Electric Cars Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Chrysler today unveiled the Chrysler Halcyon Concept, exemplifying a fully electrified future of the Chrysler brand that embraces sustainability-driven exterior and interior design, full autonomy paired with personalized driving experiences and futuristic technology that expands on the brand’s “Harmony in Motion” ethos of customer-focused seamless (..)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

The combination of our technologies and our deep security experience creates a new category of protection for work and personal vehicles. Customers will be connected to the system via the Canopy app to livestream video from the vehicle, get notified of suspicious activity, or review past events. Ford and ADT Inc.

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Connect Connected Ford F-150 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

SAIC-GM, GM’s Chinese joint venture with SAIC, announced its Connectivity Strategy 2025, which lays out a roadmap for its connectivity development from 2017 through 2025. 2020: Promote connected vehicle (V2X) technology to make mobility safer. 2020: Promote connected vehicle (V2X) technology to make mobility safer.

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Connect Connected GM Buick 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Renault Group and Google announced an expanded partnership aimed at designing and delivering the digital architecture for the “Software Defined Vehicle” (SDV) and accelerating the group's digitalization. Insurance models based on actual usage and driving behaviors.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With time still to go before expected US market launch in early 2022, and with the series development phase ongoing, BMW provided a first look ahead at the future BMW iX. The BMW iX is the first model based on a new, modular, scalable architecture on which the future of the BMW Group will be built.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2023

Fisker recently presented four future electric vehicles, as well as technology and sustainability visions, to an audience of investors, analysts, employees, and the media at an event in Huntington Beach, California. Fisker PEAR (Personal Electric Automotive Revolution) is Fisker’s vision of a sustainable EV as a connected mobility device.

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Alaska Fisker Carbon Fiber Convert 354

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2018

IEEE signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Center for Mobility (ACM) ( earlier post ), a global center for testing and validation, product development, education and standards work for connected and autonomous vehicles and other technologies. —Yaobin Chen, chair of IEEE TEC.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The MINI brand presented the MINI Vision Urbanaut—a digital concept vehicle intended to provide an example of MINI’s possible future directions. MINI sees its future self primarily as an enabler of and companion for unforgettable times—what we might call ‘MINI moments’. —Oliver Heilmer, Head of MINI Design.

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Concept Electric Electrical Affordable 448

EV Specifications

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Chrysler will launch the brand’s.

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Chrysler Concept Future All-Electric 70

Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Hyundai unveiled its new ST1 EV business platform design as it looks to solidify its position in the electric vehicle market. The Service Type 1, or ST1, is a business platform designed to fit a number of services and solutions. A Hyundai Motor official said “ST1 is a business platform with a variety of expansion possibilities.”

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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. Source: JRC. New transport technologies on their own won’t spontaneously make our lives better.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

and support digital cockpit, connectivity, and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). This will optimize hardware and software costs, allowing connection to the Physical Interface Unit (PIU), which provides the zonal interface with the vehicle’s actuators.

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Connect Connected 2018 Personal 243

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2023

Electronic assistance systems such as those from Bosch Engineering can help to alleviate this: when they identify persons or objects within the detection area around the vehicle, they issue corresponding warnings and show the exact position on the display, thus allowing the machine operator to keep a close eye on any blind spots.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2022

We believe ‘now’ is the right time to fast forward the ongoing revolution towards the future of mobility by introducing vehicles that will encourage rapid adoption of EVs. It will be the first in its segment to offer best-in-class connected features as standard across all trims, that are usually offered in more premium cars.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2016

BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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North America Connect Connected BMW 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2022

ZF’s smart by-wire systems end the era of mechanical connections and enable a new era of vehicle control. It marks a breakthrough on the way to fully self-driving cars and trucks by adding new design and engineering freedom. By-wire represents an ideal fit for future electric and automated vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

At IAA Mobility, during his first in-person keynote since taking the helm of Intel in February, CEO Pat Gelsinger predicted that semiconductors will account for more than 20% of the total premium vehicle bill of materials (BOM) by 2030. That represents a 5x growth rate over 2019’s 4% figure. In March, Gelsinger introduced “IDM 2.0”.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2016

China-based automaker Geely has launched Lynk & Co —a new global car brand designed and engineered in Sweden; every model will feature an electrified powertrain. Full mobile connectivity will also be standard, working in partnership with Ericsson. —Andreas Nilsson, Head of Lynk & Co design.

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Connect Connected Global Volvo 150

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Sometimes a design is so perfectly representative of its time that to see it brings long-forgotten memories flooding back. The user interface of the Motorola Envoy does that for me, even though I never owned one, or indeed any personal digital assistant. It’s a masterstroke in skeuomorphic design.

