Financial Times reports that Uber will invest $500 million into a global mapping project in an effort to decrease its dependence on Google Maps and to prepare for autonomous driving. The FT cited “ a person familiar with Uber’s plans ” as the source. Last year we put mapping cars on the road in the United States. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Complicated questions, but ones that even some tech companies—who could be on the receiving end of regulatory change—support asking. And it says the government should coordinate efforts to develop the AI technologies that will be key in the fight against global climate change. What effect might UK regulations have on other countries?

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