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GM turns to Titan supercomputer for more detailed diesel combustion modeling

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The team presented a paper on their work at the ASME 2017 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference. The combustion process is central to engine design, but studying the intricacies of combustion in a laboratory is difficult and significant computational resources are required to simulate it in a virtual environment.

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Tesla Supplier LG Energy Solution tempers 2024 revenue expectations

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“I am worried about the high interest rate environment that we’re in. Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared similar concerns about interest rates during the company’s last earnings call. I just can’t emphasize this enough: that the vast majority of people buying a car is about the monthly payment.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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On 11 August, GM invited approximately 75 journalists and auto analysts to spend a day learning about the new GM. The day was split between a morning session at the GM tech center in Warren and an afternoon session at the GM proving grounds in Milford, MI. GM’s identify in the US starts with its four core brands.

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Cadillac to offer advanced V2V and semi-automated driving technologies in certain 2017 MY vehicles

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That’s why I’m announcing today that GM will put its first V2V-enabled car on the road in about two years. We’re doing it because it’s what customers around the world want – and not just GM owners. No other suite of technologies offers so much potential for good, and it’s time to turn potential into reality. —Mary Barra.

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Opinion: Making Sense of the Stellantis Auto Show Decision

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Especially since it wasn’t that long ago that previous versions of what is now Stellantis were known for putting on elaborate press conferences during media days (especially in Detroit). This could be the canary in the coal mine for a company that has been bailed out twice in my lifetime and always seems to be less stable than Ford or GM.

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Brandnew UAW management: ‘While to get our fair proportion’

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Marick Masters, a industry coach at Wayne Environment College in Detroit who focuses on exertions problems, mentioned the union’s intentions are sunlit. ” Mock closing age mentioned the union wasn’t fearful of the potential for a walkout, noting that the 2019 hit value GM $3 billion.

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ABI Research: vehicle sensor crowdsourcing to transform the digital map ecosystem; need for standards

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Mobileye signed agreements with GM, VW, and Nissan to use its Road Experience Management (REM) mapping platform. And at the GPU Technology Conference (GTC), NVIDIA announced its new HD mapping approach based on its DRIVE PX machine vision hardware platform. —Dominique Bonte.

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