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Chevrolet unveils the Bolt EV

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As promised, GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra unveiled the production 2017 Bolt battery-electric vehicle at CES 2016. It also features advanced connectivity technologies designed to enhance and personalize the driving experience. Other connectivity and infotainment features include: 10.2" —Mary Barra.

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Los Angeles launches New Mobility Challenge 2018

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The first edition of the Challenge, presented at LA CoMotion 2017, attracted some 234 early-stage companies from 16 countries. This year’s edition is also supported by The Los Angeles Department of Transportation, French Tech-Los Angeles, Starburst Accelerator, Fontinalis Partners, Trucks VC, and Autotech Ventures.

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Volvo Cars announces production-viable autonomous driving system; targeting limited pilot customer rollout by 2017

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With the Drive Me project entering its second year ( earlier post ), Volvo Cars is thus moving rapidly towards its goal of placing 100 self-driving cars in the hands of customers on selected roads around Gothenburg by 2017. The cloud service is connected to the traffic authorities’ control centre. —Erik Coelingh. Cloud services.

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Nissan’s Intelligent Mobility vision builds on electrification, autonomous drive and vehicle intelligence

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The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices and the first model will come to Japan this year. In 2017, the Nissan Qashqai will become the first Piloted Drive vehicle available in Europe. Nissan said it is committed to enabling vehicles to be part of that connected ecosystem.

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The President-Elect Candidates’ Plans to Further IEEE’s Mission

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Candidate Statement Ensure IEEE remains THE premier professional technical organization, deliver value via new participants, products and programs, including events, publications, and innovative personalized products and services, to enable our community to change the world. Connection and community make a difference.

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A Non-Engineer’s Journey to IEEE Leadership

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The first-of-its-kind workshop connected more than 200 participants to each other and to the organization by showcasing Jamaica’s active engineering community. If they don’t know something, they will point you to the person who does. The Jamaica Section has 135 IEEE members. Every time I watched the video clip, I would cry,” she says.

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GM expands to new European markets with its luxury $93K Lyriq

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Last October, GM announced that it was launching sales in Switzerland as a first step in its all-electric return to Europe after selling off the Opel and Vauxhall brands back in 2017. Besides that eye-watering price tag, it all runs counter to a big push for more affordable EVs as Chinese rivals turn up the pressure. Get started here.

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