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Toyota and industry partners to form consortium for network and computing infrastructure of automotive big data

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The objective of the consortium is to develop an ecosystem for connected cars to support emerging services such as intelligent driving, the creation of maps with real-time data and driving assistance based on cloud computing. The ECC aims to build a cooperative platform for the edge computing industry. Toyota InfoTechnology Center Co.,

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Volkswagen Group expands US ERL to become IECC; Type 20 BEV concept

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The new Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC) will be the largest Volkswagen vehicle research facility outside Germany, and serve as the heart of an expansion of Volkswagen’s North American engineering resources.

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BMW Research, EURECOM and Technische Universität München collaborating on connected vehicle research

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The increasing application of connected driver assistance systems induces a higher level of complexity in the vehicle IT on-board architecture. This is done in order to fulfill the required security level while considering the resource constraints of the embedded environment.

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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom

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There, they lose their electrical connection to the anode, becoming inactive lithium that can no longer be cycled through the battery. This excellent performance is attributed to the columnar microstructure formed on the surface of the current collector with minimum tortuosity, which significantly enhances the structural connection.

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