Cars That Think

DECEMBER 19, 2024

has introduced its Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2 developer kits, designed to put advanced AI edge computing power into the hands of developers everywhere. This kit is available as Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2, based on the Qualcomm QCS6490 , or the Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2 Lite, based on the Qualcomm QCS5430.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2023

—Alex Kroll Representatives from Connect Airlines and Amelia, the US and European launch customers for the hydrogen airplanes, respectively, were on hand to witness the historic flight. The motor, a modified magni650 electric propulsion unit, and power electronics were supplied by Everett-based magniX.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Renesas Electronics Corporation announced a highly automated driving (HAD) solution kit that delivers high computing performance targeted at automotive functional safety to reduce development time of electronic control units (ECUs). There are four safety levels, A to D, with ASIL-D being the strictest.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

British firm Swindon Powertrain has developed an electric conversion kit for the classic Mini. Available to order now and scheduled to ship in December, the kit includes one of Swindon's own electric motors (with peak output of 160 horsepower), mounted to a Mini front subframe with purpose-designed brackets.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Academic partners include Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), University of Stuttgart, the Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart (FKSF), and the FZI Research Center for Information Technology, an innovation partner of KIT. —Professor Michael Weyrich.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Cohda Wireless will demonstrate the jointly-developed V2X reference solution consisting of Renesas’ R-Car W2R and R-Car W2H SoCs combined as a starter kit and Cohda Wireless’ software at the ITS World Congress 2016 taking place 10-14 October in Melbourne, Australia.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2023

The Ultium Home product offerings will be the first solutions to be made available to residential customers through GM Energy, and are designed to provide greater energy independence, resiliency and value, enabling the use of backup power for essential home needs during times when energy is unavailable from the grid. kW AC charge speed.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2023

The N4 is designed to play a central role in modern automotive E/E architectures, paving the way to software-defined vehicles. It also provides the necessary functionality to build future hybrid or full zonal architectures and enables over-the-air software updates and Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

The WiTricity power source, left, is connected to AC power. WiTricity proprietary source and device units are specially designed magnetic resonators that efficiently transfer power over large distances via the magnetic near-field. WiT-3300 Development Kit. WiT-3300 components. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 15, 2021

It appears that internet connectivity in commercial airlines is about to get a serious boost. As noted by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a recent post on Twitter, talks are now ongoing with commercial airlines about the possibility of utilizing Starlink for in-flight internet connectivity. Low latency ~half gigabit connectivity in the air!

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Bosch is developing computers for cockpit and connectivity functions, for driver assistance systems and automated driving, and for the powertrain and body electronics. Bosch offers its vehicle computers as a scalable kit that contains the right electronic system, including hardware and software, for all requirements and conditions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2016

One of the solutions includes the R-Car W1R 760 megahertz (MHz) band wireless SoC for the Japanese market, and the new R-Car W2H SoC that features a high-performance security engine that is indispensable for V2X systems designed for the Japanese, US, and European markets. markets, with the R-Car W2H.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2013

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. More than 1,500 developers have registered to download the OpenXC software development kit since it became publicly available in January 2013. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The phase two project was preceded by an 18-month collaborative project— AgiloDrive —with the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), which was funded by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics, Labor, and Tourism. Stator with hairpin winding from the pilot phase of the AgiloDrive research project at KIT.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2014

a developer of low-power, HD video compression and image processing semiconductors, introduced the MotorVu 360 automotive surround view and recording reference design. The MotorVu 360 reference design combines 360° video surround viewing with full HD recording for the next generation of automotive camera systems. Ambarella, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2012

Ultimately, the lab will create an “innovation network” connecting Ford’s Advanced Design Studio in Irvine, Calif., and Ford employees working with connectivity platform partner Microsoft Corp. in Redmond, Wash. —Paul Mascarenas, Ford chief technical officer and vice president of Research and Innovation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2012

The charging station has been specifically designed to meet the needs of the next-generation electric vehicles with larger on-board chargers, enabling consumers to “future-proof” their charging needs. The new device provides up to 32 amps at 240 volts AC (7.7 kW on-board charger. kW on-board charger.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Over the next 15 years, the number of machines and sensors connected to the Internet will explode, creating what is called the Internet of Things (IOT). According to IMS Research, there will be more than 22 billion web-connected devices by 2020. These new devices will generate more than 2.5 These new devices will generate more than 2.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

earlier post ) recently launched its Ensemble Module System; a “kit” of standard components that provides OEMs and pack assemblers with a simple, cost-effective way to assemble large format battery pack solutions for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) applications. Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

The CrossBlue Coupé—based off the Volkswagen Group’s MQB architecture (the Group’s modular assembly kit for vehicles with transverse-mounted engines)—features a transverse-mounted turbocharged direct-injection (TSI) 220 kW (295 hp) 3.0L The DQ 400 E hybrid transmission is also being applied in the upcoming Audi A3 plug-in hybrid.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JULY 23, 2007

