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AUGUST 29, 2023

A collaboration between Kontrol, dSPACE, FEV.io, TÜV SÜD, Microsoft Germany, T-Systems and Berylls is developing a new digital solution for the approval of updates for software-defined vehicles. As software has become an integral part of vehicles, homologation is now also mandatory for certain software updates.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Mcity at the University of Michigan has outlined a test track-based concept for evaluating the safety of highly automated vehicles before they’re tested on public roads that could emerge as a model for a voluntary standard for safety testing. A Level-4 vehicle can drive itself without human intervention. Mcity ABC Test.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Honda and Black & Veatch have successfully tested the prototype Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV) at a Black & Veatch construction site in New Mexico. First introduced as a concept at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, the Honda AWV combines the company’s rugged and durable off-road side-by-side platform with emerging advanced autonomous technology.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2023

At a press conference of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) at Circuit de la Sarthe in western France, Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed the hydrogen engine vehicle prototype “GR H2 Racing Concept”. Toyota is also racing a liquid hydrogen-fueled version. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2023

Komatsu and Toyota Motor launched a joint project to develop an Autonomous Light Vehicle (ALV) that will run on Komatsu’s Autonomous Haulage System (AHS). Both companies are currently testing a concept ALV at their proving grounds, and plan to have a proof of concept at a customer site by around January 2024.

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EV Specifications

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Subaru Sport Mobility Concept was presented at the Japan Mobility Show 2023. It expresses the enjoyment that Subaru offers in the age of electrification, embodying the pleasure of going anywhere, anytime, and driving at will in everyday to extraordinary environments. This is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) concept that.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Power management company Eaton’ Vehicle Group has partnered with Ballard Fuel Cell Systems and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop heavy-duty truck fuel cell technology. —Karl Sievertsen, vice president and chief technology officer, Eaton’s Vehicle Group.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2022

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which supplied essential products for NASA’s Apollo program, including the Apollo 11 mission which landed on the moon 53 years ago, will continue that tradition—focusing on lunar vehicle tires—by joining Lockheed Martin in its development of a lunar mobility vehicle in partnership with General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2020

The evolving, efficient Ingenium family supports the company’s long-term commitment to reduce vehicle emissions and improve fuel economy across its vehicle range. This is part of its Destination Zero mission and a commitment to reducing emissions and making environments cleaner through relentless innovation.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Ahead of an appearance at the Japan Mobility Show later this month, Nissan has unveiled its second vehicle concept it plans to digitally display at the expo. The Japanese automaker this week shared the Hyper Adventure electric vehicle (EV) concept, an automobile designed with outdoor enthusiasts in mind.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2018

The Department of Energy announced a funding opportunity totaling $3 million to support projects between US industry and DOE national laboratories related to improving materials in severe or complex environments through the new High Performance Computing for Materials in Applied Energy Technologies ( HPC4Mtls ) Program. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Steel E-Motive, an initiative of WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group of the World Steel Association and its engineering partner Ricardo unveiled the exterior styling vision for their fully autonomous ride-hailing, ride-sharing vehicle designed to showcase the benefits of using steel for global mobility-as-a-service.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2021

The Urban Air Mobility Division of Hyundai Motor Group is partnering with ANRA Technologies —a leading international provider of end-to-end drone operations and traffic management solutions for unmanned system operators and airspace managers—to begin developing the operating environment for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is seeking public comment on the use and integration of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications technologies into the transportation environment, which have the potential to improve motor vehicle safety and efficiency as well as support cooperative vehicle automation concepts.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

At NAIAS 2019, INFINITI unveiled the QX Inspiration midsize SUV concept, previewing the brand’s first fully electric vehicle. The new concept illustrates how new architectures and technologies are influencing modern INFINITI design. —François Bancon, Vice President, INFINITI.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Kia will present a potential solution for smart-city mobility at CES 2019 with its SEED Car concept. The concept has been designed to make urban driving easy, fun and safe, while exploring how Kia could make the final mile of any journey possible with a personal mobility device.

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APRIL 28, 2024

The all-new, all-electric Italdesign Quintessenza concept is a high-tech Italian take on the Porsche Dakar concept that’s just begging to be put into production. Making its debut at the Beijing Auto Show, the Italdesign Quintessenza concept embodies both the dynamic prowess of a GT and the versatile adaptability of a pick-up truck.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2023

REE P7-C Chassis Cab The new P7-C is integral to REE’s complete vehicle lineup based on its flagship P7 platform, serving vehicles Class 3-5. The P7 vehicle lineup includes the P7-C chassis cab, P7-B box truck, and P7-S stripped chassis. The P7-S Stripped Chassis can accommodate multiple EV specific top-hat designs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

To explore and demonstrate the possibilities, Volvo Trucks has developed electric concept trucks for construction operations and regional distribution. With our concept trucks, we aim to explore and demonstrate different solutions for the future while evaluating the level of interest in the market and in society.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group has formed New Horizons Studio, a new unit focused on the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs), including the concept Hyundai Elevate walking car introduced at CES 2019 ( earlier post ). These vehicles will be subject to more challenging applications and environments, adaptable to changing conditions.

