Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2017

The new research effort, named CSRC Next, will focus on the challenges and opportunities of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies over the next decade. First announced in 2014, CSRC Next ( earlier post ) will direct $35 million through 2021 towards research designed to support a safe transition to the future of mobility.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2022

Toyota Ventures launched its third global “call for innovation” today to search for early-stage companies that can help make the factory of the future a reality sooner. With the 2022 call for innovation, we are looking to support talented startup teams that are developing smarter and more sustainable factories of the future.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Dodge’s performance parts portfolio, or Dodge Direct Connection as it’s called, unveiled an idea of what we can expect for six of the nine power levels in its upcoming EV muscle car set to begin production in 2024.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Porsche is inviting developers from around the world to work on digital mobility solutions for future Porsche sports cars with the launch of the second edition of the “Porsche Next OI” developer competition. For the next nine weeks developers will have the opportunity to implement and submit their ideas.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

develop the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud, one of the largest dedicated automotive industry clouds for all future Volkswagen digital services and mobility offerings. Volkswagen is preparing its digital ecosystem for the core markets of the future ID. In September 2018, Volkswagen and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership to.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Volvo Cars will showcase a new service for direct delivery to a connected vehicle at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Earlier this year Volvo Cars launched Sensus Connect, an integrated on-board navigation and infotainment experience. Last year, 60% of people shopping online had problems with the delivery of their item.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2022

The advantage is that fast-charging infrastructure can be built nearly anywhere, even if in places with a low-capacity grid connection. Reusing batteries is important for the future and it’s closely linked to the acceleration in the trend toward electric mobility. Residential areas are one example of where this could be used.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

Although Gen Y buyers are not yet very active in the new car market, global market research firm GfK suggests their preferences will be critical for the future of the connected car industry. GfK ran a 6-country study looking at which features of connected cars (such as entertainment, safety, behavioral tracking etc.)

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Matt Pressman and I recently had what sounded like a fun and useful idea — connect with a few top Tesla followers and thought leaders at the 2021 Tesla Annual Meeting for a post-meeting chat. Attending the meeting ended up being out of the question, but the modification to the plan may have resulted in […].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

Honda’s Silicon Valley operation, which was first established in 2000, is charged with researching and prototyping innovations and harnessing new ideas and technology. Honda Sensing also serves as both a technological and perceptual bridge to highly automated cars of the future. Earlier post.) Honda Xcelerator.

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MAY 4, 2021

LinkedIn is providing members of the eMobility industry a way to share ideas, communicate, and make things happen. We’ve selected the top 11 EV-related and sustainability industry groups in which you can share your vision of the electric vehicle future and be a part of a greater EV professionals community. Sustainability Professionals.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2013

The report also looks at latest developments in artificial intelligence, human augmentation, robotics, digitalization and connectivity and how this will transform the mobility eco-system. A life changing impact of connectivity will be the driverless car, and no one other than Google is leading it. —Sarwant Singh.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2019

The Joint Research Center (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service, has released a report exploring the future of road transport, given the advent of automated, connected, low-carbon and shared mobility. —Biagio Ciuffo, lead author. Left unmanaged, such changes may widen the gaps in societies.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Velizy Villacoublay, France and Munich: Dassault Systemesand BMW Group have embarked on a long-term strategic partnership to develop BMW Group’s future engineering platform featuring Dassault Systemes ’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform at its core.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Performance exhaust manufacturer Borla displayed what it hopes is the future of electric vehicle “exhaust” sound systems at SEMA this week. The post Borla exhaust display at SEMA shows future of EV sound design appeared first on TESLARATI. Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2019

Sacramento’s SMUD, the US’ sixth-largest community-owned, not-for-profit, electric service provider, will develop a model for a future Mobility Center that will foster innovation in the clean transportation sector and serve as a catalyst for carbon reduction and inclusive economic development.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Vehicle connectivity and telematics software expert VNC Automotive suggests that vehicle subscription features will grow in popularity and become a standard component of the marketplace. These packages represent an opportunity for OEMs to lock in customers to a personalised subscription ecosystem, encouraging brand loyalty.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2016

Cadillac revealed the Escala Concept, introducing the next evolution of Cadillac design and previewing the craftsmanship and technology being developed for many future models. The Escala Concept previews the design and technical ideas driving the next phase of Cadillac’s ongoing expansion. Escala uses a new 4.2-liter

