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Volkswagen launches new research collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory & University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Using Volkswagen’s expertise in vehicle integration, the teams also have been able to build from a charging power level of 6.6 The research project aims to generate new insights into the technological and physical hurdles of high-power wireless charging for automobiles.

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Hyundai premieres commercialized model of XCIENT Fuel Cell tractor and vision for hydrogen mobility in US

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First launched in 2020, XCIENT Fuel Cell has been deployed in five countries, including Switzerland, Germany, Israel, Korea and New Zealand, and has successfully accumulated more than 4 million miles so far.

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Toyota Research Institute launches Toyota AI Ventures with $100M investment

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Toyota has a history of disruptive innovation in the service of mankind, moving from textile machinery to automobiles in the late 30s, to the broad electrification of the automobile with Prius in the 90s, to autonomous mobility and human-assist robots. TRI participated in SLAMcore’s seed financing in March 2017.

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Flight automobiles, mobility discussion board goal creativeness

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Flight automobiles, Malcolm Gladwell and Shaggy are coming to this life’s Detroit auto display. The CEOs of each firms — Rani Plaut of AIR in Israel and Jim Dukhovny of Alef Aeronautics in San Mateo, Calif. The CEOs of each firms — Rani Plaut of AIR in Israel and Jim Dukhovny of Alef Aeronautics in San Mateo, Calif.

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Ford targeting highly autonomous vehicle for ride-sharing in 2021; new tech company investments, staffing up in Silicon Valley

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Building on more than a decade of autonomous vehicle research and development, Ford’s first fully autonomous vehicle will be an SAE-rated level 4-capable vehicle without a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals. SAIPS has developed algorithmic solutions in image and video processing, deep learning, signal processing and classification.

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Gentex takes stake in Israeli thermal digital camera corporate

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provider of high-tech rearview mirrors, dimmable glass and automobile electronics, is making an investment in and taking part with an Israeli corporate that has created a tiny thermal digital camera. Adasky used to be based in Israel in 2016. The Gentex and Adasky groups will perform engineering paintings in Israel. Gentex Corp.,

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Why Are Modern Vehicles So Much Bigger?

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While consumer preferences have trended toward larger automobiles of late, it’s actually the United States’ regulatory landscape that has been steering us toward gargantuan vehicles. In the 1960s, Americans were enjoying cheap gasoline and everyday automobiles boasting some of the largest engines ever manufactured.