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Volvo Cars opens order books for new electric C40 Recharge

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Like the XC40 Recharge electric compact SUV, the C40 Recharge comes with an infotainment systems jointly developed with Google and based on the Android operating system. It provides consumers with Google apps and services built-in, such as Google Assistant, Google Maps and Google Play. of total Volvo Car USA sales.

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Autonomy orders 23,000 EVs from 17 automakers; $1.2B order covers 45 EV models

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Autonomy, the nation’s largest electric vehicle subscription company, placed an order for 23,000 electric vehicles with 17 global automakers to expand and diversify its subscription fleet beyond Tesla. Telematics: Fully connected. The fleet order is valued at $1.2 The 23,000-unit order represents 1.2% The 23,000 order represents 1.2%

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TAE Technologies exceeds fusion reactor performance goals by 250% as company closes $250M round; $1.2B to date

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is designed to demonstrate the viability of achieving net energy generation with TAE’s advanced beam-driven field-reversed configuration (FRC)—the penultimate step on TAE’s path to commercialize clean fusion power. Goldman Sachs served as the exclusive financial advisor in connection with the Series G-2 financing round.

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Polestar unveils Polestar 2 electric fastback; targeting Tesla Model 3

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Everything about it has been designed and engineered with passion and dedication. With a connected digital solution available both in-car and on mobile devices, Polestar is setting up strategic collaborations to give Polestar 2 owners easy and hassle-free access to the world’s largest public charging networks. Pre-ordering is open.

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Transatel launches next-generation, secured and global connected vehicle platform IoV Connect

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The second key differentiator is end-user management, for which most connected car platforms come unequipped. Last, IoV Connect offers a fully re-brandable service for onboard Wi-Fi and infotainment, complete with marketing and end-user support services: Ubigi. In the case of IoV Connect, Transatel is the MNO.

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Qualcomm introduces 4th generation Snapdragon automotive cockpit platforms

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With its enhanced capabilities, the new digital cockpit platforms are now one of the most comprehensive solutions in the automotive industry, designed to provide superior in-vehicle user experiences, as well as safety, comfort and reliability, raising the bar for digital cockpit solutions in the automotive industry.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. —Allen Taub, former GM VP, Global R&D. million people/year are killed in auto accidents globally. by Bill Cooke.

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