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Didi Chuxing sets up JV with China EV maker BAIC-BJEV; next-gen connected car systems; Transportation Brain

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Didi Chuxing, the world’s leading one-stop transportation platform, announced a new joint venture with Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd (JingJu) aims to combine the two companies’ strengths in new energy fleet operation and AI transportation solutions to develop next-generation connected-car systems. an affiliate of BAIC.

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Heniff Transportation signs LOI with the intent to purchase up to 100 Nikola Tre BEV trucks

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Heniff Transportation Systems has reached an agreement initially to acquire 10 Nikola Tre BEV trucks from Thompson Truck Centers, a member of the Nikola Corporation sales and service dealer network. With nearly 100 locations connected nationwide, Heniff has more than 2,000 tractors.

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Toyota to make “Connected Vehicles” its new standard in Japan; redesigned Crown and Corolla Sport as 1st-generation Connected Cars

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Crown and Corolla Sport, as the first generation of “Connected Cars,” come standard with an on-board Data Communication Module (DCM) that links to a Controller Area Network (CAN). Connected Car Service using MSPF. Importantly, we will also use connectivity to change the way we work with our dealers across the country.

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Volvo Trucks receives order of 50 Volvo VNR Electric Trucks for WattEV’s Truck-as-a-Service start-up

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To support its TaaS model, WattEV is building a public network of heavy-duty battery-electric truck charging depots to service major transportation corridors, connecting shipping ports with freight distribution centers and warehouse locations.

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Another Ford Mustang Mach-E Buyer Is Having Issues With Dealers

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Note, however, that we never connected with this person directly and they ended up deleting their initial Reddit post sharing the story. Last month, I shared the story of how a potential Ford customer had a problem with a Ford dealership and later said they were told to buy a Tesla. However, someone who read […].

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Sprint using IBM MessageSight in connected vehicle platform

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Sprint is the first mobile carrier to use IBM MessageSight, a full-featured messaging appliance specifically designed for machine to machine (M2M) and mobile environments, to deliver a more personalized, responsive connected car experience. The connected car is part of the M2M space being targeted by mobile carriers such as Sprint.

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Electric Vehicle Prices Get MUCH Closer To Conventional Vehicle Prices!

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Our dealer-connected auto industry veteran of many years, Jo Borras, came across a big find this week. It’s a Cox. continued] The post Electric Vehicle Prices Get MUCH Closer To Conventional Vehicle Prices! appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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