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RAY MASSEY: Jazz up your summer with Honda’s hit city car

These are challenging times, so what better way to relax than with some Jazz.

I did just that this week at the Berkshire launch of the fourth-generation Honda Jazz compact city car — powered by a nifty hybrid electric-petrol system.

This was the first UK coronavirus-compliant car launch under strict social distancing and safety measures coinciding with showrooms re-opening.

Birth of the cool: Honda’s new Jazz variant, the Crosstar mini SUV has integrated roof rails and 16 in silver and black alloy wheels

The Crosstar accelerates from rest to 62 mph in 9.9 seconds, has a top speed of 107 mph, but will still manage 58.9 mpg and CO2 emissions of 110g/km

Since launch nearly two decades ago in 2001, more than 406,000 Jazz models have been sold in the UK (including 17,000 last year) out of 7.5million globally.

A rival to the Toyota Yaris, Ford Fiesta and VW Polo, it adopts technology pioneered in the all-electric ‘Honda-e’ and is the first of six new ‘electrified’ Honda models due by 2022.

For the first time, there’s a Crosstar variant with a reduced size SUV-style that is more flexible, funky and practical than the standard version.

Visibility in the new Honda hatchback is much improved, thanks to a wider windscreen and much thinner pillars. Sound-deadening improvements mean it’s also 10 per cent quieter than before.

Visibility in the new Honda hatchback is much improved, thanks to a wider windscreen and much thinner pillars

This is my favourite. It rides higher than the standard Jazz, has integrated roof rails and 16 in silver and black alloy wheels.

Mine came in fetching ‘Surf Blue’. The 109 hp hybrid system combines a 1.5 litre petrol engine with two compact electric motors.

Jazz Crosstar EX

Price: £22,635 (£23,185 with metallic paint)

(Jazz hatchback range starts from £18,995 for the base level SE)

Seats: 4/5

On sale: Now Length: 4,090mm Width: 1,725mm Height: 1,566mm

Ground clearance: 144.2mm

Type: Petrol-electric hybrid.

Propulsion: 1.5 litre petrol engine linked to 2 electric motors.

Power: 109horse-power (HP) 0-62mph: 9.9 seconds

Top speed: 107mph

CO2 emissions: 110g/km

Boot capacity (seats up): 298 litres

Boot capacity (seats down): 1,199 litres

It can run in hybrid drive, pure electric mode and engine drive and can move seamlessly through all. The smart, contemporary interior has pleasant, soft-touch materials and an uncluttered dashboard.

Comfortable front seats dispense with springs in favour of a slat system to reduce fatigue and relieve back pain. There’s also more legroom in the back.

Clever flexible rear ‘magic seats’ fold down to increase load- lugging space fourfold from 298 litres — more than enough for a modest shopping trip — up to an impressive 1,199 litres.

The brake pedal positon has been changed to optimise the foot-angle. To help taller drivers the steering wheel is 2-degrees more upright.

Occupants are protected by 10 airbags – including a new front-centre bag to reduce the impact of front passengers’ heads and bodies colliding. Whiplash-mitigating front headrests are fitted.

A smart-phone app allows owners to keep in touch with their car when away from it – including tracking its movement and location via GPS satellite and giving you an alert if it exceeds a set distance or ‘geo-fence’ while someone else – whether off-spring or a partner – is driving.

It will also alert you if the car’s secutity alarm is activated.

The standard hatchback accelerates from rest to 62 mph in 9.4 seconds up to a top speed of 108 mph, but offers pocketfriendly fuel economy of 62.8 mpg with CO2 emissions of 102g/km.

The standard hatchback accelerates from rest to 62 mph in 9.4 seconds up to a top speed of 108 mph, but offers pocketfriendly fuel economy of 62.8 mpg with CO2 emissions of 102g/km

The fractionally longer, wider, higher Crosstar accelerates from rest to 62 mph in 9.9 seconds, has a top speed of 107 mph, but will still manage 58.9 mpg and CO2 emissions of 110g/km.

Standard prices from £18,995, rise to £20,185 for the SR and £21,385 for the EX variants. The Crosstar, from £22,635, is available only in top EX trim.

