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John Cioffi Employer Stanford Title Professor of electrical engineering Member grade Life Fellow Alma maters University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Stanford “That memory always stayed in the back of my mind,” Cioffi says. “As Fighting for copper in a fiber-obsessed world Cioffi arrived at engineering by way of his love of mathematics.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

As the first fully connected integral system solution, the third generation of the Sprinter demonstrates the development of the division from purely a vehicle manufacturer into a provider of complete transport and mobility solutions, the company said. This makes the Sprinter an integral part of the value chain. billion (US$3.1

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Sharma, a semiconductor engineer, was instrumental in organizing the meeting for the Tokyo-based company. Sharma worked for several years as an RF engineer in the semiconductor industry before joining Renesas in 2021. He bartered with shop owners to get free parts in exchange for tutoring their children. Sharma did just that.

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MAY 15, 2018

Kia Motors will introduce its first 48V diesel mild-hybrid powertrain in the second half of 2018. The new “EcoDynamics+” powertrain supplements acceleration with electric power from an additional 48-volt battery and extends combustion engine ‘off time’ using a new Mild-Hybrid Starter-Generator unit.

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JULY 24, 2018

Kia Motors’ upgraded 2018 Kia Sportage ( earlier post ), the brand’s global best-selling vehicle, offers a 2.0-liter liter diesel engine now available with Kia’s new eight-speed automatic transmission, and—in certain markets—48-volt mild-hybrid power ( earlier post ). liter diesel engine. New ‘SmartStream’ 1.6-liter

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Chevrolet has introduced the all-new 2018 Equinox compact SUV with a choice of three turbocharged engines—including the segment’s first turbo-diesel in North America. The new Equinox is the first Chevrolet model in North America to use an all-turbocharged, multi-engine powertrain lineup. The 2018 Equinox’s 1.5L

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

TDI (diesel) engine. With either engine, the MHEV system is based on a newly developed 48-volt primary electrical system and a belt alternator starter (BAS) generating up to 12 kilowatts of recuperation power. The A7 Sportback can coast with the engine off over a wide speed range and then restart smoothly via the BAS.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

Ford reaffirmed its 2017 full-year financial guidance and said its 2018 outlook will be provided in January. Specifically, Ford is: Accelerating the introduction of connected, smart vehicles and services customers want and value. By 2019, 100% of Ford’s new US vehicles will be built with connectivity. billion investment.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

liter diesel engines (code-named Panther ) in a wide range of outputs due to be applied in commercial vehicles starting in 2016 and in cars starting in 2018. Ford is creating 318 new jobs connected with this investment. liter diesel engines for Ford commercial vehicles (CVs) globally. Earlier post.) million (US$14.3

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The US Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest open funding opportunity. Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost.

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

Volkswagen Truck & Bus is focusing on automated driving, connectivity, and alternative drive systems. We will be launching the first small set of vehicles on the market at the end of 2018. These include combustion engines powered by gas or biodiesel. Equally, demand for these types of vehicles has been on the rise.

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JULY 10, 2013

Sprint is the first mobile carrier to use IBM MessageSight, a full-featured messaging appliance specifically designed for machine to machine (M2M) and mobile environments, to deliver a more personalized, responsive connected car experience. The connected car is part of the M2M space being targeted by mobile carriers such as Sprint.

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MAY 24, 2019

BASF plans to build an engineering plastics compounding plant and a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) plant at the company’s proposed integrated chemical production (“Verbund”) site in Zhanjiang, China. These will be the first production plants to come onstream at the site.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 28, 2023

Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS Part 4: Behind the scenes as seven automakers counter Tesla’s Superchargers EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered the US landscape for EV charging.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The inverter controls the electric motor and provides the connection to the high-voltage battery. The Bosch engineers based the design of the electric motor and the inverter on technology used in the passenger car segment. The smaller dimensions of the new electric drive mean that a battery made up of a single part can now be used.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Jiangnan Shipyard, owned by China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has ordered an LPG (liquefied propane gas)-burning MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP engine in connection with the building of an 86,000-m 3 VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier) for Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSM), the Chinese shipping company. LGIP engine. LGIP research engine.

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JUNE 2, 2017

The joint venture also includes the development and production of components for new energy vehicles (NEV), the development of vehicle connectivity and automotive data services. It is planned that the new joint venture with JAC should produce its first jointly developed electric vehicle in 2018. million electric vehicles in 2025.

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JULY 11, 2020

As suggested in 2018, ( earlier post ) the 2021 Jeep Gladiator is now available with the 3.0-liter liter EcoDiesel V-6 engine. liter EcoDiesel V-6 engine, rated at 260 horsepower and 442 lb.-ft. of torque, with engine stop-start (ESS) technology standard, is available on Gladiator Sport, Overland and Rubicon models. -ft.

