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MARCH 28, 2017

SAIC-GM, GM’s Chinese joint venture with SAIC, announced its Connectivity Strategy 2025, which lays out a roadmap for its connectivity development from 2017 through 2025. 2020: Promote connected vehicle (V2X) technology to make mobility safer. 2020: Promote connected vehicle (V2X) technology to make mobility safer.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

and utilizing a Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In Hybrid, Siemens provided the first UL-approved residential electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) to demonstrate the ability to monitor status, report energy use, and be controlled locally from the local area network and from the cloud. Appliance connection.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2016

Sweden-based NIRA Dynamics, a software company developing sensor-fusion-based systems for different vehicle applications, is rolling out its Road Surface Information (RSI) software more broadly, in partnership with InfoCar AB. With sensor-fusion-based algorithms, RSI can determine the level of road roughness and road friction.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2016

HARMAN International Industries made a number of connected vehicle technology announcements during CES 2016 last week, including a connected car computing platform, demonstrated in the Rinspeed Σtos concept car; an advanced navigation system with live data fusion; an open cloud-based software delivery system; and a new partnership with Microsoft.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Cadillac will begin offering advanced “intelligent and connected” vehicle technologies on certain 2017 model year vehicles, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said Sunday during her keynote address at the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) World Congress in Detroit. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. —Mary Barra.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

MyFord Mobile is available on Ford’s plug-in (PHEV) and battery-electric (BEV) vehicles, Fusion Energi, C-MAX Energi and Focus Electric, and is available for download both through the App Store and Google Play. And while not every owner uses MyFord Mobile, data available from those who do are showing: More electric drive time.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

By eliminating cumbersome, shielded cabling, automotive manufacturers can significantly reduce connectivity costs and cabling weight. NXP, with its strategic focus on the connected car, has been working with industry partners to establish BroadR-Reach as an open, de facto standard for in-vehicle Ethernet. The BroadR-Reach goal.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2012

Intelligent control electronics ensure that the optimum drive configuration is available for the situation at hand. Like the coupé, the BMW i8 Concept Spyder is built around the LifeDrive architecture ( earlier post ), a fusion of independent functional units. Connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Lidar, radar and cameras will all play significant roles in creating the ideal autonomous driving platform and there is no question that tightly connected sensors with onboard data fusion for automated driving enables more functionalities. Software: First AI fusion technology to “see-around-the-corner”. Source: NPS.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2016

introduced its latest Qualcomm Snapdragon automotive processors, the Snapdragon 820 Automotive family, offering a scalable next-generation infotainment, graphics and multimedia platform with machine intelligence and a version with integrated LTE-Advanced connectivity. Qualcomm subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2013

Connected appliances can use less energy during peak periods. Connected devices enable smarter use of energy. Ford’s own off-peak electric usage technology—value charging—is available on all Ford plug-in vehicles, including C-MAX Energi, Fusion Energi and Focus Electric, via the MyFord Mobile app.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle with four LiDAR sensors. Put another way, the purpose of the MIT project is enhance the utilization of the line-of-sight data already acquired by the Fusion’s sensors to provide augmented predictive capability, especially for pedestrians. Click to enlarge. —Greg Stevens.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Shot of Nuclear Fusion. An old saw regarding the multitude of dashed hopes about fusion energy’s promise goes “Fusion is 30 years away—and it always will be.” What has two wings, can reach a person stranded in a disaster zone, and doubles as a source of precious calories when no other food is available?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2013

Participants will have access to Ford’s OpenXC connectivity research platform as a sandbox to create and test their ideas for the Personalized Fuel Efficiency Apps Challenge. More than 1,500 developers have registered to download the OpenXC software development kit since it became publicly available in January 2013. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The AppLink software enables apps from connected smartphones to be controlled using the vehicle interface, including available voice recognition and audio buttons. Ford becomes the first US automaker to contribute proprietary source code from one of its products to an open-source project. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 21, 2021

With the Tesla Powerwall only available to solar roof customers ( and backorders up the wazoo ), many are dipping their toes into vehicle or home backup systems from the likes of Bluetti. Bluetti, makers of battery backup systems both large and small, have announced its modular take on the home battery backup.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

It has become a standard in autonomous driving and ADAS applications to enable sensor fusion combining and processing the collected information from automotive cameras and radars for vehicles to recognize their surroundings. 360-degree surround view is expected to become an essential feature available in all vehicle segments.

