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Volkswagen to invest ~$1.2B in Zwickau plant to convert to pure e-mobility facility; MEB-based EVs

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As part of a projected €22.8 All in all, the new modular electric drive kit will allow Volkswagen to offer vehicles ranging from the compact A segment to 7-seaters in the B segment. Ground-breaking, market-oriented SUV projects are planned for plants in Mexico, the USA, South America and Russia. billion (US$26.9

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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In his CES talk, Fields said that rapidly advancing connectivity; software and sensor technology; and big data were the enablers behind the Smart Mobility projects—eight in North America, nine in Europe and Africa, seven in Asia and one in South America. —Mark Fields. Info Cycle, Palo Alto, California.

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An Army of Grain-harvesting Robots Marches Across Russia

Cars That Think

But this is the most unpleasant part of the driving, and due to fatigue at the end of the shift, operators typically leave nearly a meter at the edge of each row uncut. We are not tied to any particular brand; our retrofit kit will work with any combine harvester model available in the farmer's fleet. Robot in Disguise.

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An Army of Grain-harvesting Robots Marches Across Russia

Cars That Think

But this is the most unpleasant part of the driving, and due to fatigue at the end of the shift, operators typically leave nearly a meter at the edge of each row uncut. We are not tied to any particular brand; our retrofit kit will work with any combine harvester model available in the farmer's fleet. Robot in Disguise.

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