BMW 4-series promises a great knees-up

Wondering if the sleek new BMW 4- Series Coupe is fast? Here’s a clue.

It has knee pads on the centre console to help drivers cope with its ‘sporty driving style’.

And with its large-framed kidney-shaped BMW grille exuding brash bling, you certainly won’t miss it out on the road.

Hold tight: The sleek new BMW 4- Series Coupe has knee pads on the centre console to help drivers cope with its ‘sporty driving style’

New mild hybrid technology features on the flagship motorsport-inspired allwheel M440i xDrive Coupe version costing £55,875.

It goes from rest to 62 mph in just 4.5 seconds, right up to 155 mph.

That’s thanks to a 3 litre 374 hp six- cylinder in-line petrol engine with 48v electric motor and eight-speed automatic transmission.

Yet it manages about 40 mpg with CO2 emissions of 155-163g/km. Prices from £39,870 for October deliveries.

Kia Picanto gets a high tech makeover

KIA’S spicy Picanto just got tastier with a series of new upgrades, telematics and safety features added.

To improve cornering and braking, it has a range of electronic stability controls. There should be lower emissions from its re- engineered 1 litre and 1.2 litre engines.

Expect prices from £10,000 with higher-spec models closer to £13,000. Design tweaks are evolutionary, not revolutionary with a more purposeful look and sharper lines.

Customers have a choice of ten vibrant paint finishes and a range of customised interiors including one in lime green.

It goes on sale in the UK and Europe this autumn with the Korean car firm’s seven-year, 100,000-mile warranty as standard.

Car sales crashed by 89 per cent in May to their lowest since 1952 with just 20,247 sold compared to 183,725 a year ago, according to latest figures.

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15 TO WATCH/5 SPORTS TECH/POWER OF SPORTS 5: RICK HORROW’S TOP SPORTS/BIZ/TECH/PHILANTHROPY ISSUES FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 19 with Jacob Aere

Jay-Z and the NFL partner on entertainment content and social activism. The NFL is partnering with Jay-Z in a deal that "will put him in charge of managing some entertainment options for the league and will tie into the sport's social justice endeavors," according to the Washington Post and other sources. Jay-Z’s Roc Nation agency will become a co-producer of the Super Bowl halftime show, but the deal "does not contain a provision for him to be the halftime performer." Roc Nation "will choose entertainers who will perform in NFL content throughout the season." Jay-Z said that he "believes that Roc Nation will have the freedom" to produce the "kind of entertainment that it wants." The community activism portion of the partnership "will be tied into the NFL’s existing 'Inspire Change' program with its players.” While Jay-Z faced many questions surrounding his alignment with the NFL while Colin Kaepernick – who Carter has supported quite vocally – remains unemployed, as Carter rightly pointed out, his involvement will likely direct a lot more money to social justice issues. This is a huge win for the NFL, and the potentially positive impact of Jay-Z being willing to join forces with the league — especially now — cannot be overstated.

Joe Tsai will pay Mikhail Prokhorov about $2.35 billion for the Nets – a record for a U.S. pro franchise – and nearly $1 billion for Barclays Center in a "separate transaction." The deal is "expected to be completed by the end of September and is subject to approval by the NBA’s Board of Governors," according to the Associated Press. The deal would put Tsai in "full control of the team by the time the Nets head to China to play two exhibition games" against the Lakers in October. Sports Illustrated, which led with the headline, "Mikhail Prokhorov Leaves A Complicated Legacy With The Nets,” added that the deal allows Prokhorov to "retain control of NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum." Prokhorov’s Onexim Sports & Entertainment also is "retaining its ownership stake" in the proposed $1.5 billion commercial and residential redevelopment plans at Nassau HUB. Sources said that a partnership between Tsai's BSE Global and Prokhorov's Onexim Sports & Entertainment will "remain in place, with some BSE Global employees expected to share responsibilities across both venues.” Tsai, a Taiwanese-Canadian businessman, is the co-founder and executive vice chairman of Alibaba Group.

