Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2021

U-M’s Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is a four-story, $75-million, 134,000-square-foot complex situated on the north campus. The fourth floor houses Ford’s first robotics and mobility research lab on a university campus, as well as 100 Ford researchers—including autonomous vehicle researchers—and engineers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2019

Researchers at Michigan Technological University (MTU) have developed a data-driven optimization modeling framework to reconstruct the location-duration-path choices for the missing observations from incomplete data from connected vehicles. For example, connected vehicles provide high-frequency (e.g., —Kuilin Zhang.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 18, 2024

Cyclum utilizes RNG-fueled microturbines to generate clean green electricity, making the truck stops carbon negative at less cost & space of electric grid or solar power Cyclum Renewables, a pioneering force in building Renewable fueled truck stops with Traditional & Transitional Fuels, is revolutionizing the future of electric vehicle (EV).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The machine learning capabilities required to provide high-quality speech results have traditionally relied on a connection to the cloud, as natural language processing is extremely complex and can require specialized computers. Google’s Speech On-Device Technology.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

Buildings, electric cars and household appliances, heat pumps, and other consumers can coordinate their particular power requirements, thereby preventing overloads. However, this requires all large power generators and consumers to be connected in order to ensure intelligent control of power requirements.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, is acquiring substantially all the assets of Savari, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based automotive technology company developing vehicle-to-everything communications (V2X) technology in 5G Edge and automotive devices.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2022

The Lincoln Star Concept made its global debut , hinting at the brand’s design language for its future electric vehicles. By mid-decade, Lincoln plans to deliver three new fully electric vehicles, meaning that more than half of its global volume will be zero emissions vehicles, and it will add a fourth by the end of 2026.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2023

General Motors will expand vehicle-to-home (V2H) bidirectional charging technology across its retail portfolio of Ultium-based electric vehicles by model year 2026. Information on additional availability of V2H technology and specific timing of V2H rollout to individual vehicle models will be provided in the future.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ricardo has won two UK Government-backed innovation competitions to develop novel solutions for heavy-duty vehicles focusing on improving efficiency and performance and reducing the cost of future electric trucks. This will help to accelerate the wider-scale adoption of electrified commercial vehicles.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

As observed by electric vehicle watchers in late August, SpaceX is still busy constructing an expansion for Starlink’s Bastrop, TX facility. Back in May, Starlink noted that it is connecting over 3 million people across 100 countries, territories, and markets—and this number has only grown since.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2013

The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved plans to proceed with the design of a unique environment for testing connected and automated vehicles. Launched last spring, the MTC builds on U-M’s broad base of expertise and experience working with government and industry on transportation research over the years.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

A vehicle with the appropriate battery technology can be charged for a range of up to 350 km in just over ten minutes. The first phase of the roll-out will see chargers installed and connected at about 30 Aral sites, mainly those located by motorways, trunk roads and at metropolitan sites.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Electric vehicles are one of the most powerful climate solutions today—but also one of the most under-utilized. We can all see that there is growing demand for proof of what is in our batteries and our vehicles. It’s clear that we need to create a circular battery economy in order to build a responsible, electrified future.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

NTT DATA Corporation and DENSO Corporation have started to build an industry-wide ecosystem for electric vehicle (EV) batteries to create a global trusted dataspaces where only necessary data can be shared, while also protecting private data. The two companies were officially approved as business operators in September 2022.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

to evaluate batteries for electric and electrified vehicles in North America. Beyond battery development, other lab activities are expected to include evaluations using Level 2 and Level 3 charging as well as connectivity to power sources and infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2021

General Motors and AT&T will bring 5G cellular connectivity to millions of GM vehicles coming off the assembly line over the next decade in the United States. GM and AT&T are collaborating to build a high performance 5G core network. GM and AT&T are collaborating to build a high performance 5G core network.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Pony.ai, a global autonomous driving technology company, has been issued a fully driverless autonomous vehicle road test permit by the Beijing Intelligent Connected Vehicle Policy Pilot Zone. The autonomous vehicles will be tested without anyone in the vehicle; a safety officer will monitor the test vehicles remotely.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2021