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JUNE 27, 2012

Ford is developing Traffic Jam Assist, an intelligent driving feature that employs technology from the already-available active park assist, adaptive cruise control, Lane-Keeping Aid and the PowerShift transmission to enable a vehicle to automatically keep pace with other vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

liter Atkinson-cycle I-4 hybrid engine, and earlier applied in the Fusion and Milan hybrid sedans. The new premium midsize sedan hybrid joins the Ford Fusion and Escape Hybrids and Mercury Milan and Mariner Hybrids. The 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid uses Ford’s second-generation hybrid system, based on the 2.5-liter Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 25, 2014

We observe that while smartphone sensors are noisy on one hand, the variety of sensors available to them, in conjunction with their access to the Internet, makes it an extremely agile and powerful platform. Behavior Big Data Connected vehicles Driver Assistance Systems Sensors'

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MAY 18, 2016

sensor fusion. This same concept is applied in the AcuraWatch safety and driver-assistive suite available on all model year 2016 Acura sedans and SUVs. The vehicle will be tested by Honda Research Institute USA at GoMentum Station, a 5,000-acre automated and connected vehicle proving ground in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2010

The MyFord Touch driver connect technology, introduced at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, replaces many of the traditional vehicle buttons, knobs and gauges. MyFord Touch launches this summer on the 2011 Ford Edge and will be available globally on the 2012 Ford Focus. Jennifer Brace-Mezigian.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

This D³ (Data Driven Decisions) portfolio currently spans 400 use cases, of which more than 50 are available for regular operation. One of the areas the company is exploring to this end is how acoustic signal processing can be added to the AI sensor fusion. AI in requirements management.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2017

Elektrobit (EB), a leading developer of embedded and connected technology solutions for the automotive industry, introduced four new modules for its EB robinos product line: EB robinos Grid Fusion, EB robinos Path Planning, EB robinos Positioning and EB robinos Safety Management. The new EB robinos modules are: EB robinos Grid Fusion.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

A single Aries system-on-a-chip device provides network connectivity for the four nodes on a Cray XC blade. Additionally, future versions of the Cray XC family of supercomputers will be available with the new Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors and NVIDIA Tesla GPUs based on the next-generation NVIDIA Kepler GPU computing architecture.

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JULY 1, 2016

This establishes the opportunity for self-driving fleets by 2021 and lays the foundation for entirely new business models in a connected, mobile world. Intel brings a comprehensive portfolio of technology to power and connect billions of smart and connected devices, including cars.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2016

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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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2014

The highly integrated platform ECU zFAS is based on a complex multicore network, hosting sophisticated sensor fusion and a variety of innovative functions with multiple safety criticality levels for applications such as piloted parking or driving. Earlier post.). Our goal is leadership in piloted parking and piloted driving. Source: TTTech.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Drivers of Ford electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles ( Focus Electric, C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi) can now access their battery charge status, unlock their doors and get a driving score from their last trip with the MyFord Mobile application for smartwatches. —David Hatton, Ford manager, Connected Vehicles and Services.

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MAY 28, 2015

Ford currently offers six hybrid or fully electrified vehicles including Ford Focus Electric; Ford Fusion Hybrid; Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid; Ford C-MAX Hybrid; Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid; and Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. The patents would be available for a fee.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

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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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

It calculates continuously a detailed model of the environment from a fusion of sensor data. MMI navigation plus and Audi connect. The new Audi A6 offers an extensive range of connectivity solutions for safety, convenience and personalization. Six free six-monthly updates are available as standard for the navigation map.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

Vehicle automation is set to be rolled out in stages, starting with partially automated driving from 2016; high levels of automation from 2020; and fully automated systems available from 2025. When fully automated systems become available in 2025, they will still be limited to driving on the freeway. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 18, 2014

The Ford Lightweight Concept reduces the weight of a 2013 Fusion to that of a Ford Fiesta, resulting in a nearly 25% weight reduction. Forged aluminum connecting rods saved 40%. It] is no way equivalent to the 2013 Fusion with the exception of passenger size. Earlier post.). million project ($10 million from DOE, $10.3

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JANUARY 26, 2016

Hyundai’s all-new 2017 Hyundai Elantra arrives in dealerships this month, featuring two new, more efficient powertrains; lower weight; improved stiffness, and a number of safety and connectivity technologies. The standard engine available on the base SE and Limited trim is a 2.0-liter Connectivity. inch navigation system.

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JANUARY 23, 2016

ADAS platforms: NVIDIA DRIVE Automotive Platform for computer vision, deep learning, sensor fusion. ADAS vision: Itseez ADAS algorithms for pedestrian detection, forward collision warnings, traffic sign recognition, and lane detection; and TI’s vision libraries for front cameras, surround-view systems, sensor fusion, and smart backup cameras.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

This breakthrough will be achieved through a variety of technology enhancements that improve safety: The integration of a powerful Sensor Fusion and Control System that can create, monitor and maintain platooning and driving modes in a functionally safe way, even with the occurrence of external hazards or internal malfunctioning system-behavior.

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