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Hyliion announces order for 1000 Electric ERX Truck Powertrains
Hyliion announces order for 1000 Electric ERX Truck Powertrains Hyliion, a leader in electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, announced today the launch of its Hypertruck Elec...
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Ford unlocking 5G connectivity to speed up electric vehicle manufacturing
Ford unlocking 5G connectivity to speed up electric vehicle manufacturing Ford and its consortium partners have received government backing for the introduction of 5G connectivity to speed up electric...
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Oxbotica deepfake technology enabling autonomous vehicle testing
Oxbotica deepfake technology enabling autonomous vehicle testing Oxbotica has developed and deployed a “deepfake” technology that is capable of generating thousands of photo-realistic images in minute...
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SPARK Pro software chosen for JTEKT safety-critical Electric Power Steering System
SPARK Pro software chosen for JTEKT safety-critical Electric Power Steering System AdaCore today announced that JTEKT, an international automotive electric power steering system manufacturing company...
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Robotic Research automating CDoT heavy-duty Transit Buses with CTfastrak
Robotic Research automating CDoT heavy-duty Transit Buses with CTfastrak Robotic Research LLC, one of the world’s leading autonomous technology providers, announced today that it is helping the Connec...
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Electric vehicle sales stay buoyant during lockdown
Electric vehicle sales stay buoyant during lockdown Despite a 97% drop in total vehicles sales the EV market has remained buoyant throughout the Covid-19. Battery electric vehicle sales dropped by jus...
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Hyundai, Kia and LG Chem launch EV and battery start-up competition
Hyundai, Kia and LG Chem launch EV and battery start-up competition With demand for EVs growing, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, and LG Chem are jointly sponsoring the “EV & Battery...
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D2H working on electric Tuk-Tuk alternative
D2H working on electric Tuk-Tuk alternative A UK-based advanced engineering company is leading a consortium to design an innovative, low cost electric vehicle chassis that has the potential to provide...
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ACEINNA OpenRTK Guidance Module wins Robotics Innovation Award
ACEINNA OpenRTK Guidance Module wins Robotics Innovation Award ACEINNA Inc has announced that they have been selected as a winner of the 2020 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards in the Product, Technolog...
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Over 150,000 EV charging spots throughout Europe rely on Bosch
Over 150,000 EV charging spots throughout Europe rely on Bosch Fuss-free recharging. In a nutshell, there is nothing drivers of electric cars want more. They want to quickly find a vacant charge spot,...
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Venti Technologies announces deployment of their first autonomous SUV
Venti Technologies announces deployment of their first autonomous SUV Venti Technologies, the leader in safe-speed autonomous vehicles, today announced that it has successfully deployed two autonomous...
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Autonomous Container Terminal Vehicles start work at Jebel Ali Port
Autonomous Container Terminal Vehicles start work at Jebel Ali Port Leading trade enabler, DP World, UAE Region and the autonomous vehicle, robotics and AI specialist DGWorld has entered a contractual...
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Xpeng opens new smart robot driven Electric Vehicle factory
Xpeng opens new smart robot driven Electric Vehicle factory Xpeng Motors, a leading electric vehicle and technology company, reveals an exclusive inside view into its self-built wholly-owned factory i...
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UK businesses are speeding past government targets towards electric vehicles
UK businesses are speeding past government targets towards electric vehicles A survey of more than 500 business leaders from across the UK reveals their commitment to the electric vehicle revolution,...
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Bosch semiconductor chip revolutionizing navigation with precision sensor technology
Bosch semiconductor chip revolutionizing navigation with precision sensor technology It has probably happened to everyone at least once: driving into an unfamiliar, bustling city, only to have the nav...
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Concrete eRoads that charge electric vehicles could pave the way
Concrete eRoads that charge electric vehicles could pave the way New research showing that in some parts of the UK there are 1,500 electric car owners competing for just one charging point supports ca...
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ACEINNA named ABI Research Hot Tech Innovator for IMUs combined with RTK GNSS
ACEINNA named ABI Research Hot Tech Innovator for IMUs combined with RTK GNSS ACEINNA, Inc. has made the list of ABI Research’s Hot Tech Innovators for Transforming Precision Location solutions for it...
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The British cities that could benefit most from £500m EV Rapid Charging Fund
The British cities that could benefit most from £500m EV Rapid Charging Fund According to new research from Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service, Stoke-on-Trent, Southend and Birmingham a...
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thyssenkrupp receives award for development and production of braided carbon wheels
thyssenkrupp receives award for development and production of braided carbon wheels The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) awarded thyssenkrupp Carbon Components for the development and production of...
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RoboSense LiDAR partners with DT Mobile on Smart City Vehicle-to-Infrastructure
RoboSense LiDAR partners with DT Mobile on Smart City Vehicle-to-Infrastructure RoboSense has teamed up with DT Mobile, the China’s top communication equipment manufacturer, on the deployment of the f...