CBS and Viacom announce deal for delayed merger. CBS and Viacom have formally agreed to merge, a deal the media companies "hope will put them on stronger footing to compete with larger rivals." The all-stock deal would create a "major entertainment player" valued at roughly $30 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal, "combining Viacom properties such as MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and the Paramount film and TV studio with CBS’ broadcast network and Showtime premium network." Shari Redstone will become Chair of the new entity. Bob Bakish would become CEO, while CBS Acting CEO Joseph Ianniello "would run CBS-branded assets.” Combined, the companies have 750 series ordered to production. They’ve spent a total of $13 billion on content during the past 12 months for programming across CBS’ local and national platforms, Showtime, Viacom’s cable and international networks, and Paramount Pictures. ViacomCBS will have a global reach of more than 4.3 billion cumulative TV subscribers in more than 180 countries. The combined company, finally, projects $500 million in synergy savings within two years by eliminating overlapping corporate operations and other initiatives.

The LPGA and Group1001 announce a new official LPGA Tour event coming to Boca Raton, Florida in January, 2020. The first edition of the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio will be held January 20-26 at Boca Rio Golf Club. The event will feature a 108-player field competing for a $2 million purse over 72 holes of stroke play. Boca Rio Golf Club, founded in 1967 and designed by Robert von Hagge, is situated four miles from the Atlantic Ocean on 200 acres of native Florida wilderness with no developed real estate. “We are thrilled to support women’s professional golf and to provide a platform for the sport’s best to compete and showcase their talents,” said Dan Towriss, Group1001 CEO. The new event will be one of two LPGA Tour tournaments held in Florida in January. The year will kick off with the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions January 15-19 in Lake Buena Vista, one week prior to the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio.

Tiger Woods considers next steps for Chicago golf course. Before Tiger Woods teed it up at last week's PGA Tour BMW Championship at Medinah, Chicago Alderman Leslie Hairston met with TGR Design President Byron Bell, course designer Beau Welling, course planner Mark Rolfing, and the golfer himself to "discuss next steps" on a Jackson Park/South Shore golf course project that "has stalled since Woods got involved" in late 2016, according to the Chicago Tribune. There was some speculation as to whether Woods would actually play in the BMW Championship, but tournament officials expected that he would play and planned for the crowds accordingly. The event ended Woods’ FedEx Cup Playoffs run – he tied for 37th in an event won by Justin Thomas, who is now in the lead to win the FedEx Cup Championship. Golf Channel's Brandel Chamblee’s take on the scenario? Chamblee believed Woods had “significant sponsor-related incentives to 'show up and tee off.’”\

BMW is set to renew its title sponsorship of the second PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoff event for a further three years, according to the Chicago Tribune. It was reported earlier this year that the luxury carmaker was set to end its association with the BMW Championship after this year in order to reallocate its American golf sponsorship budget to the 2020 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. However, the Tribune report claims that the company has now reversed its decision and will pay $15-$18 million a year to extend the deal beyond 2019. The Tribune added that the new agreement will be announced in the coming days. If this deal moves forward, it would extend a partnership dating back to 2007. BMW also extended its partnership with USA Swimming through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, following an earlier extension with USA Bobsled & Skeleton through the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.

The NFL struck a deal with Sportradar to expand their existing partnership, which will license the distribution of NFL official league data and content to more fans around the world. The renewal significantly expands upon the existing partnership, including exclusive distribution of real-time official play-by-play data and NGS data to sports betting operators in the U.S. and internationally where sports betting is legal and regulated. Official licensed data will improve the speed and accuracy of NFL data and enhance protections for consumers. In addition, Sportradar will now have the right to distribute live audio-visual game feeds to sportsbooks in select international markets. The NFL will also use Sportradar’s integrity services to monitor betting across all NFL games (preseason, regular season, and postseason). The NFL and its clubs will also have access to Sportradar’s integrity education workshops and products to ensure the continuation of the NFL’s high standard for integrity.

