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NXP intros family of UWB chip solutions for automotive manufacturers
NXP Semiconductors has introduced a new ultra-wideband (UWB) family of integrated circuits (ICs) for the automotive industry. Its new Trimension NCJ29D6 solutions bring the real-time localisation with short-range radar characteristics of UWB technology into the Dutch firm’s automotive portfolio to support use cases including secure car access, child presence detection, intrusion alert, and gesture recognition.…
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Cantor Fitzgerald Downgrades REE Automotive to Underweight From Neutral, Price Target is $4
REE Automotive Ltd is a technology company based in Israel. It specializes in the field of automotive technology and the production of EV platforms based on REE – REEcorner technology. They are located between the reason and the wheel and use x-by-wire to control full drive-by-wire, brake-by-wire and steer-by-wire.
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Bridgestone Announces 2023 ASE Master Technician of the Year
Bridgestone Retail Operations, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, has named Andrew Richards as the 2023 Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Master Technician of the Year. Richards, a graduate of Universal Technical Institute in Houston, was recently celebrated at an award ceremony by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. Related Articles Richards began his career at…
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Toyo acquires powertrain dynamometer specialist Rototest
Measurement specialist Toyo has acquired its long-term partner, Rototest, a developer of hub-coupled powertrain dynamometers. Rototest is based in Sweden and will operate as a subsidiary of Toyo, which is in Japan. “Toyo acquiring Rototest marks a significant milestone for the company. With Toyo, Rototest is poised to enhance its ability to provide innovative automotive test…
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China’s BYD offers subsidies, discount for some models in December
Companies BYD Co Ltd Follow BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) – China’s electric vehicle giant BYD Co Ltd (002594.SZ) on Friday announced subsidies for some models and a discount of up to 20,000 yuan ($2,803) in December for buyers who are switching from oil to electric cars. BYD in March set a target to sell 3…
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PMW Expo highlights: AVL’s high-performance hydrogen ICE
One of the highlights of PMW Expo 2023 was AVL’s high-performance, hydrogen-fueled ICE, which took home the awards for Powertrain Technology and overall Motorsport Engineering Innovation of the Year. The hydrogen-fueled, two-liter turbocharged ICE, capable of an impressive 205bhp/liter, was developed in conjunction with the Hungarian HUMDA Lab. The company is looking to banish the…
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Geely and Nio collaborate on battery swapping technology and standards
Chinese auto makers Geely and Nio have signed a strategic partnership agreement on battery swapping technology. Both parties have agreed to carry out comprehensive cooperation on battery standards, battery swapping technology, battery swapping network expansion and operation, swappable model development, and battery asset management. The two companies say they will co-develop two battery swapping standards…
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ICC automotive course shifts into high gear
VALATIE — In September 2022, voters in the Ichabod Crane Central School District approved completion of a $27 million capital project that began in 2018 and included the Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics Wing. Cut to December 2023. The STEAM Wing, as it is known, is the home of a new Columbia-Greene Community College course…
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CISCE: Why globalization of automotive supply chain is ‘irreversible’
As the world’s first supply chain expo at the national level, the first China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) is underway in Beijing, marking a crucial moment. According to the “Global Supply Chain Promotion Report” released earlier this week, more and more characteristics of “public goods” – which is defined as goods and services that…
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Virtual Internet Announces Virtual 5G for Android Auto
Compatible with 150 Million+ Android Auto Installations Virtual 5G delivers 5G Mobile Broadband for Automobiles SINGAPORE, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Virtual Internet, the leader in Software 5G (Fifth Generation) Mobile Broadband technology announced it had begun distribution of Virtual 5G for Android Auto. Virtual Internet is the first to bring Global 5G to the…