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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in DSP Concepts; voice user interfaces

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BMW i Ventures has made a strategic investment in DSP Concepts, Inc.—a Realizing the need for faster development and more reliable voice recognition performance, DSP Concepts has developed a series of product offerings powered by its Audio Weaver audio processing software. Partners of DSP Concepts include Amlogic, Inc.,

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Toyota Blockchain Lab accelerating blockchain technology initiatives and external collaboration

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Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Financial Services Corporation launched a cross-Group virtual organization, Toyota Blockchain Lab, in April 2019. TRI-AD), TOYOTA Connected Corporation, and Toyota Motor North America, Inc., and relationship-building with partner companies.

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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson and partners in plug-in vehicle smart on-board charging research project

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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson, the utility company Göteborg Energi and the Viktoria Institute are collaborating in the research project ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure) to develop a concept for using intelligent infrastructure for the smart on-board charging of plug-in vehicles. Göteborg Energi.

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies raises $30M in Series B

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New investors, including mining corporation Rio Tinto, and WIND Ventures, the strategic venture arm of Copec, one of Latin America's leading mobility and energy companies, see ClearFlame as part of a holistic suite of strategies to advance environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. Series A funding propelled us from patent to pilot.

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ZeroAvia secures additional $24.3M to launch development of 2MW hydrogen-electric powertrain for regional aircraft

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Existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Summa Equity, Shell Ventures, and SYSTEMIQ also participated in the financing. The program kick-off is supported by a new raise of $24.3 million, led by Horizons Ventures, joined by a new investor: British Airways.

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Centre, Maharashtra govt plan to expand PM Suryoday scheme in the state | Autocar Professional

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They aim to achieve this target through tie-ups with various last-mile logistics, mobility service providers and non-banking financial corporations to support ongoing schemes. For this, the central ministry will dip into its Rs 14,500-crore budget, through which it funds all states. and MahaPreit, the state’s renewable energy wing.

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Car leasing market to cross 1 lakh units per annum in 3 years, says Mohammed Turra of Quicklyz | Autocar Professional

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Quiklyz, the leasing arm of Mahindra Finance expects the vehicle leasing market to grow at double the pace of car sales growth and cross the 1 lakh units mark in the coming three years. Corporations are increasingly preferring to lease vehicles over acquiring vehicles and put it on their balance sheet.

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