I pre-laid out these batteries on the floor to guestimate what the connections between the terminals were. I've got an e-mail into ElectroAuto for some connection diagrams, but haven't received the files yet. Here is the battery strap designed for these kind of batteries. Note the very far link in a reverse "S" shape.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2019

Together, we designed and integrated a low-voltage Li-ion battery management system featuring ISL78714 ICs and RH850 microcontrollers in Mahindra Racing electric race cars. The reference design kit provides setup and data logging via CAN and UART. AEC-Q100 Grade-2 qualified and specified for operation from -40°C to +105°C.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

With Plug and Charge, a charging session can be automatically and securely billed from the moment the plug connects to the vehicle, regardless of the network operator. This unit provides a 175kW charge through an elegant and compact design, making it an economical solution for sites where limited space for charging is available.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Opel has presented a specially-equipped Ampera extended range electric vehicle to the Technical Institute Karlsruhe (KIT), marking the beginning of a field trial in the research project iZEUS (intelligent Zero Emission Urban System) in Stuttgart. Connected vehicles Electric (Battery) Smart charging Smart Grid' iZEUS Ampera.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2022

Leclanché SA has completed development of a third-generation marine battery system designed to support the needs of ship builders in producing 100% electric and hybrid marine vessels. The system will begin shipping in 2023 and has already been specified in several major design wins including Scandlines’ 10MWh PR24 zero-emission freight ferry.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2013

The Ford Developer Program for open mobile apps provides a software development kit (SDK), technical support from Ford engineers and a developer community to enable utilizing the SYNC connectivity system and AppLink application programming interface (API). —Doug VanDagens, global director of Ford Connected Services.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 28, 2025

Body panels are a composite material (designed to be dent resistant), base wheels futuristic steelies (painted black), and you get all the modern safety gear mandated by the government (with no extras). Of particular interest is the fact that this isn't strictly a "connected vehicle." We can actually run the updates through the phone.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2011

ZF 9HP.The 9 HP construction kit is designed for different starting elements, hybrid drive, a stop-start function, and all-wheel drive. Thanks to its construction kit principle, the basic transmission can be supplemented in line with special requirements. Click to enlarge. A hat-tip to Ray!).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

By connecting cars and trucks to wireless networks, and giving unheard-of access to vehicle data, entirely new application categories and hardware modules can be explored—safety, energy efficiency, sharing, health; the list goes on. The read-only system is designed to keep everything isolated from the vehicle control systems.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

These four main kits are now joined by the all-new Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”, or MEB), being developed by the Volkswagen brand. It shows that we have four core innovations: smart sustainability, automated driving, intuitive interaction and personalized connectivity. The MEB-based I.D.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 2, 2024

Rivian has filed a patent for a full-size spare wheel mount designed to accommodate additional components that can enhance the capabilities of the all-electric R1S SUV. Undermining that premise is the fact that Rivian wants the storage container to be connected to the infotainment system.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The new Level 2 EV charging device, designed exclusively for Ford, is also compatible with all additional industry safety standards and recommended practices, including SAE J1772 and NEC 625. The home device features a ground monitor circuit and built-in communication to verify proper connection before charging can commence.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Family and the modular electric drive kit (MEB). BUZZ CARGO is charged by cable connection. The Crafter HyMotion was specially designed for longer journeys: the longer the daily distance covered, the greater the appeal of the hydrogen fuel cell in large commercial vehicles. One highlight is the I.D. kg hydrogen. ABT e-Caddy.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2017

These capabilities will be key for many connected car applications, from shared mobility and fleet management to 3D high-definition mapping and automated driving. With an optional integrated X12 LTE modem capable of up to Cat 12 speeds, the Snapdragon 820Am is designed to deliver the next level of intelligence and mobile connectivity (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

ZF’s product range for this trend includes a new, hybridizable multi-ratio transmission currently under development for front-transverse drives; new damper technology; electric steering technology; and a lightweight chassis design. Currently, ZF is working on an entire, modular front-transverse kit which can also be used with hybrid variants.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2023

Due to the connectivity with the vehicle electronics required for reliable functioning, the assistance systems from Bosch Engineering are designed as a solution for original equipment (OE). The exception is the camera system, which is also available as a retrofit kit. On the way to fully automated mining.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2016

The first vehicle based on the all-new Modular Electric Platform (MEB) designed specifically for plug-in vehicles, the BUDD-e with its 101 kWh battery pack offers a range of up to 373 miles (600 km) based on the New European Drive Cycle (NEDC), or up to 233 miles (375 km) based on EPA drive cycle) miles.

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