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Ford, Uber and Lyft to share data through SharedStreets platform

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This collaborative effort to build 21 st -century streets was announced by Jim Hackett, CEO of Ford Motor Company, Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, and John Zimmer, Co-founder and President of Lyft at the second annual Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York City. Uber will include this speed in an update of its open-source Kepler.gl

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BMW opens new Shanghai R&D center; focus on human-machine interaction and hardware-software integration

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Within BMW Group’s global R&D network, China is the only country outside Germany with full-process R&D capabilities. The Shenyang R&D Center has a global-leading EMC laboratory. In addition, innovation and future trends will be scouted and assessed earlier in order to better meet the needs of Chinese customers.

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Stanford’s GCEP awards $10.5M for research on renewable energy; solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy

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The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 The seven awards bring the total number of GCEP-supported research programs to 117 since the project’s launch in 2002. The seven awards bring the total number of GCEP-supported research programs to 117 since the project’s launch in 2002.

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Opposed-piston engine company Achates Power raises $35.2M in Series C Financing; new industry advisory board

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Walter Bryzik, DeVlieg chairman and professor of mechanical engineering at Wayne State University, retired chief scientist of TARDEC—responsible for all aspects of ground vehicle technology—and the 2004 winner of the Distinguished Presidential Rank Award. director of engine research at Southwest Research Institute and 2002 SAE president.

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GKN Automotive supplies one-millionth eDrive system

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GKN Automotive has pioneered advanced eDrive technologies since 2002.GKN And later this year, GKN Automotive will supply a global premium OEM with a semi-integrated three-in-one eDrive system. The company currently has five major eDrive mass production projects in progress in China and Europe.

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New Report Concludes That Real Costs of Adapting to Climate Change Will Likely Be At Least 2-3X Greater Than Current Estimates

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Parry co-chaired the IPCC working group on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation between 2002 and 2008. Parry and colleagues warn that this underestimate of the cost of adaptation threatens to weaken the outcome of UNFCCC negotiations, which are due to culminate in Copenhagen in December with a global deal aimed at tackling climate change.

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Toyota Unveils Dedicated Hybrid Concept, Plan for Prius Family; Expands Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration Program in the US

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The FT-CH is a concept that would address Toyota’s stated strategy to offer a wider variety of conventional hybrid choices to its customers, as it begins to introduce plug-in hybrids (PHVs) and battery electrics (BEVs) in model year 2012, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCHVs) in 2015 in global markets. —Jim Lentz. Eight new hybrids.

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