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New Honda FCEV Concept to make world debut at 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show

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Honda will introduce a new fuel cell electric vehicle concept at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show. The concept model expresses a potential styling direction for Honda’s next-generation fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) launching in the US and Japan in 2015 and later in Europe.

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Honda unveils Fit EV concept and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform at Los Angeles Auto Show

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President and CEO Takanobu Ito unveiled the Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a mid-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Co. The all-new plug-in hybrid platform showcases Honda’s next-generation, two-motor hybrid technology set to debut in 2012.

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IEEE Honors Pioneering Engineers

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MADNI University of California, Los Angeles “For pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of innovative sensing and systems technologies, and for distinguished research leadership.” IEEE JUN-ICHI NISHIZAWA MEDAL Sponsor: The Federation of Electric Power Companies , Japan UMESH K. IEEE FRANCES E. “For

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Honda to build solar hydrogen station at Saitama Prefectural Office; FCX Clarity to serve as mobile electric generator

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The initiative is part of the Electric Vehicle Testing Program for Honda’s next-generation personal mobility products, in which Honda and Saitama Prefecture are currently collaborating. The FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle became available for lease in the US in July 2008 and in Japan in November of the same year.

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Honda brings FCV Concept to N. America, promises new EV and PHEV models by 2018

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The Honda FCV Concept showcases the styling evolution of Honda’s next fuel-cell vehicle, anticipated to launch in the US following its March 2016 introduction in Japan. Honda FCV Concept.

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At Last, a Self-Driving Car That Can Explain Itself

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As we drive down a street in downtown Los Angeles, our system’s synthesized voice provides navigation instructions. The idea for building an intuitive navigation system based on an array of automotive sensors came up in 2012 during discussions with our colleagues at Mitsubishi Electric’s automotive business division in Sanda , Japan.

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A First: An AI System Has Been Named An Inventor

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Abbott and his team filed applications in 2018 and 2019 in 17 patent offices around the world, including in the United States, several European countries, China, Japan, and India. Some patent applicants have been instructed by their attorney to use a person’s name on the patent even if a machine came up with the invention.