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Bosch and Daimler: San Jose to become pilot city for automated on-demand ride-hailing service; SAE Level 4/5

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Bosch and Daimler announced that San Jose, the third biggest city in California, is planned to be the pilot city for trials, targeted to begin during the second half of 2019, of the highly and fully automated driving (SAE Level 4/5) on-demand ride-hailing service recently announced by the two companies. Earlier post.)

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NVIDIA to acquire DeepMap, enhancing mapping solutions for AVs

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These maps need to efficiently scale across AV fleets, with fast processing and minimal data storage. A DeepMap map in San Jose, Calif., Proper localization also requires constantly updated maps. These maps must also reflect current road conditions, such as a work zone or a lane closure.

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Azure Dynamics announces sales of 29 Transit Connect Electrics

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Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 29 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 8 units in Europe and 21 units in North America, which includes a 3-unit reorder from Johnson Controls, Inc. Mission Valley Ford in San Jose, CA (2 units). These sales include: Van Bortel Ford in Rochester, NY. Hawk Ford in Oak Lawn, IL.

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Ryder begins taking delivery of 125 Chanje electric vans

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Ryder System, a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, has started to take delivery of 125 Chanje medium-duty electric panel vans ( earlier post ), the first of their kind in North America, now available for lease or rent.

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Sprint CEO introduces new partners for Machine-to-Machine Connected Transportation initiative

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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse highlighted the company’s machine-to-machine (M2M) Connected Transportation initiative in a keynote address to the Detroit Economic Club, including the introduction of new partnerships. At Sprint, our vision goes beyond connecting millions of cars. —Dan Hesse.

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California Energy Commission awards >$6M for EV charging, H2 fueling and V2G

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The approved recipients are Clean Fuel Connection, Bio-Rad Laboratories, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Redwood Coast Energy Authority, California EV Alliance, CSU Fresno Foundation, City of Coronado, City of Torrance, Southern California Public Power Authority, and Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

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Ford Anticipates 10-25% Of Its Global Fleet to Be Electrified by 2020

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Currently (2010), electrified products (only hybrids at this point) represent 1% of Ford’s global fleet. Focus, Transit Connect, C-Max, S-Max), the C-sized platform represents more than 2 million units a year. Moving forward, Ford is electrifying its highest volume global platform (the C platform, rather than using unique platforms.

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