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Renesas and Cohda collaborating on V2V and V2I communications; V2X reference solution available in 2017

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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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Renesas Electronics introduces V2V and V2I communications solutions

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Renesas also delivers development starter kits that will enable system developers to immediately start application software development, leading to significant reductions in the development period for V2X systems. To ease these burdens, Renesas delivers V2X kit solutions that combine either the R-Car W1R or R-Car W2R with the R-Car W2H.

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Toyota’s new telematics service features interactive voice response, third-party apps; Toyota Open Vehicle Architecture

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Toyota Motor Corporation will this summer in Japan begin rolling out “T-Connect”, a new telematics service, along with compatible navigation systems and a smartphone app. T-Connect features an interactive voice response service called “Agent”. Following approval by Toyota, apps will be hosted on the T-Connect app store.

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Using Manga to Spark Interest in STEM

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The competition, which was supported by the IEEE Japan Council and the IEEE New Initiatives Committee , was open to all IEEE members and student members. IEEE Member Kit August submitted the story on her behalf. They could submit multiple original stories individually, in teams, or on behalf of a preuniversity student.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

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One of the first uses of bidirectional charging followed the Great East Japan T?hoku And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit. hoku earthquake , tsunami and nuclear power plant accident at Fukushima. Battery-electric Nissan Leafs in the region were able to deliver spot backup power between the rolling blackouts in those days.

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NVIDIA introduces DRIVE AGX DevKit: open, scalable platform for autonomous driving

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At GTC Japan, NVIDIA introduced the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier Developer Kit, a platform for building autonomous driving systems. The devkit includes a DRIVE AGX Xavier car computer, along with a vehicle harness to connect the platform to the car, international power supply, camera sensor and other accessories.

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Leviton introduces 7.7 kW Evr-Green charging station

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The device is available in a hard-wired installation, and can be cord-connected and mounted to the Leviton installation kit if required. The Evr-Green 320 has been tested in the USA, Japan & Korea by several major automakers, has been used in nearly 3,000 dealerships and is preferred in 11 electric vehicle platforms.

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