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Infineon launches next gen AURIX hexa-core microcontroller for automotive applications; 3x more performance than current

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The TC3xx microcontrollers offer the highest level of integration on the market and real-time performance that is three times higher than that available today. Also, more functions can now be implemented on a single microcontroller, such as powertrain and chassis domain control and next generation radar and fusion algorithms.

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Ford enters 2 new European research collaborations for innovation in mobility and autonomous vehicles

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Ford also this year is contributing to the UK Autodrive initiative that is researching how driverless and connected cars can be integrated into everyday life. Autonomous driving Connected vehicles Urban mobility' Personal Mobility Experience Innovation. —Mark Fields, Ford president and CEO.

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The technology behind Ford’s Lightweight Concept Vehicle; prospects for Mach-II with 50% mass reduction difficult

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The Ford Lightweight Concept reduces the weight of a 2013 Fusion to that of a Ford Fiesta, resulting in a nearly 25% weight reduction. Matt Zaluzec, Ford technical leader, Global Materials and Manufacturing Research, was the use of technologies that are targeting the use of mixed materials and that are available today.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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By comparison, NOx emissions in Travis county from motor vehicles totaled approximately 30,000 tons per year in 1996 -- the last year for which complete data was available. (1, Install a Mr. Fusion on the back of the cars and everyone starts driving reeeeeal slow and careful. Merely connecting the cable has to do the work.