With television revenue rolling in, Power 5 schools are engaged in a new kind of arms race, paying significantly more money than ever before to coaches in so-called non-revenue sports. USA Today examined how much money each Power 5 public school paid its head coaches in 23 sports other than football and men's and women's basketball 2013-2018. In that five-year span, total compensation for those coaches grew 43%, almost the same rate of increase as that of football coaches (51%). In 2005, D-I schools spent more on scholarships than on coaches and administrative pay. Since then, the latter have pulled ahead. In 2005, $736 million was spent on scholarships, $721 million on coaches’ pay, and $686 million on administrative pay. By 2018, $1.92 billion was going to coaches’ pay, $1.72 billion to administrative pay, and $1.7 billion to athlete scholarships. That “compensation for coaches in lower-profile, money-losing sports has been growing at a similar rate to football raises red flags for some athletics directors worried about budget crunches.” It also raises red flags for NCAA critics, who look at skyrocketing salaries in non-revenue sports alongside unpaid student-athletes and see a broken system.

The completion of a $315 million renovation has transformed the 96-year-old Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from "ravaged to ravishing," according to the Los Angeles Times. The "wide concourse and new concession stands are welcome, and the views from the 1923 Club on the rooftop are dazzling." Every fan will "benefit from enhancements made during the two-year process." Every seat in the stadium is "new and wider and is equipped with a cupholder." Capacity will be 77,500, down from 92,348. Signs on the tunnels were "added to help fans find newly numbered seats, and new video boards and more than 600 TV screens will make it easy to follow games." There will be "more concession stands and the restrooms will continue to undergo improvement during the season." The Times noted 21 of 22 suites at the Coliseum have been sold at prices that ranged from $7.5-10 million with a "commitment of 20 years.” The renovated building will be a much more desirable destination for Trojans fans for years to come, and for Rams fans in their final season before the new Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park opens next year.

It’s back to school time, and in Washington DC, Monumental and EVERFI support STEM. As students across the nation are returning to the classroom, Monumental Sports & Entertainment Founder and Chairman Ted Leonsis is "spearheading a multipronged effort to improve schools and fuel economic growth in the impoverished neighborhoods" around Entertainment & Sports Arena in DC's Ward 8. According to the Washington Times, the initiative, called "Forward8," includes "pushing for the expansion of advanced science, technology, engineering and mathematics" programs in DC schools. Monumental’s Beltway neighbor, education technology leader EVERFI, is likewise proactive in community engagement, empowering more teachers, citizens, and students to get involved with game-based, incentive driven online education that fosters greater comprehension, retention, and behavior change. By bringing together the public and private sectors to change the way education is delivered, EVERFI is equipping today’s learners across the nation with the skills they need to become tomorrow’s leaders, while Monumental is leading the way toward helping improve education, the workforce of tomorrow, and the community in their own backyard.

Formula One has recorded a modest year-on-year rise in revenues for the second financial quarter of 2019, going from $585 million in 2018 to $620 million in its latest financial filing. Operating income rose from $14 million to $26 million over the same period, according to SportsPro. The global motor sport series’ ten teams also saw an increase in their combined payments between April and June from $307 million to $335 million, with the figure directly linked to the overall revenue increase. Formula One’s owners Liberty Media in a statement further explained the overall change in revenues: “Broadcast revenue increased primarily due to contractual rate increases. Advertising and sponsorship revenue increased due to revenue from new sponsorship agreements entered into beginning in the second half of 2018. Other Formula One revenue decreased in the second quarter primarily due to the mix of races, which resulted in lower TV production and Paddock Club revenue.” Formula One CEO Chase Carey also told investors that Liberty Media is making "good headway" in its moves to add a second race in the U.S. Miami and Las Vegas remain the two potential landing cities.

Nike launches first shoe subscription service, two years in the making. According to Fast Company, the retail giant launched the Nike Adventure Club, which sends a pair of Nike or Converse kicks to kids at regular intervals. Club members can receive them on a monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly basis. Each pair of shoes works out to $50-$60 a pair — which puts the service on the higher end of the kids’ sneaker market. What’s more, when a child grows out of a pair or they get worn out, you can send shoes back — either in the Adventure Club box or by requesting a prepaid shoe bag — to the company, and even include non-Nike shoes you want to get rid of. If a shoe is in good condition, Nike will donate it to a nonprofit. But if it has reached the end of its life, Nike will recycle it through its Grind program, which breaks down athletic footwear to turn it into other products, including running tracks and playgrounds. Because of this, Nike is pitching the program as a way to make kid’s shoes sustainable.

