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Bosch and Daimler: San Jose to become pilot city for automated on-demand ride-hailing service; SAE Level 4/5

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Bosch and Daimler announced that San Jose, the third biggest city in California, is planned to be the pilot city for trials, targeted to begin during the second half of 2019, of the highly and fully automated driving (SAE Level 4/5) on-demand ride-hailing service recently announced by the two companies. Earlier post.)

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Velodyne Lidar acquires AI software company Bluecity

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Velodyne Lidar has acquired Bluecity, a Montreal-based artificial intelligence (AI) software company, in an all-stock transaction. Velodyne Lidar and Bluecity Intelligent Infrastructure Solution installed in San Jose, California. The addition of Bluecity is expected to be immaterial to operating expenses and cash usage.

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Stellantis-LG Energy Solution battery joint venture named NextStar Energy; 45 GWh plant in Windsor

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as the official name of its battery joint-venture company. Danies Lee has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of the new company. He was responsible for US market sales and was based in San Jose, California, from 2015 to 2018. Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced NextStar Energy Inc. Earlier post.)

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NIO Leases Bigger San Jose Office Building For US HQ, R&D Center

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All the signs point to it, but the company remains silent. Is NIO working hard towards an expansion into the US?

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QuantumScape and Volkswagen to select location for solid-state battery JV pilot-line facility; 1GWh to start

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The companies currently contemplate Salzgitter, Germany for the location. In its Q1 Shareholder Letter, QuantumScape highlighted progress on that front as well, securing a facility in San Jose to house the QS-0 line. to select the location of their joint-venture solid-state battery pilot-line facility by the end of 2021.

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San Jose/Tesla deal announcement Wed.

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The NY Times is reporting that Wednesday morning will see the announcement of a deal that will see Tesla's second electric car, the sedan, built in San Jose. On Wednesday morning, the company will announce a deal to lease 89 acres of land in San Jose, Calif.

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PG&E, Calif. Energy Commission launch 4MW sodium-sulfur grid storage pilot in San Jose

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The system has a 4 megawatt capacity, and can store more than six hours of energy.

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