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Ambarella’s AI tech to be showcased at CES in LG in-cabin and other solutions In addition to the semiconductor company’s CV25 AI system-on-chip in LG’s latest driver-monitoring system, the company will show two firsts—an automotive passenger-vehicle and fleet-focused vision language model and an updated Oculii centralized radar using a production CV3 AI domain control SoC. #AI #AlphaWare #Ambarella #AmbarellaCV25 #artificialintelligence #autonomoustrucktechnolog #CES2025 #DMS #Futurride #interiormonitoring #KodiakRobotics #LasVegas #LGdrivermonitoringsystem #LGElectronics #SoC #sustainablemobility #systemonchip #visionlanguagemodel #VisionWare #VLM https://futurride.com/2024/12/20/ambarellas-ai-tech-to-be-showcased-at-ces-in-lg-in-cabin-and-other-solutions/

Hot Wheels celebrates 2024 with Polestar Design and Legends Tour winners Mattel’s diecast model car brand was involved in two high-profile efforts—the Polestar Design Contest with Swedish performance EV partner Polestar and its own Hot Wheels Legends Tour—that just culminated in its latest global search for the next “hot wheels.” #automotivedesign #automotivedesigncontest #CyberShaker #diecastmodelcars #ElectricVehicle #EV #Futurride #Geely #GiuseppeCasagrande #HotWheels #HotWheelsLegendsTour #LaLiebre #Mattel #Polestar #PolestarDesignCommunity #PolestarDesignContest #PolestarTrackToy #PolestarTRX #PoweiChen #RomanMoor #ShashankShekhar #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2024/12/16/hot-wheels-celebrates-2024-with-polestar-design-and-legends-tour-winners/

Pollentia reveals flagship electric boat with up to 350-mi range The Texas-based electric-boat startup’s first model, the 40-ft Ventus First-Generation, is the first in a model line with a focus on advanced technology and sustainability—and an AI assistant meant to revolutionize safety, diagnostics, and user interactions for a better boating experience. #2028 #AbuDhabiInternationalBoatShow #AICoCaptain #artificialintelligence #Dallas #electricboat #electricboatstartup #Futurride #onwaterexperienceAI #Pollentia #PollentiaAICoCaptain #PollentiaVentus #sustainablemobility #Texas #VentusFirstGeneration https://futurride.com/2024/12/19/pollentia-reveals-flagship-electric-boat-with-up-to-350-mi-range/

DC Grid launches to ease energy deployment for EV and AI sectors The startups’ modular DC power systems, free of AC transformers and switchgear, save up to 20% in energy loss conversion and 33% in transmission and can speed deployment for EV hubs and AI data centers with options for solar/storage, renewable natural gas, and biogas. #AI #AIdatacenters #AmplyPower #artificialintelligence #BP #California #chargingandstoragesector #DCGrid #DCGridAuthentix #ElectricVehicle #Engie #EV #EVcharginghubs #Futurride #GreenChargeNetworks #McKinsey&Company #MountainView #offgridDCenergysolution #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2024/12/19/dc-grid-launches-to-ease-energy-deployment-for-ev-and-ai-sectors/

Lyten gets $650 million in US EXIM letters of interest to fund lithium-sulfur battery expansion Multiple letters of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States would be used to finance the scaling of Lyten’s Nevada and California (formerly Northvolt) factories to fulfill growing near-term customer demand in energy storage, micromobility, and space markets. #AEVEXAerospace #batteryenergystoragesystems #California #Chrysler #EuropeanInvestmentFund #ExportImportBankoftheUnitedStates #FedEx #Futurride #Honeywell #lithiumsulfurbatteries #lithiumsulfurbattery #lithiumsulfurbatterygigafactory #LuxembourgFutureFund #Lyten #Nevada #Northvolt #PrimeMoversLab #Reno #SanLeandro #SiliconValley #Stellantis #StellantisVentures #supermaterials #sustainablemobility #USEXIM #WalbridgeGroup https://futurride.com/2024/12/18/lyten-gets-650-million-in-us-exim-letters-of-interest-to-fund-lithium-sulfur-battery-expansion/

