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BMW Group and Microsoft launch Open Manufacturing Platform

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At Hannover Messe, Microsoft and the BMW Group announced a new community initiative to enable faster, more cost-effective innovation in the manufacturing sector. This has enabled the BMW Group to greatly simplify its logistics processes via a central coordination of the transport system, creating greater logistics efficiency.

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Foremost Group CEO’s blood alcohol content nearly 3x the legal limit during fatal Tesla accident: report

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A newly released report from the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office has shed some light on the circumstances surrounding the February death of Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao in her Tesla Model X. Surveillance footage from a guest house reportedly showed the Foremost Group CEO unsteadily walking to her Model X that night.

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BMW Group increasing use of digitalization and Industry 4.0 in production logistics

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The BMW Group is increasingly relying on innovations from the fields of digitalization and Industry 4.0 Innovations coming out of many pilot projects are being implemented worldwide in logistics at BMW Group plants. —Jürgen Maidl, head of Logistics for the BMW Group production network. Connected supply chain.

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Mercedes-Benz wins landmark road monitoring program in the Netherlands; connected vehicle data

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The raw material for this is anonymized data from car-to-X or other systems from intelligent, connected Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Winning this important reference project in Europe for intelligent road monitoring marks a major step forward for Mercedes-Benz in our clearly stated aim to ‘Lead in car software’.

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Qualcomm Technologies offering C-V2X chipset and reference design; first commercial solution

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With the IEEE 802.11p-based products and the new addition of the 9150 C-V2X chipset, Qualcomm Technologies’ commitment to supporting safety conscious, connected automotive transportation remains strong, the compny emphasized. Other automakers expressing immediate support for the announcement were Ford, Groupe PSA, and SAIC.

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Groupe PSA and Qualcomm advance C-V2X testing for communication between vehicles; demo in March

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Groupe PSA and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., C-V2X directly connects vehicles to each other (V2V), to pedestrians (V2P), and to roadway infrastructure (V2I), and to the network (V2N). At the In&Out Digital Mobility event in March in Rennes, Groupe PSA and Qualcomm will host the first demonstration in France.

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SGL Group acquires BMW Group’s minority interest in carbon fiber JV

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KG (Germany) and SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC (US)—together referred to as SGL ACF. Once the deal has been completed, SGL Group will be the sole owner of SGL ACF. Carbon fibers and carbon fiber materials are at the core of SGL Group's corporate strategy. KG (Germany) will be transferred to SGL Group.