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Ford triples production of parking assistant system February 01, 2012
The active parking assist in Ford's current vehicles seems to be success story: The company announced that it has increase the production volume of the electronic system by a factor of three.
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Preh provides Porsche 911 climate control
February 01, 2012
For the center console of the new Porsche 911 models, automotive supplier Preh has developed a climate control system with a corresponding two-zone temperature control algorithm, and has launched it into mass production. The operating system has built-in buttons to adjust the seat ventilation and heating ...
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Spanish citycar electric vehicle project selects Axeon lithium-ion batteries
January 26, 2012
Axeon has been selected by the Spanish urban mobility consortium, Hiriko to supply batteries for the company’s prototype electric vehicles.
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Etas, Kvaser partner on diesel measurement technology
January 16, 2012
Automotive embedded tool expert companies Etas GmbH and Kvaser AB of Sweden have announced a collaboration to develop measurement and diagnosis solutions for new market segments and customer groups.
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SK Innovation, Continental announce Li-ion battery JV
January 11, 2012
At the Detroit Motor Show, Korean energy R&D group SK Innovation and German automotive tier one Continental AG have announced the launch of a joint venture aiming at developing and manufacturing lithium Ion batteries for electric vehicles. In a head agreement, both companies said they intend to serve ...
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Ford creates research lab to drive personal mobility
January 09, 2012
Ford Motor Company has announced plans to create and open its first dedicated research lab in Silicon Valley early this year, further growing the company's commitment to make technology affordable for millions.
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Intel makes way for Ivy Bridge by phasing out 25 CPUs
January 05, 2012
Intel has notified hardware partners it will be phasing out production of some 25 desktop CPU models to make way for its new 22-nm Ivy Bridge processors due out in April.
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Linear Technology acquires Dust Networks for wireless sensor networking capabilities
January 05, 2012
Linear Technology Corporation has acquired Dust Networks, Inc., a leading provider of low power wireless sensor network (WSN) technology. The acquisition of Dust Networks, based in Hayward, California, will enable Linear to offer a complete high performance wireless sensor networking solution.
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Akka technologies buys into Daimler's tech branch
December 12, 2011
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French automotive and aerospace technology consulting company Akka Technologies has acquired a controlling interest in carmaker Daimler's technology and engineering consultancy MBtech. The move will create one of Europe's largest engineering consultancies.
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MOST Forum 2012 to focus on automotive Ethernet, application integration
December 07, 2011
The fourth MOST Forum on March 20, 2012 in Stuttgart/Esslingen (Germany) will celebrate a significant milestone of MOST Technology: with MOST150, the third MOST generation will go into series in 2012. However, MOST stakeholders are facing increased competition from Ethernet as a standard for in-car networking, ...
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