The NBA sets earlier start times for televised doubleheaders. The NBA wants to cut down on cases of post-midnight dribbling. The league and its two national TV partners, ESPN and WarnerMedia, have struck a new arrangement for the times the media companies televise doubleheaders. In an effort to offer fans a wider variety of teams and to get East Coast viewers to bed before 1 a.m., the league is cutting the number of late doubleheaders on ESPN and TNT by 42%, cutting the total shown to 33 in the 2019-2020 season. The NBA made the new move realizing East Coast fans were being made to watch games that stretched into the wee hours of the morning and that only a handful of teams could be shown in games that started at 10:30 p.m. ET. ESPN and WarnerMedia’s Turner Sports were in favor of the move. Many of the game’s biggest starts and most popular teams are based on the West Coast, while most U.S. TV households are in the east. Another important consideration for the globally-minded league – the schedule adjustment expands the number of prime time games televised in Europe, to 48.

Louisiana state commission approves bond sale for Superdome upgrades. Louisiana's State Bond Commission has given the Mercedes-Benz Superdome's governing body the "go-ahead" to sell up to $350 million in bonds to "fund its stadium upgrade project," according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The approval is a "major step" for the venue's $450 million makeover. It comes after committee members quizzed Saints President Dennis Lauscha and SMG Executive Vice President of Stadiums and Arenas Doug Thornton about "why the spending was needed and how much the state of Louisiana would have to contribute." Thornton said that they "had studied alternatives for more than two years, including various renovations as well as building an entirely new stadium." Even though the Superdome received $336 million worth of upgrades in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and before it hosted Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, the new upgrades are needed to keep the building competitive based on NFL benchmarks and new stadiums nationwide competing for Super Bowls and other mega events. By 2025, the end of the Saints' current lease, the Superdome is projected to have a total fiscal impact of $19.9 billion.

Finally, as summer’s heat reaches its peak, The Original Chipwich completed a sponsorship agreement with the National Women’s Hockey League to serve as “The Official Ice Cream Sandwich of the NWHL” for the 2019-20 season. As an NWHL partner, Chipwich will sponsor select intermission activities during games and receive significant social media promotion, plus additional activations. As part of the NWHL-NWHL Players’ Association agreement, players under contract for the upcoming season receive a 50% split of revenue from all league-level sponsorship and media deals. Revenue from the partnership agreement with Chipwich will be banana split in half with NWHL players, resulting in additional income beyond their salaries for playing. The Chipwich deal, clearly, is the cherry on top of the NWHL’s successful summer sundae of deal making.

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MLB, Little League, and ESPN broadcast VR Home Run Derby from Williamsport. According to PR Newswire, the 2019 Home Run Derby VR Little League Challenge will feature one player from each of the 16 U.S. and International teams participating in the 2019 Little League Baseball World Series and will be available free via live streams on the ESPN app and the official MLB channel on Twitch. Little League players competing in the challenge will use a special All-Star multiplayer edition of the award-winning VR video game featuring Progressive Field, the home of the Cleveland Indians, custom designed in a 360 degree hi-resolution visualization. Last year, MLB, Little League International, and ESPN held the first-ever video game competition as part of the Little League World Series experience in Williamsport. The highlight recap of last year’s VR Derby drew a sizeable 362,000 viewers – this is an avenue for MLB to make an entry into video games and eventually, esports.

MLB and FanDuel announced a multi-year agreement that makes the sportsbook operator an official gaming partner of the league. According to Hashtag Sports, the partnership provides FanDuel access to official MLB data, along with league and team marks and logos, across FanDuel’s online sports betting products and retail sportsbook locations. In-play wagering is a large part of the sports betting experience and accounts for more than 50% of FanDuel Sportsbook’s total business. MLB and FanDuel Group joining forces allows FanDuel to enhance the in-play and overall sports wagering and experience. It is MLB’s first partnership with FanDuel. The sports betting company already has similar agreements with the NBA and the Brooklyn Nets, as well as the NHL and the New Jersey Devils. MLB has previously partnered with MGM Resorts International and DraftKings. The move is the latest in a series of league partnerships with sportsbook operators, as regulated sports wagering spreads across the country. The NFL is currently the only major U.S. professional league not to have named an official sports betting partner.