General Motors announced the Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center, an all-new facility that will significantly expand the company's battery technology operations and accelerate development and commercialization of longer range, more affordable electric vehicle batteries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Honda Motor recently unveiled its work on two key advanced future safety technologies being developed with the goal of realizing “zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda motorcycles and automobiles globally by 2050”. Intelligent Driver-Assistive Technology.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2019

are putting Nissan’s Invisible-to-Visible technology through its field test in a moving vehicle, using DOCOMO’s fifth-generation mobile communications connectivity. Invisible-to-Visible, or I2V, is a future Nissan Intelligent Mobility technology that merges the real and virtual worlds. Nissan and NTT DOCOMO, INC. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

In support of General Motors’ vision of a zero-emissions, all-electric future, Buick will bring its first electric vehicle to market for North America in 2024. Buick’s future EV products will carry the Electra name, drawing inspiration from the brand’s history. —Duncan Aldred, global vice president, Buick and GMC.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 22, 2022

It’s nearly impossible to find a household today that doesn’t have at least one connected smart home device installed. Imagine having an outdoor camera that could tell you if the vehicle in your driveway is a friend, a stranger, or a police car. Few companies come close to SimpliSafe’s connected device volume.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2016

By 2025, 67 million automotive 5G vehicle subscriptions will be active—three million of which will be low latency connections mainly deployed in autonomous and driverless cars. V2X is a key requirement for the connected and autonomous vehicle of the future.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The scope of the proposed alliance includes a range of vehicles to be sold under each company’s distinct brands, as well as cooperation in purchasing, research and development, and connected services. This alliance will help both companies accelerate investment in future mobility innovation by freeing up additional resources.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In addition to the CASE (Connected-Autonomous-Shared-Electrified)-driven transformation of the industry, a combination of additional internal and external factors is piling on complexity. Additionally, Ford has just announced a ‘resizing’ in plans to build a $3.5 The United Auto Workers strike in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2016

BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

At IAA Mobility, during his first in-person keynote since taking the helm of Intel in February, CEO Pat Gelsinger predicted that semiconductors will account for more than 20% of the total premium vehicle bill of materials (BOM) by 2030. That represents a 5x growth rate over 2019’s 4% figure. In March, Gelsinger introduced “IDM 2.0”.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2017

The new research effort, named CSRC Next, will focus on the challenges and opportunities of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies over the next decade. First announced in 2014, CSRC Next ( earlier post ) will direct $35 million through 2021 towards research designed to support a safe transition to the future of mobility.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Hackett said Ford will improve its operational fitness, refocus capital allocation and accelerate the introduction of smart vehicles and services. in 2016), the company said it is expanding its scope to include vehicles and services—all designed around human-centered experiences. Allocating capital where Ford can win the future.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 26, 2024

Fifteen years ago, EV Connect was founded on a bold vision: to build a better planet by enabling electricity as a fuel. At the time, the electric vehicle (EV) industry was just emerging, and we knew we were in for a transformative journey as the sector rapidly evolved. billion electric miles for EV drivers globally.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2017

Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) announced a sweeping set of new research programs studying the opportunities and addressing the challenges of emerging vehicle technologies. Autonomous and connected vehicle technologies are only just beginning to transform the transportation landscape.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2020

The MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future has released a new research brief examining the future of autonomous vehicles. Our research explores the impact of autonomous vehicles on jobs and offers policy recommendations that will ease transitions and integration.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

The US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) is awarding $18 million in funding to four projects that will help passenger vehicles operate more efficiently. Earlier post.). UC Berkeley’s NEXTCAR project resulted in a spin-off company, WideSense Inc., Award amount is $3,474,864.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) announced five new research projects focused on better understanding how drivers use and respond to advanced vehicle technologies, including automated driver assistance systems. A Neuroergonomic Evaluation of Mental Model Development of Future Automated Driving Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In Shanghai, Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim Hackett outlined the next phase of the company’s China expansion strategy, focused on SUVs, electric and connected vehicles, a streamlined business structure and closer connections to Chinese customers. The progress we have achieved in China is just the start.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

Ford is expanding its production capacity for the company’s next-generation battery electric vehicles at a second North American plant. billion investment in global electric vehicles, Ford is expanding its BEV manufacturing footprint to its Flat Rock Assembly plant in southeast Michigan. Tied to the company’s $11.1-billion

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Green Car Congress

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. The strategy will take advantage of its extensive customer base and global resources with a focus on vehicle information, infotainment and intelligent driving.

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