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Multiple Injuries and Arrests at Tesla's German Gigafactory Protests

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Officials said that 16 people were arrested on charges ranging from damaging new vehicles to breaking into a local airfield. In addition to opposing Tesla’s local expansion, protestors want to bring attention to the environmental impacts of the automaker’s battery supply chains, including problems caused by lithium mining in South America.

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Volkswagen picks up pace of transformation with new ACCELERATE strategy

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With our strategy we will ACCELERATE towards the digital future. Future vehicle generations will be produced with a much small number of versions. Volkswagen has earmarked around €16 billion for investment in the future trends of e-mobility, hybridization and digitalization up to 2025. Increasing profitability.

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IHS Markit: more than 11.2M Vehicles will be equipped with V2X in 2024

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A major driving force for the implementation of enhanced connectivity in vehicles today is the demand for safer roads and the minimization of road fatalities. India isn’t expected to see any type of V2X production in vehicles until 2023, while the South America region falls outside of the forecast period (2017-2024) altogether.

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Booking Holdings invests US$500M in DiDi Chuxing; DiDi partners with Continental

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DiDi offers a full range of app-based transportation services for over 550 million users, and continues to innovate in shared mobility and smart transportation across China, South America, Australia and Japan markets. Partnership with Continental. Didi also recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Continental.

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La Poste Group and Renault enter new eco-mobility partnership; coincides with delivery of the 5,000th Kangoo Z.E.

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Since the launch of France’s low-carbon vehicle project in January 2009, La Poste group, which has the country’s largest industrial fleet with some 69,000 vehicles, has equipped itself with a complete range of electric vehicles, including small light commercial vehicles, quads, three-wheelers and electrically assisted bicycles.

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Toyota to explore integration of SmartDeviceLink Technology with Ford subsidiary; open source version of Ford AppLink

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Toyota Motor Corporation has reached an agreement with Ford Motor Company to explore collaboration with Livio, a Ford subsidiary acquired in 2013 ( earlier post ), for the implementation of SmartDeviceLink (SDL) technology in future Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The in-car app market is quickly evolving.

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Honda returns to form! Stunning all-new 0 Series electric Saloon and Space-Hub due in 2026

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Within, there’s a yoke-style steering wheel that is connected to Honda’s new steer-by-wire tech. Expect the total range to be in excess of 500km, even for the base version. The new badge will be applied to all future Honda EVs. 2026 Honda 0 Series Saloon interior. 2026 Honda 0 Series Space-Hub.

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