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KYB and REE Automotive to develop modular EV Platform
KYB and REE Automotive to develop modular EV Platform REE Automotive (REE) and KYB Corporation (KYB) announced today a strategic partnership to develop suspension capabilities for future electric vehi...
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rFpro simulations set to revolutionise Autonomous Vehicle training and testing
rFpro simulations set to revolutionise Autonomous Vehicle training and testing UK-based driving simulation company, rFpro, has developed a means to slash the hardware costs associated with large-scale...
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Bosch celebrates 25 skid free years with their electronic stability program
Bosch celebrates 25 skid free years with their electronic stability program A wet road and a sudden evasive maneuver: there was a time when such a situation would frequently have ended in a ditch or a...
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Lotus and Centrica partner to redesign our electric vehicle future
Lotus and Centrica partner to redesign our electric vehicle future Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, and British motor manufacturer Lotus are working together to develop a new model for...
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Robosense shows three ways self-driving cars can use near-field blind spot detection
Robosense shows three ways self-driving cars can use near-field blind spot detection According to the global status report on road safety from the World Health Organization, approximately 1.35 million...
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Ford’s artificial bird droppings are keeping your paintwork safe in the real world
Ford’s artificial bird droppings are keeping your paintwork safe in the real world While getting struck by bird droppings may be a sign of good luck in many countries, bird droppings landing on...
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5G NetMobil project a milestone on the road to fully connected traffic
5G NetMobil project a milestone on the road to fully connected traffic Safer, more convenient, greener: connected vehicles that can communicate with roadside infrastructure in real time reduce emissio...
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Bollinger Motors unveils Class 3 Electric Commercial Truck Platform
Bollinger Motors unveils Class 3 Electric Commercial Truck Platform Bollinger Motors announces plans to produce and sell the all-electric B2 Chassis Cab. The Bollinger B2CC is the world’s first and on...
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TRL calls for safer voice-controlled in-vehicle technologies
TRL calls for safer voice-controlled in-vehicle technologies TRL, the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory, has recently authored a report – commissioned by IAM Roadsmart, FIA Road Safety and Rees Jeffr...
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Vision announced to bring 3,000 hydrogen buses to the streets of Britain
Vision announced to bring 3,000 hydrogen buses to the streets of Britain Plans for a UK-built, 3,000-strong hydrogen bus fleet across the country, have been revealed by JCB heir Jo Bamford in a move h...
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Geotab releases 2020 Fleet Report on Electric Vehicle Adoption
Geotab releases 2020 Fleet Report on Electric Vehicle Adoption Geotab has announced the release of its Fleet 2020 report, examining the pressure to accelerate innovation in the mobility sector to resp...
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Study reveals cost of sourcing battery metals for electric vehicles and renewable energy
Study reveals cost of sourcing battery metals for electric vehicles and renewable energy A coalition of leading researchers and scientists have released the findings of a year-long study into the impa...
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Survey finds 65 percent of Londoners changed vehicles due to the Ultra Low Emission Zone
Survey finds 65 percent of Londoners changed vehicles due to the Ultra Low Emission Zone A recent survey undertaken by Motorbike insurer Bikesure of 1,000 commuters in London set out to find how the U...
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Volvo and Daimler Trucks form joint venture for large-scale production of fuel cells
Volvo and Daimler Trucks form joint venture for large-scale production of fuel cells Sharing the Green Deal vision of sustainable transport and a carbon neutral Europe by 2050, two leading companies i...
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Honda hybrid and EV batteries feature in new recycling initiative
Honda hybrid and EV batteries feature in new recycling initiative Honda Motor Europe is expanding its battery recycling partnership with SNAM (Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux) to advance the su...
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Bentley’s Metrology Team bring the exacting science of measurement to every component
Bentley’s Metrology Team bring the exacting science of measurement to every component Deep in the heart of the Bentley factory in Crewe is a large, airy and air-conditioned workshop that visitor...
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The emerging Cyber Security landscape of Connected Cars
The emerging Cyber Security landscape of Connected Cars Within the next four years, over 70% of all cars sold worldwide will possess internet connectivity. The connected car revolution shows no sign o...
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Bosch staying on track with driverless shuttles and Project 3F
Bosch staying on track with driverless shuttles and Project 3F Ferrying visitors from tram stop to exhibition center, supplementing public transport routes, moving containers full of packages in a log...
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Electric vehicle battery production in Poland boosted with €480m EIB loan
Electric vehicle battery production in Poland boosted with €480m EIB loan The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €480 million loan agreement with LG Chem Wroclaw Energy, the Polish subsidiary...
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BMW shows commitment to hydrogen fuel-cells with i Hydrogen NEXT powertrain
BMW shows commitment to hydrogen fuel-cells with i Hydrogen NEXT powertrain Developing alternative powertrain technologies is a top priority for the BMW Group. The premium carmaker offers first virtua...
