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Daimler Trucks establishes global organization for highly automated driving

Green Car Congress

Daimler Trucks is establishing the Autonomous Technology Group as a global organization for automated driving, bringing together its worldwide expertise and activities, as of 1 June. The newly established Autonomous Technology Group is part of Daimler Trucks’ global effort to put highly automated trucks onto the roads within a decade.

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Jeep’s CJ Surge EV concept wows SEMA show

EV Central

Revealed at Las Vegas’ Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, the Surge is a bright orange exploration of how Jeep could offer its enthusiast customers battery-electric vehicle (BEV) parts kits applications. Enter Jeep’s CJ Surge 4×4 electromod concept. It will, as ever, grind the gears of purists.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

Baua Electric

One of those reasons, he explained, is that globally about 20% of tires are taken out of service prematurely due to sidewall damage or a puncture. Although the tires weigh slightly more than standard air-filled tires, vehicles don’t need to be equipped with spares, jacks, repair kits, or tire-pressure sensors. With around 1.6

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

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Reflecting the rapid evolution of the automobile as an application development platform, both Ford and GM announced programs to support third-party development of in-vehicle applications at CES in Las Vegas. Globally, there are now more than 1 billion smartphone users, a population that is expected to double by 2015.

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HD REV powertrain company Wrightspeed gearing up for commercialization push

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The company recently showcased its powertrain technology alongside Mack Trucks at Waste Expo 2016 in Las Vegas and signed a $30+ million deal with NZ Bus, signaling multinational and multimodal demand for the company’s powertrain technology. —Ian Wright. Tim Dummer, Chief Business Officer. Vlad Kalika, Director of Engineering.

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Kia PBV concepts preview flexible electric vans, and a robotaxi

Baua Electric

And with the extensive update, on Monday at CES in Las Vegas, it also provided a glimpse of the first several PBV products that are essentially different twists on electric vans. That will include global conversion (upfit) partners. They’ll be a growing and important piece as Kia targets sales of 1.6

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Continental and Aurora finalize design of scalable autonomous trucking system – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Recognizing this challenge early on, Aurora teamed up with Continental to jointly develop reliable, serviceable, cost-efficient autonomous hardware kits for mass production. Introducing new hardware to the market is complex and time-intensive, often taking years from initial design to the start of production.

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