Bitsensing partners with NXP on high-performance radar The MOU with NXP marks a significant milestone in Bitsensing’s journey in delivering radar solutions for applications in vehicles, traffic monitoring, healthcare, and robotics, and comes on the heels of its TraXight ITS solution used in Italy and Korea being named a CES Innovation Award Honoree. #4Dimagingradar #advanceddriverassistancesystems #AjuCapital #automotiveradar #AutonomousVehicles #Bitsensing #BitsensingTraXight #CES #cornerradar #FamasSystem #frontradar #Futurride #HLMando #IEC #IndustrialBankofKorea #ISO #KoreaDevelopmentBank #LifeAssetManagement #NXPSAF85xx #NXPSemiconductors #radarchipsets #radarsoftware #radarsystems #SCLInvestment #sustainablemobility #trafficmonitoringradar #wellnessradar https://futurride.com/2024/12/17/bitsensing-partners-with-nxp-on-high-performance-radar/

Jaguar reinvents its itself, shows bold concept on new JEA platform Following the debut of its new visual identity last month, the next step in its journey has been revealed at Miami Art Week in the form of a bold electric Type 00 design vision concept debuting Jaguar’s new Exuberant Modernism creative philosophy and previewing a four-door GT to be revealed in late 2025. #designconceptvehicle #designvisionconceptvehicle #Elektrobit #Futurride #Jaguar #JaguarElectricalArchitecture #JaguarExuberantModernism #JaguarfourdoorelectricGT #JaguarType00 #JEA #JLR #LandRover #MeridianAudio #MiamiArtWeek #RangeRover #sustainablemobility #Type00 https://futurride.com/2024/12/09/jaguar-reinvents-its-itself-shows-bold-concept-on-new-jea-platform/

Global shipping finance portfolio moves closer to alignment with net zero climate goals The Poseidon Principles, which represents nearly 80% of global ship finance, publishes its fifth Annual Disclosure Report, showing progress towards decarbonized shipping, with transparency on the rise as financial institutions report on alignment with shipping’s net zero climate goals. #APMollerMaersk #Cargill #Citi #DNB #Euronav #Futurride #GlobalMaritimeForum #globalshipfinanceportfolio #GramCarCarriers #IMOGreenhouseGasStrategy #InternationalMaritimeOrganization #Lloyd’sRegister #MaerskHalifax #MANEnergySolutions #maritimeindustrydecarbonization #maritimeshippingemissions #methanol #PoseidonPrinciples #PoseidonPrinciplesDisclosureReport #RockyMountainInstitute #SociétéGénérale #sustainablemobility #UMAS #WatsonFarley&Williams) #ZhoushanXinyaShipyard https://futurride.com/2024/12/11/global-shipping-finance-portfolio-moves-closer-to-alignment-with-net-zero-climate-goals/

Lightship L1 becomes AE.1 as the first aero-electric travel trailer nears production In a CES 2025 preview, company co-founders Ben Parker and Toby Kraus briefed Futurride on the latest company developments and preparations for production of the Cosmos limited edition as the the all-electric recreational vehicle gets closer to launch in mid-2025. #AE1CosmosEdition #aeroelectrictraveltrailer #Aptera #Broomfield #CES2025 #Colorado #electricrecreationalvehicle #electricRV #ElectricVehicle #EV #Futurride #Lightship #LightshipAE1 #LightshipL1 #ScoutMotors #solarelectricvehicle #sustainablemobility #SXSW #TrekDrive https://futurride.com/2024/12/11/lightship-l1-becomes-ae-1-as-the-first-aero-electric-travel-trailer-nears-production/

Spatial launches first collaborative design platform on Apple Vision Pro Designed to take advantage of spatial computing, Analogue provides full fidelity, interactive, and native performance for 3D immersive experiences and dramatically simplifies the design, distribution, and approval cycle for modern 3D projects including vehicle design. #3Ddesign #3Dimmersion #AllianceforOpenUSD #Apple #AppleVisionPro #Arizona #automotivedesign #collaborative3Dimmersiveexperienceplatform #Futurride #immersivedesignsoftware #interiordesign #OpenUSD #retaildesign #Scottsdale #softwaredefinedvehicles #Spatial #SpatialAnalogue #SpatialAnalogueDesigner #spatialcomputingworkflows #sustainablemobility #VisionPro https://futurride.com/2024/12/10/spatial-launches-first-collaborative-design-platform-on-apple-vision-pro/

