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Audi staging 550-mile piloted drive from Silicon Valley to Las Vegas for CES in Audi A7 Sportback concept

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Audi is staging a 550-mile (885 km) piloted drive from Silicon Valley to Las Vegas, Nevada for CES this week using the Audi A7 Sportback piloted driving concept car. The training for the jounalist test drivers taking part in the 550-mile trek took place several weeks ago at the Arizona Proving Grounds. Earlier post.)

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Webasto announces modular battery system, thermal management and charging solutions

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Webasto exhibited elements of a new modular battery system, thermal management and charging solutions in Ford Motor Company’s booth recently at the 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Webasto modular battery system. —Mark Denny, president and CEO of Webasto Customized Solutions in North America.

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Toyota and NTT enter long-term cooperation and capital alliance to commercialize smart city platform

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On 7 January at CES in Las Vegas, Toyota announced the outline of a project to build a prototype city connecting all kinds of goods and services that support people’s lives. The two companies have been collaborating in the connected car field for several years. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Hyundai and Kia invest in autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora

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Hyundai and Kia’s partnership with Aurora is part of the Group’s ongoing efforts to lead the autonomous driving domain. In 2017, Hyundai’s IONIQ successfully demonstrated autonomous driving technologies in urban environments in Las Vegas at CES. —Sterling Anderson, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Aurora.

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EVs now beat rail as the largest electricity consumer in the US transport sector

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California accounts for about 85% of electricity consumption by light-duty EVs in the contiguous part of the Pacific Census Division. Read more: The Las VegasLA electric high-speed rail line just broke ground Due to shifts in solar policy, renters and homeowners in many states are now able to subscribe to a local community solar farm.

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Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv to form autonomous driving joint venture; autonomous platform to be available in 2022

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As part of the agreement, Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv will each have a 50% ownership stake in the joint venture, valued at a total of US$4 billion. During CES in 2017, Hyundai advanced its trials in urban environments, demonstrating self-driving technologies to the public with its autonomous IONIQ model. out-of-five stars.

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Nissan and NASA extend research into autonomous mobility services

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In January 2017, at CES in Las Vegas, Nissan introduced Nissan Seamless Autonomous Mobility (SAM), a new platform for managing fleets of autonomous vehicles, developed from NASA technology. We built SAM from technology NASA developed for managing interplanetary rovers as they move around unpredictable landscapes.

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