The Atlanta Falcons add a new app and free preseason streaming. According to SportsPro, both the Falcons and their Mercedes-Benz Stadium have launched new apps ahead of the 2019 season. The team app will deliver news, transactions, player access, game day highlights, and more exclusive content. Daily editorial coverage will include videos, photos and podcasts, and even live streaming of the Falcons’ preseason games. On the other hand, the game day app will give fans access to their digital Ticketmaster account and the ability to easily and securely transfer tickets. In addition, the platform will house interactive stadium maps, concession and restaurant menus, and a 24/7 virtual concierge. Similar to the MLS’ LAFC, the Falcons have added new apps and more in-depth player coverage to bring fans closer to players than ever before – a route that has proved successful for other NFL franchises like the New York Jets and their social media team.

HBO gets ready to air four different Power Five football college programs as part of a “Hard Knocks”-style series. According to Sports Illustrated, the show will air this college football season and the four teams are Alabama, Arizona State, Penn State, and Washington State. Showtime had previously run three seasons of weekly behind-the-scenes programs and chronicled Notre Dame, Florida State, and Navy from 2015-2017. HBO is following the Raiders through the 2019 preseason; Episode 1 of the five-episode season aired August 6. Hard Knocks is now in its 14th season covering the NFL. Bringing more coverage to college football will be a competitive scene as more OTT programs such as DAZN and The Athletic are doing more in-depth programming of previously uncovered college sports teams.

“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer inks a three-year deal including helping to launch the NFL’s fantasy subscription service. According to the New York Post, digital publishing, advertising, and distribution platform Maven bought out Cramer’s financial news service, TheStreet, for $16.8 million. As part of the deal, Cramer has signed a three-year production deal comprising a new NFL fantasy football subscription service that includes a pre-weekend preview show on Thursdays and post-weekend show on Tuesdays. Separately, Maven has an agreement to manage the Sports Illustrated media properties for licensing behemoth Authentic Brands, which purchased SI from Meredith for $110 million earlier this year. Maven prepaid $45 million to Authentic Brands for rights to the SI media operation under a ten year deal. Seattle-based Maven was founded in July, 2016 by James Heckman, has attracted over 100 brands, and will now provide world-class exclusive content for NFL fantasy lovers.

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The Cleveland Browns open up training camp and help puppies find homes. According to The Athletic, more and more NFL teams are limiting public access to training camp, but the Browns are doing the opposite. The team has expanded camp over the past few years to make it more fan- and family-friendly and has added several sets of large bleachers, food trucks and beer stands, and games for kids and teens. The highlight of the training camp is Browns Puppy Pound, which adopts out puppies from the Northeast Ohio SPCA during every open practice. More than 110 dogs have been adopted thus far in training camp this year and more than 450 puppies have been adopted through the partnership since the Puppy Pound debuted in 2015. By bringing the dogs to a place where people are happy to be going, the Browns have helped nearly 500 dogs find homes.

The Houston Rockets’ James Harden gifts a mother fishing for food in the Bahamas $10,000. According to Complex, Harden and his friends vacationed in the Bahamas this summer. His group took a four-wheeler ATV ride through the island, where footage of Harden giving money to locals was shared around social media. The guard gave random amounts of money to local residents, and even gave a mother $10,000 when he saw that she and her family were fishing for food. This trip was a part of the world tour that Harden has been on since the season ended. Earlier in the summer, Harden took a trip to China to engage with his fans in a country that is hungry for more basketball. Harden and the Rockets are looking to make a push in the new Western Conference with the Warriors shaky, and Harden is striving for greatness on and off the court with his philanthropy.

The annual Gagne-Bergeron Pro-Am raised over $450,000 for children’s charities in the Boston area. The event took place on August 8 and featured 10,000 fans in attendance to watch the annual charity hockey game. Now in its 11th year, the event has funneled $2 million to charity since its inception. Notable names who participated in this year’s event includes Paul Stansy as a representative of Golden Knights on the ice. According to Le Journal de Quebec, Philippe Boucher Foundation, the Maurice Tanguay Foundation and the Simple Plan Foundation will benefit from the money raised at the event which included the participation of 21 NHL players and other amateur players at the Videotron Center in Quebec. Hockey is a close-knit community and by bringing together notable names in the off-season, fans stay engaged with players while also helping those in need.