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MAY 8, 2021

For all three concepts, the focus is either on additional range to be achieved or on a self-sufficient supply of auxiliary users—e.g We will pool our joint know-how and expertise to test various prototypes with vehicle-integrated photovoltaic technology. MAN eTGE with a refrigeration system.

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APRIL 30, 2012

DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is expected to issue a rulemaking on Vehicle Communications in 2013. Vehicles include light, heavy and transit vehicles. Transportation Safety is the DOT’s top stated priority for the connected vehicle environment. User Protections.

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

Lexus unveiled its “Lexus Electrified” vision for an upcoming generation of electrified vehicles. Headlining this was the debut of the Lexus LF-30 Electrified Concept, which made its world premiere at the 46 th Tokyo Motor Show 2019. The LF-30 Electrified also carries the ‘Lexus Airporter’ drone-technology support vehicle.

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MARCH 5, 2018

The battery-electric vehicle drives autonomously, is operated by voice and gesture control, and via artificial intelligence, will be capable of learning. Family is Volkswagen’s range of newly-developed electric vehicles with long driving ranges and visionary design that will come to market in quick succession. CROZZ SUV; and the I.D.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, will deliver a 2015 International CES keynote address focused on the latest advances in autonomous vehicle technology. They keynote will also feature the world-debut of a new car concept.

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APRIL 12, 2019

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, with colleagues from Delft Technical University, the Technical University of Denmark and the University of Warsaw, have developed ultra-fast hydrogen sensors that could the future performance targets for use in hydrogen-powered vehicles.

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APRIL 20, 2015

Chevrolet unveiled the Chevrolet-FNR autonomous electric concept vehicle at Shanghai GM Gala Night. The concept was joined by the all-new Malibu, Bolt EV concept and the 2015 Captiva, which made their China debut. The Chevrolet-FNR boasts a futuristic capsule design.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 9, 2024

German automaker Volkswagen has reported its full-year 2023 delivery numbers, featuring more deliveries of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) than ever before. million vehicle deliveries overall, meaning the company’s BEV deliveries represented roughly 8 percent of its total sales. percent increase year over year.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Since January 2021, the two companies have been jointly developing electric medium-sized hydraulic excavators, and have been conducting PoC (Proof of Concept) tests on advance research machines at customers' construction sites. The machine is powered by a 451 kWh lithium-ion battery system from US-based Proterra.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Continental and Knorr-Bremse AG have entered into a partnership to develop a complete system solution for highly automated driving (HAD) in commercial vehicles, initially focused on automated convoy driving (platooning). The latter includes the exchange of information between man and vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2013

Visteon Corporation will showcase the e-Bee vehicle concept at the 2013 International CES show in Las Vegas next week. Representing Visteon’s vision of mobility in the year 2020, the e-Bee vehicle concept is designed to explore new and alternative ways of using a vehicle, including car-sharing, private ownership and short-term rental.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are reorganizing their joint research and development (R&D) organization to be able to respond flexibly to the rapidly changing global automotive industry, advance the transition to electrification and accelerate the development of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs).

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation unveiled its EMIRAI 4 concept car featuring next-generation driving-assistance technology, which is expected to help reduce traffic accidents and contribute to increasingly safe, convenient and environmentally friendly transportation. Mitsubishi will exhibit the EMIRAI 4 at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Canada-based AK Motor International Corporation, an automotive intellectual property management company, is launching a new electric vehicle brand: Maple Majestic. Arising from AK Motor’s project CANU (Canadian Automotive New Utilities), Maple Majestic is intended to excel in difficult environments.

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JULY 19, 2022

Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility , a Grenoble-based company specializing in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electric power, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership for the development and commercial operation of a retrofit kit, the first of its kind in the French LCV market.

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MAY 2, 2023

JBPCO) the business units of which lead North America’s commercial vehicle body market, to build the truck bodies for the upcoming Pilot Fleet of all-electric Volta Zeros in the US for the Driving Experience Program. The Program in the US will start on the west coast, ahead of a roll-out of production vehicles expected in 2024.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Genesis has revealed its X Convertible concept, the third concept built off the same electrical architecture. It’s all about the look with the Genesis X Convertible concept. Genesis X Convertible concept (right) as well as the X Concept and X Speedium Coupe. Genesis X Convertible concept.

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