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Future Personal Design Google 140

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The two companies have pooled their knowledge and know-how to advance technological innovation in areas including production planning and scheduling, part design and production efficiency. We will only optimize our engineering process if we think digital, work connected and rely on an integrated data.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 5, 2022

The 2022 IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference is scheduled for 6 and 7 June in a hybrid format, with both in-person and virtual networking events. The in-person events are to take place at the San Diego Convention Center. Virtual attendees will be able to access livestreams and remote events online.

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San Diego Future Personal Engine 97

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Verizon and Audi of America will bring 5G connectivity to the automaker’s US lineup, estimated to begin with select models for the 2024 model year. The embedded technology will allow a vehicle to connect to the Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband network for advanced driving features, connected services, and blazing-fast in-car Wi-Fi and infotainment.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2013

Ford launched a $50,000 challenge for software developers to write innovative apps to help consumers better understand and improve their personal fuel efficiency. Participants will have access to Ford’s OpenXC connectivity research platform as a sandbox to create and test their ideas for the Personalized Fuel Efficiency Apps Challenge.

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Personal Ford Fuel Fuel Economy 236

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

May Mobility will manage a fleet of autonomous, shared vehicles that will operate along a three-mile fixed-route loop with nine designated stops to service the live, work and play districts of downtown Fishers. —Edwin Olson, CEO of May Mobility. with shuttles arriving every 10- to 15-minutes on a rotating loop.

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Indiana Toyota Indianapolis Arlington 498

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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Connect Connected Vehicles MIT 207

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2012

Ford’s research organization will use the Nokia Location Platform to advance innovation for smart and connected vehicles, as demonstrated by the Ford EVOS concept car. The APIs are designed for Web technologies and are aimed at both desktop and mobile environments. Earlier post.). It also offers access to data on places of interest.

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Connect Connected Ford Vehicles 231

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2017

The eleven projects—launched in partnership with eight leading research institutions in North America—mark the first projects launched under CSRC Next ( earlier post ), which is the Center’s new five-year program that continues to support a safer transition to the future of mobility. —Chuck Gulash, director of CSRC.

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Connect Connected Toyota Vehicles 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2012

At EVS26 in Los ANgeles, Siemens described its ‘eHighway of the Future’ concept for the electrification of trucks and select highway lanes via overhead electrified wires similar to how modern day trolleys or streetcars are powered on many city streets.

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Los Angeles Future Long Beach Diesel 268

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2012

It is an evolved design of the company’s mobility concept revealed at World Expo 2010 Shanghai. concept would use technologies such as the mobility Internet, electrification and telematics to help change the automotive landscape and ensure a sustainable future for our industry. concept at Auto China 2012 today. Earlier post.).

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Chevrolet GM Concept Design 231

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

General Motors will invest $300 million in China-based Momenta to accelerate the development of next-generation self-driving technologies for future GM vehicles in China. —Julian Blissett, executive vice president of General Motors and president of GM China. —Xudong Cao, CEO of Momenta.

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GM China General Motors Personal 243

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

The Ford Evos Concept previews a new global design language for the next generation of Ford cars, MAVs and CUVs. The company said the four-door, four-seat fastback concept with plug-in hybrid powertrain previews its new global design language, while exploring key future powertrain and vehicle technologies. Click to enlarge.

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Concept Ford Plug-in Design 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2012

The United States and the European Union (EU) have been working together under a 2009 implementation agreement to develop coordinated research programs to foster international connected vehicle technology and international harmonization of the technology and standards necessary for broad deployment of connected vehicle systems.

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Connect Connected Standards Vehicles 257

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2021

—twice the speed of today’s fastest airliners—at 60,000 feeet, Overture can connect more than 500 destinations in nearly half the time. Among the many future potential routes for United are Newark to London in just three and a half hours, Newark to Frankfurt in four hours and San Francisco to Tokyo in just six hours.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2022

Ford is continuing to transform its global automotive business, accelerating the development and scaling of electric, connected vehicles, while leveraging its nameplates to strengthen operating performance and take full advantage of engineering and industrial capabilities. —Ford President and CEO Jim Farley.

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Ford Auto F-150 Connect 195

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

The trial demonstrated how the connected car automatically shares braking, acceleration and location data that can be analyzed by the central traffic authority to identify and resolve road network issues. IBM and NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the first results of a smarter traffic pilot conducted in the Dutch city of Eindhoven.

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Connect Connected Vehicles Insight 268

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

Current areas of focus include connected mobility; novel human-machine interfaces; supporting app developers through initiatives such as Honda Developer Studio; and computer science research for vehicle intelligence. Honda Sensing also serves as both a technological and perceptual bridge to highly automated cars of the future.

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Electra Vehicles

JANUARY 4, 2023

s BlackBerry IVY-powered AI battery management solution – EVE-Ai™ - designed to provide real-time, personalized recommendations for EV battery management to improve EV range and lifetime, and to alleviate drivers’ ‘range anxiety’. We’re delighted to announce the first design win for BlackBerry IVY. BlackBerry. Everywhere.

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