Miami Dolphins former lineman Kendrick Norton suffers a partial missing arm but finds new purpose in charity. According to TMZ, the former NFL lineman lost half of his left arm in a July car crash but doctors told him he's a prime candidate for a state-of-the art prosthetic limb that he can control with his mind. Supposedly his new limb will allow him to control his new fingers as well as his old ones. Now that Norton is living with a missing arm, he says he's refocusing his priorities from football to starting a non-profit charity and wants to use his platform to inspire kids who are living without limbs.

Panini America teams with NASCAR driver Gray Gaulding to bring NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and his charity into the spotlight. As part of a partnership, the Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback and 2019 Donruss Football cover athlete will be placed on the hood of Gaulding's No. 08 Chevrolet Camaro. According to PR Newswire, the autographed hood will be auctioned off to benefit Mahomes' “15 and the Mahomies Foundation” after the race. Fans and collectors who want to bid on the autographed Mahomes and Gaulding hood used during Friday's Food City 300 can do so by going to Panini America's official eBay page beginning Wednesday. Panini America, the world's largest licensed sports and entertainment collectibles company and the exclusive trading card manufacturer of the NFL, NFLPA, and NASCAR, has created a cross-sport mash-up to provide a starting point for cross-league charity events between NASCAR and the NFL.

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The Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo is one of the huge hits of the current year’s Geneva Motor Show and keeping in mind that authoritatively an idea vehicle, the battery-electric hybrid is relied upon to soon take after into creation the Mission E roadster propelling one year from now.

The two autos will ride on an uncommonly created stage, named J1. In the interim, kin mark Audi’s up and coming E-tron Quattro battery-auto will utilize an indistinguishable MLB design from its more standard models, similar to the A4, and additionally the new Bentley Bentayga SUV.

In any case, going ahead, Those three extravagance brands are joining forces up to build up an altogether new and one of a kind stage they will share for all future electric vehicles, as per a senior organization official. Codenamed PPE, for Premium Platform Electric, it will go into all Audi, Bentley and Porsche electric vehicles from 2022 on.

Incidentally, the choice by the three VW extravagance brands comes in the meantime BMW has chosen to forsake its own system of creating remarkable electric vehicle stages.

There will be three unpretentious variations for every one of the brands, however they’re all cooperating, Audi specialized advancement chief Peter Mertens disclosed to Automobile magazine, noticing, “These are joint, co-found groups, bringing the best designing expertise of the (brands) together to get it going.”

Audi will soon dispatch a Q5-sized BEV and has indicated different ideas that could take after.

The choice to build up a one of a kind extravagance electric stage isn’t completely shocking. Parent Volkswagen AG has been pushing hard to limit the quantity of novel structures its uses and after that offer them over its dozen light vehicle brands. That incorporates the MQB stage supporting such models as the VW Golf and Passat. In any case, a unique design, known as the MEB, will be utilized for standard electric models, similar to the up and coming Volkswagen I.D. Buzz, I.D. Crozz and I.D. Vizzion.

Similarly as with VW’s up-showcase brands’ MLB stage, the organization has chosen it likewise needs an upscale adaptation of the MEB, something Audi CEO Rupert Stadler flagged a month ago in a progression of meetings when he said the brands would together contribute “a low single-digit billion euro whole to build up the engineering.”

Sharing one stage between the three brands will yield huge investment funds, Stadler’s partner at Porsche, CEO Oliver Blume stated, noticing that “On the off chance that (they) would follow up on their own, expenses would be 30% higher.”

The Bentley Bentayga, incorporating the new module show, share the current MLB stage utilized by a combination of Audi and Bentley models.

In any case, building up a one of a kind electrical engineering wasn’t something Audi was initially arranging by any stretch of the imagination. It had needed to depend on a solitary stage, the current MLB, for the majority of its powertrain choices. That way, say, an Audi Q5 SUV could be offered with a selection of gas, diesel, half and half, module and even unadulterated battery-electric power.