Dust Moto all-electric dirt bike punches above its weight class The Bend, OR-based startup developed the Hightail in partnership with Detroit-based EV platform creator Bloom, the lightweight electric competitor to 250-cm³ combustion bikes scales in at less than 100 kg and with 32-kW peak power for fun, quiet, and accessible rides on trails and dirt. #Bend #BennoBikes #Bloom #CardinalCyclingGroup #CivilizedCycles #DustMoto #DustMotoHightail #DustMotoModel_1 #electricdirtbike #Futurride #Hightail #micromobility #Oregon #sustainablemobility #USmanufacturing #UBCO https://futurride.com/2024/12/06/dust-moto-all-electric-dirt-bike-punches-above-its-weight-class/

OX Delivers gets boost to meet growing electric-truck-as-a-service demand in East Africa Its milestone $163 million multi-year contract includes the delivery of an electric-truck fleet and a subscription to its tech platform and vehicle maintenance services, and it creates its first franchise partner to take over operations in Rwanda with plans to expand into Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Burundi. #allelectrictruck #Burundi #EastAfrica #endtoendinfrastructure #Futurride #GlobalSouth #Kenya #OXDelivers #OXEastAfrica #Rwanda #sustainablemobility #Tanzania #transportasaservice #TruckasaService #trucksubscription #Uganda https://futurride.com/2024/12/04/ox-delivers-gets-boost-to-meet-growing-electric-truck-as-a-service-demand-in-east-africa/

Electrogenic develops lightweight EV conversion kit for the Mazda MX-5 Miata The plug-and-play package features low-mounted batteries to preserve the original ICE car’s handling, and a small 100-kg mass increase combined with much greater powertrain output means the car’s power-to-weight ratio is improved by 21% for better performance. #electrifiedsportscar #Electrogenic #ElectrogenicEVconversionkit #ElectrogenicMazdaMiata #ElectrogenicMazdaMX5 #Futurride #lightweightEVconversion #MazdaMX5Miata #Mk1MX5Miata #Oxford #plugandplayelectrificationkit #sustainablemobility #UK https://futurride.com/2024/12/04/electrogenic-develops-lightweight-ev-conversion-kit-for-the-mazda-mx-5-miata/

PhysicsX introduces free AI app for accelerated aerospace engineering Ai.rplane is a publicly accessible reference application built on the startup’s LGM-Aero, the first large geometry model trained on AWS cloud compute on data including high-fidelity physics generated with Siemens aimed at generating novel aircraft designs and predicting physics of aircraft performance. #aerospaceengineering #Airplane #aircraftdesign #aircraftsimulation #AWS #AWSreInvent #CFD #computationalfluiddynamics #FEA #finiteelementanalysis #FormulaOne #Futurride #GeneralCatalyst #KKR #largegeometrymodel #LasVegas #LGM #LGMAero #London #NGP #PhysicsX #PhysicsXAirplane #RadiusCapital #SiemensDigitalIndustries #SiemensXcelerator #StandardInvestments #startup #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2024/12/04/physicsx-introduces-free-ai-app-for-accelerated-aerospace-engineering/

GM/Cadillac is latest automaker joining more sustainable 2026 F1 Becoming the 11th team in the series, the leading U.S. automaker is the latest to be attracted by new regulations intended to make the cars more competitive, cost-effective, and sustainable, with reduced engine and significantly increased battery power and the use of 100% sustainable fuels. #2026 #AstonMartin #Audi #BP #Cadillac #Castrol #electrification #electrifiedracingcars #F1 #Ferrari #FIA #Ford #FormulaOne #FormulaOneGroup #Futurride #GeneralMotors #GM #Honda #LibertyMedia #MercedesBenz #Motorsports #Pirelli #QatarInvestmentAuthority #RB #RedBullPowertrains #Renault #Sauber #sustainablefuels #sustainablemobility #TWGGlobal https://futurride.com/2024/11/29/gm-cadillac-is-latest-automaker-team-joining-more-sustainable-2026-f1/