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Aeva announces Aeries 4D FMCW lidar-on-chip for autonomous driving; recent Porsche investment

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Aeries meets the final production requirements for autonomous driving robo-taxis and large volume ADAS customers and will be available for use in development vehicles in the first half of 2020. Porsche SE recently made a significant investment into the company. Aeva’s Aeries sensing system. —Mina Rezk, Co-Founder of Aeva.

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Hypercar Company Rimac Developing Robotaxi Service

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It also has a working relationship with Volkswagen Group ever since subsidiary Porsche Engineering Group GmbH acquired a 10-percent stake in the Croatian company. The electric hypercar company was developing an autonomous taxi based around the Renault Espace minivan. Kia is likewise said to be backing its robotaxi development program.

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Kreisel Electric expanding capacity with construction of new Li-ion battery plant

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Kreisel Electric has applied its battery technology in a number of conversions, including a Porsche Panamera with a total electric (operating) range of 450 kilometers (280 miles) without speed reduction (up to 300 km/h / 186 mph), a Skoda Yeti and a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Kreisel has also swapped out VW’s 24.2 from 120 to 267 miles.

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Argonne white paper outlines battery and R&D requirements for electric aviation

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A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.

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Video Friday: Grav Enhanced

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Covariant ] Sure Bak, who worked as an interactive product UX designer at Porsche, currently works on designing HRI (Human-Robot Interaction) at NAVER LABS. Today, we have a fully driverless taxi services in San Francisco and Phoenix. Naver Labs ] This year, we celebrate the tenth anniversary of NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Swamp Works.

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This VC Is Betting Big on Flying Taxis and Scooters

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He recently finished building a 1963 Porsche 356 B for his daughter. He even built a cycle-by-wire electric trike for a close friend who had been an avid cyclist but was essentially paralyzed by ALS. He also builds and restores classic cars and vintage military aircraft.

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Scrappage scheme scrap ends

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Participating vehicle manufacturers include Allied Vehicles, Bentley, BMW, Chevrolet, Citroen, Daihatsu, FIAT, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, London Taxis International, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, MG Motor, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Perodua, Peugeot, Porsche, Proton, Renault, Rolls Royce, SAAB, SECMA UK, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Vauxhall, (..)