“We have altered course,” said Mertens. “You surrender excessively potential on the off chance that you have a stage that tries to do everything. It’s excessively costly, too substantial. It has extents that don’t fit with extravagance brands.”

Audi isn’t the main automaker contending for a special electric stage system. Puma took after a similar course for the new I-Pace that additionally appeared in Geneva.

“We set out with a spotless sheet way to deal with bridle new battery electric innovation with a design built from the beginning to advance EV execution, streamlined features and inside space,” said Ian Hoban, Jaguar’s Vehicle Line Director, taking note of that this approach enabled the automaker to move the drivetrain and batteries beneath the heap floor, yielding a significantly bigger inside than would be conceivable with a traditional stage.

While the BMW I Vision Dynamics will utilize an extraordinary stage, future energized BMWs will ride on standard designs.

Incidentally, one of the organizations that initially spearheaded creating one of a kind stages for its electric vehicles has itself turned around course. BMW went the novel stage course when it appeared its i3 and i8 models at the same time, as TheDetroitBureau.com first announced last November, it is moving far from that technique and will share regular stages going ahead along these lines, as Audi initially arranged, a future model like the BMW 5-Series could be offered with a decision of inward burning or different charged choices.

All the while, BMW will pare back its once-broad desire for the “I” sub-mark, however it won’t eliminate it completely, a few authorities noted in interviews with TheDetroitBureau.com.

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Fully Autonomous Vehicles Spur LIDAR Sensors Mass Adoption

Leading vehicle OEMs develop roadmaps for LIDAR, finds Frost & Sullivan's Mobility team

LONDON, Jan. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cost-effective, high-resolution light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensors capable of long-range object detection will be essential for high-to-fully automated driving applications. Demand for 3D mapping and imaging, better overall performance, automated processing of graphic data gathering and self-sufficient sensor with best-in-class performance in low-visibility conditions are factors driving the development and adoption of LIDAR sensors within the advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) sensor suite for automated passenger vehicles.

Fully Autonomous Vehicles Spur LIDAR Sensors Mass Adoption - Leading vehicle OEMs develop roadmaps for LIDAR, finds Frost & Sullivan's Mobility team

"Most original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will use LIDAR as a complement to camera and radar until a robust sensing solution is achieved," said Frost & Sullivan Intelligent Mobility Senior Analyst Anirudh Venkitaraman. "Consolidation in the market has led to the emergence of a few major players such as Ibeo-ZF, LEDDARTECH-Valeo, Quanergy-Delphi, and ASC-Continental that will play a crucial role in technology development. This will enable cost-effective, solid-state LIDAR development for mass adoption post 2025."

Automotive LIDAR Market for ADAS and Automated Driving, Global 2016 is part of Frost & Sullivan's Mobility: Automotive & Transportation Growth Partnership Service program. According to the research, short-range LIDAR for autonomic emergency braking (AEB) is predominant in Japan and Europe. North America prefers to use radar and camera-based AEB, while Korea has high penetration of sensor fusion AEB.

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In the next four years, there is a possibility of commoditization of level-2 automation with volume OEMs -- such as Ford, Hyundai, and General Motors -- introducing the technology in some of their premium offerings. Leading players have adopted a variety of roadmaps for LIDAR:

BMW is initially expected to introduce the city and highway pilot features, along with fully automated parking by 2022 on the i-8, 7-Series, and i-5

Mercedes-Benz is expected to introduce a level-3 highway pilot and an improved parking feature with the E-Class in 2017

Commercialization of level-3 features in Ford vehicles is expected in 2025 or later

General Motors wants level-4 automation with Cadillac by 2025

Toyota is advocating intelligent systems to aid drivers, but is hesitant on committing to a fully autonomous driving timeline

After introducing an automated vehicle with LIDAR, Google is expected to compete against top OEMs in the North American market

"Mechanical LIDARs will be the only LIDAR solution enabling automated driving applications until solid-state LIDARs become the standard closer to 2020," noted Venkitaraman. "When deployed, solid-state LIDARs will be used for level-3 and level-4 autonomous driving features like lane keeping and highway auto pilot applications, forcing the phasing out of mechanical systems by 2025."

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