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Automotive, Telecom and ITS companies carry out first Cellular V2X trial in Japan

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Continental announced the completion of a joint Cellular V2X trial in Japan together with Ericsson, Nissan, NTT DOCOMO, OKI and Qualcomm Technologies. The companies have successfully conducted Japan’s first C-V2X testing in the country using 5.8 GHz as the experimental radio frequency for direct communication.

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Toyota bringing advanced ITS technology to mass-market models in Japan; V2X

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By the end of 2015, Toyota will make a new ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) safety package available on three models in Japan. The package, named ITS Connect, uses Japan’s standardized ITS frequency of 760 MHz to receive and share data transmitted by external infrastructure and other vehicles. Red Light Caution.

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Nissan LEAF with semi-autonomous driver assistance systems cleared for public road testing in Japan; moving to Autonomous Drive

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Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn took delivery of Japan’s first license plate for a car equipped with semi-autonomous advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). It clears the way for a Nissan LEAF equipped with the technology to be tested on the public roads in Japan for the first time. Automatic stopping at red lights.

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India stays No. 3 spot in global car sales but Japan fast closing the gap | Autocar Professional

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3 position, Japan made a resounding comeback in 2023, registering growth of 14% growth in 2023 as against India’s 8 percent. Japan ended the year a shade below 4 million units, whereas India sold 4.11 From the sizeable difference of 344,058 PVs in CY2022, Japan has reduced the gap with India sales to 115,929 units in CY2023.

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DENSO develops refrigerator system for light-duty hybrid trucks

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DENSO Corporation has developed a refrigerator system for light-duty hybrid trucks that contributes to better fuel efficiency while maintaining low-level freezer/refrigerator temperatures when the vehicle is idling at a stop light or in other traffic situations. This significantly improves fuel efficiency of light-duty hybrid trucks.

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Honda just premiered two crazy EV designs at CES

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It will present these vehicles in Japan, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and South America, as well. Honda 0 Series Technology Honda is bringing a lot of fresh ideas to the 0 Series lineup, one of which is to outline the entire family of vehicles by three core principles: Thin, Light, and Wise.

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TEPCO and Toyota develop stationary storage battery system using EV batteries

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The storage battery market is expected to continue growing in light of the spread of renewable energy and electrified vehicles, as well as the global trend toward carbon neutrality.

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