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2019

Teijin and AEV will use the first two years of this initiative to develop elemental technologies for future vehicles. In recent years, EVs have rapidly progressed as a practical solution for environmental load reduction based on the concept of connected, autonomous, shared and electric (CASE) next-generation automobiles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Our goal isn’t to generate a vast number of creative ideas which, in a worst case scenario, are just going to end up in a drawer. We are looking for people and young companies that are able to work with us to transform innovative ideas quickly and successfully into initial working prototypes. Personal contacts will be established.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2017

Solaria Labs , an innovation incubator established in 2015 by Liberty Mutual Insurance, is introducing an open API developer portal that combines public data with proprietary insurance knowledge, helping to inform future products and apps for customers. —Adam L’Italien, vice president, Innovation, Liberty Mutual Insurance.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The inked agreement covers a full suite of solutions to operate the electric fleet including access to Ford Pro’s connected E-Telematics software and charging solutions in order to reduce costs and optimize efficiency as a part of the two organizations’ common zero emission goals.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Volvo CE team from Sweden and South Korea has worked closely with Finnish company Norrhydro in the research project, leveraging an idea initially born out of academic collaborations. The company anticipates the new technology to be available in the excavator market in a near future.

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Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2021

Just about every device you own is probably available with Internet connectivity. needs Internet connectivity is up for debate. Connectivity usually comes at a premium, and it also usually involves buying a brand new whatever it is, because new hardware and software and services are required. Or, that was the idea, anyway.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 4, 2024

Some have even built, or rebuilt, entire companies around an idea introduced in a story they read, as the founders of Second Life and Meta did, working from the metaverse as imagined by Neal Stephenson in his seminal 1992 novel Snow Crash. The idea they hit upon—turning a planet into a computer—is not new in science fiction, Cass notes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2014

At the Geneva Motor Show and now at the IT trade fair CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, Volkswagen Group executive management has begun to outline its “Future Tracks” program which will address, among other things, what Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn calls an approaching new era of digitalization.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

According to the Brazilian government’s press release , SpaceX CEO Elon Musk met with the country’s communications minister in Texas this past Monday to discuss the idea of Starlink being deployed to the Amazon rainforest. “We’re looking forward to providing connectivity to the least-served people of Brazil.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2021

Just under a year after the initial concept idea, Audi Sport has started testing the new Audi RS Q e-tron series hybrid, with which Audi will tackle the Dakar Rally in January 2022. What we learn from the extremely challenging Dakar project will flow into future production models. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Live Camera Access might prevent vandalism or robberies in the future. There might be some other ways the feature could be used in the future as well. Parents–of both humans and pets alike–would probably find McCaffrey’s idea very practical. or higher, and Premium Connectivity.”

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Australian technology company Applied EV has announced its partnership with Dutch vehicle electrical/electronic (E/E) architecture solutions provider NXP Semiconductors to advance safer and more connected autonomous electric mobility.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2019

Babson and TMF will form a collaborative for idea generation, practical education, venture creation, and growth to better understand and utilize human-centered design for future mobility. The curriculum will include mentoring, business model testing, capital planning, and pitching. The two-year partnership will launch in Fall 2019.

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EV Connect

MAY 13, 2021

Because electrifying transportation is a globally growing trend, three Southern California cities collaborated with EV Connect and Southern California Edison’s Charge Ready pilot program to provide modern electric vehicle infrastructure and management software to accelerate their sustainability initiatives for their community.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In this video, we explore a future concept-of-operations for swarm management and how large groups of robots and drones will be able to interact and work together. This summer, we held a contest seeking ideas robots inspired by nature, that could help the world. And then we made the winning idea into a real working prototype!

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 18, 2022

This isn’t a new idea, but with $10 million up for grabs, this competition is the biggest push towards avatar robotics we’ve seen since the DARPA Robotics Challenge. Avatar systems are essentially very, very fancy remote control stations connected to mobile manipulators.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Among other things, the idea is to modify the materials used for marker posts and guardrails so that they reflect radar waves better than at present—from a greater distance, and in snow and rain too. Other aims include car sensors that will in future detect the road markings more easily.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2016

It also features advanced connectivity technologies designed to enhance and personalize the driving experience. GM said that the Bolt EV benefits directly from the suggestions and ideas of Volt owners and features technologies that make owning a long-range electric vehicle easy. Other connectivity and infotainment features include: 10.2"

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Parking lots covered with solar panels is an idea whose time has come. Perhaps a future of energy surpluses isn’t beyond the imagination—what if humanity could collectively lower utility bills while reaping other perks? Doing so might be practical in the future, but the math doesn’t add up at present. What the Future Holds.

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