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Autobrains Announces $101m series C funding – Just Auto

Credit: Peshkova/Shutterstock Autobrains, previously called Cartica AI, a developer of self learning artificial intelligence for assisted and autonomous driving, said it had raised US$101m in series C financing managed by Temasek, a global investment company based in Singapore. Additional participants in the round included new investors Knorr-Bremse and VinFast plus existing investor BMW and Continental. […]

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Preview: 2022 Lexus LC benefits from suspension tuning, greater customization

Lexus is continuing its practice of further refining the LC with each successive model year. After a substantial round of updates for 2021, which included the addition of a convertible body style, Lexus has kept the updates for 2022 somewhat subdued. The key change for the new model year is sharped suspension for the V-8-powered

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Hyundai Motor Group partners with America’s Factorial on solid-state batteries

Solid-state batteries promise to improve range, charging and safety aspects of electric vehicles compared to liquid-type batteries in use today, which is why most major automakers are working on the technology, both independently and in partnerships. The latest to announce its involvement in the space is Hyundai Motor Group which last week said it is

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VW Working On Wireless Charging Breakthrough With ORNL, UT

Minimizing losses and increasing speed of inductive fast charging for electric vehicles were some of Volkswagen’s goals when teaming up with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This was done through the Volkswagen Group of America’s Innovation Hub Knoxville and impressive progress has already been made, according to a recent report.

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DOE: Smaller SUVs are better for the environment, EVs and PHEVs better yet

Battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles already produce lower overall emissions than the average gasoline small SUV, and have a pathway to further reducing emissions, according to a recent Department of Energy report. The report considered the well-to-wheels and cradle-to-grave emissions of all propulsion types. Well-to-wheels includes all emissions associated with a particular

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2019 Audi E-Tron SUV might soon get a range-boost update—but not over the air

A software update could soon add range to earlier-production Audi E-Tron electric SUVs, but it won’t be done over the air. Vehicles from model years 2019 and 2020—the first two model years of E-Tron production—can now get an update good for 12.4 miles of WLTP range, Audi said in a press release. Audi of America

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