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Are vehicle infotainment systems a road safety hazard?
Are vehicle infotainment systems a road safety hazard? Worrying results from a new study released today show that the latest in-vehicle infotainment systems, designed to improve road safety, are faili...
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Vinci Energies looks at what makes an effective EV charging network
Vinci Energies looks at what makes an effective EV charging network Actemium e-mobility consultant Giles Benbow explains how we can support the EV revolution through a diverse and extensive charging i...
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GTT Wireless examines the significant developments in driverless vehicles
GTT Wireless examines the significant developments in driverless vehicles Although the industry is still years away from delivering driverless vehicles on public roads en masse, there are significant...
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GM unveils Ultium electric vehicle batteries and Platform with their new EV Global strategy
GM unveils Ultium electric vehicle batteries and Platform with their new EV Global strategy General Motors is gathering hundreds of employees, dealers, investors, analysts, media and policymakers to s...
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Five raises $41 million to tackle the biggest challenges in self-driving vehicles
Five raises $41 million to tackle the biggest challenges in self-driving vehicles Five, the UK self-driving company, has raised $41M in a Series B round of equity funding. New investors are Trustbridg...
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Equipmake and HiETA create the most power dense electric motor
Equipmake and HiETA create the most power dense electric motor The world’s most power dense permanent magnet electric motor is under development in the UK. Expert electrification company, Equipmake, h...
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IDTechEx reports production of electric light commercial vehicles by 2.4m by 2030
IDTechEx reports production of electric light commercial vehicles by 2.4m by 2030 The light commercial vehicle market is at the dawn of a revolution; the future is electric. The main discourse around...
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UK scaling up innovation support for Automotive Small Businesses
UK scaling up innovation support for Automotive Small Businesses The UK Government is scaling up its support to the automotive industry by hosting more UK Pavilions than ever before at major trade exh...
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TRL analysis enables legislation to drive greener and safer trucks
TRL analysis enables legislation to drive greener and safer trucks Analysis by TRL has enabled ground-breaking legislation to be passed regarding European truck cab designs that could prevent up to 1,...
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Jaguar Land Rover unveils Project Vector urban mobility concept
Jaguar Land Rover unveils Project Vector urban mobility concept Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled the bold new concept vehicle, Project Vector, as part of the company’s Destination Zero journey, offering...
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Electric MK-Reform Boki implement carrier takes to the streets in Switzerland
Electric MK-Reform Boki implement carrier takes to the streets in Switzerland At the end of January 2020, representatives of the historic Aargau city of Kaiserstuhl, in Switzerland, were able to recei...
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Hyundai and Canoo developing all-electric platform for future electric vehicles
Hyundai and Canoo developing all-electric platform for future electric vehicles Hyundai Motor Group and Canoo announced today that Hyundai has engaged Canoo to jointly develop an electric vehicle (EV)...
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Nikola unveils the electric Badger Pickup with an estimated 600 Mile Range
Nikola unveils the electric Badger Pickup with an estimated 600 Mile Range Nikola Corporation has announced the product launch of the Nikola Badger electric pickup truck with an estimated range of 600...
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Gordon Murray Design leads UK consortium launching autonomous mobility vehicle
Gordon Murray Design leads UK consortium launching autonomous mobility vehicle Gordon Murray Design and its consortium partners Delta Motorsport and itMoves are set to unveil ‘MOTIV®’, a unique and ex...
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Ford develops 3d-printed locking wheel nuts to stop tyre thieves
Ford develops 3d-printed locking wheel nuts to stop tyre thieves As car security systems become increasingly more sophisticated, thieves are targeting car parts instead, including alloy wheels. One me...
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Survey shows enthusiasm for ride-hailing robotaxis over ownership
Survey shows enthusiasm for ride-hailing robotaxis over ownership At a time when at least 60 traditional automotive players and new entrants worldwide are gearing up to spend tens if not hundreds of b...
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Hyundai and Kia invest €100m in UK electric vehicle start-up Arrival
Hyundai and Kia invest €100m in UK electric vehicle start-up Arrival Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation announce today a €100M investment in UK based electric vehicle company Arrival. Th...
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APM projects the future of mobility and transport
APM projects the future of mobility and transport There will be enormous challenges in delivering mobility and transport for the future. Regulatory, political, technological, environmental, and commer...
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Hyundai unveils their vision for human-centered mobility at CES2020
Hyundai unveils their vision for human-centered mobility at CES2020 Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled at CES2020 its innovative vision for urban mobility to help vitalize human-centered future cities...
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Peterbilt announces electric truck updates and collaborations for CES2020
Peterbilt announces electric truck updates and collaborations for CES2020 Peterbilt has completed nearly 40,000 real-world miles with its fleet of 16 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). “With this miles...
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