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MAY 16, 2024

The 350 kilometer (218 mile) corridor, which the company calls Brightline West , will connect Las Vegas to the the suburbs of Los Angeles. Brightline has chosen Siemens American Pioneer 220 engines that will run at speeds averaging 165 kilometers per hour, with an advertised top speed of 320 km/h. She notes that the U.S., catching up.”

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APRIL 8, 2019

liter CRDi 48V diesel powertrain introduced in the New Tucson in 2018, Hyundai Motor has now combined its efficient and responsive 48V mild hybrid technology with the 100 kW/136-PS 1.6-liter liter CRDi diesel engine. Thus, parts of the energy stored in the 48V battery system can also be used to stabilize the 12V on-board power supply.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

The K5 Blazer-E is a functional proof of concept of the upcoming Electric Connect and Cruise package Chevrolet Performance plans to sell in the second half of 2021. Chevrolet first previewed the eCrate conversion concept with the Chevrolet eCOPO Camaro in 2018 ( earlier post ), followed by the Chevrolet E-10 in 2019.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

V as the name of its new eBike brand, which includes two innovative, integrated and connected eBikes: the Meld, a compact eBike, and the Merge, a folding eBike. V was selected as part of a global crowdsourcing campaign announced in November 2018. V eBikes connect with the AR?V GM announced AR?V The name AR?V

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FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Lab1886 and Daimler Trucks, together with Fraport AG, demonstrated the operation of self-driving snow-clearing vehicles in non-public closed areas for the first time in October 2017 as part of a pilot project on the site of the former Pferdsfeld air base.

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APRIL 18, 2023

175,000 units smart and connected EVs are to roll off the production line annually at the Gemlik Togg Technology Campus in western Turkey by 2030. Together, they covered all plant engineering, application technology and marriage, including fully automatic screwdriving stations and inspection equipment. Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş.,

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Lucid has been able to closely match its own computer-modeled predictions in real world testing by carefully engineering its proprietary technology with a focus on optimizing every aspect of the Air’s performance and efficiency. Together, they comprise a single rotational system that is both lightweight and extremely efficient.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

Honda will produce a new dedicated hybrid model in the US for nationwide in 2018, as part of the Honda Electrification Initiative, which will expand the company’s portfolio of electrified vehicles. Instead, motive force transfer is accomplished through the interaction of the engine and two electric motors. cubic feet from 3.32

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JANUARY 10, 2020

An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. kg in California in the third quarter of 2018. The realization of the proposed HyLine system would require addressing a number of engineering and policy issues, the researchers note. —Penev et al.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Field will be working closely with Hau Thai-Than, Ford’s chief product platform and operations officer, to create next-generation connected products and experiences, the foundation for the Ford+ growth plan. Field was the Vice President of Special Projects at Apple from 2018 until his move to Ford.

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MARCH 10, 2020

Government officials, transportation stakeholders and sustainability experts will also take part in the tour. Cassidy Group’s T3 Transit was the first to test a battery-electric, low-floor transit bus made by MCI sister company New Flyer on municipal transit routes serving greater Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island in 2018.

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MARCH 18, 2022

As part of its 2022 Annual Media Conference, Audi is presenting the next model in its future electrically powered A6 Luxury Class: the Avant. The front wheels of the Audi A6 e-tron concept are connected via a five-link axle specially optimized for electric vehicles with a multi-link axle in the rear. the wagon format).

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

To achieve this, said Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive officer of the Alliance, the three automakers will accelerate their collaboration on common platforms, powertrains and next-generation electric, autonomous and connected technologies. The plan will also extend the use of common powertrains to 75% of total sales.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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JULY 15, 2021

AMP is a connected crowdsourced software platform that supports the creation, development and distribution of high definition (HD) maps—a key enabler for smart and safe automated mobility. Lane-level object detection in downtown Detroit, part of an earlier CARMERA and TRI-AD mapping initiative.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

In 2018, Consumer Reports (CR) began ranking active driving assistance systems, with the initial effort focused on systems from Cadillac, Nissan/Infiniti, Tesla, and Volvo. —Kelly Funkhouser, CR’s head of connected and automated vehicle testing.

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JANUARY 26, 2019

Volkswagen Group Components—the new brand within the Volkswagen Group that supplies components including engines, gearboxes, electric drive systems, steering systems and seats towards e-mobility—will begin series production of the flexible fast charging station ( earlier post ) from 2020 onwards.

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OCTOBER 30, 2016

billion) in its strategic engine initiative. The optimization of advanced high-tech engines plays a key role in our road map towards sustainable mobility. The new engines] also need to be designed with a view to all current and future requirements. The result is a dynamic engine response with no turbo lag. —Prof.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Aligned with that vision, Air Products began development in 2018 on the core of this world-scale energy complex in Edmonton, which will begin with a transformative net-zero hydrogen production and liquefaction facility. This off-take agreement also saw Air Products increase its facility investment from $1.3 billion (CAD) (US$1.2 Dr. Samir J.

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