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Ford exploring use of smartphone technology to alert drivers to pedestrians, bicyclists; BLE and 5G

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The concept smartphone app, which would run on a pedestrian’s phone, uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) messaging to communicate the phone’s location to a connected Ford vehicle. BLE connectivity technology creates wireless personal area networks using radio waves in the 2.4-gigahertz frequency hopping—in the 2.4

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

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The new research effort, named CSRC Next, will focus on the challenges and opportunities of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies over the next decade. CSRC is working with the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Toyota Connected (TC). Another, with MIT, modelled in-vehicle voice command systems and driver behavior.

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Ford reorganizing mobility solutions efforts; acquires Autonomic, TransLoc to boost mobility group

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On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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The US’s largest solar panel maker is taking over a Peloton factory

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First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) has acquired a former Peloton factory in Ohio and has plans to turn it into a distribution center. million-square-foot facility in Troy Township, Ohio, into a new distribution center for its three factories in the state. The US’s largest solar panel maker says it will repurpose Peloton Output Park’s 1.2

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Ford launches Tesla-like insurance program with State Farm

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Ford and State Farm launched a Tesla-like insurance program called Drive Safe & Save Connected Car. The insurance program is available for customers with certain connected Ford or Lincoln vehicles. However, California may eventually change its mind now that Ford seems to be following Tesla’s lead.

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Hawaii becomes the 4th state to bring a NEVI EV charging station online

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The Aloha State follows Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania in opening its NEVI-funded DC fast charging station to the public. It features four EV Connect 150 kW DC fast chargers with CCS and CHAdeMO ports. It’s at the Kahuui Park & Ride lot near Kuihelani’s intersection with Puunene Avenue. Get started here. –ad*

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Fiat 500e hits road bump, Stellantis lays off thousands of workers

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I personally like the looks of the Fiat 500e (even though plenty of Electrek readers disagree with me on that) – but I live in Europe, where this kind of vehicle is par for the course. In the US last year, Fiat sold practically no cars in the US – a grand total of 605 cars.

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