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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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He was largely responsible for moving the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in 1978 from Philadelphia to San Francisco. He was inducted into the Silicon Valley Hall of Fame in 2013. He helped found the IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering. Mulligan Jr. Education Medal and the 1983 IEEE Morris N.

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Turing Award Winner On His Pioneering Algorithms

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He’s currently working on creating a software library for the world’s fastest supercomputer, Frontier , which recently was installed at the Oak Ridge lab. He has won many awards at the conference for his papers. It has all the attributes that we want in terms of being understandable and providing reliable results.”.

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Plug In America study projects Tesla Roadster packs will retain 80-85% capacity after 100K miles

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The finding, released at the Teslive Tesla users conference (a partnership between Tesla Motors Club (TMC) and Tesla Motors), bests initial projections set by Tesla Motors in 2006 which suggested a 70% capacity retention after five years and 50,000 miles driven, said Tom Saxton, Plug In America’s chief science officer, who wrote the study.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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The US DOT’s is preparing NHTSA for a decision in 2013 that will determine whether the agency proceeds with regulatory activities that could require DSRC technology on new vehicles, consumer information programs that help new car buyers understand the effectiveness of this technology, or the need for further research and development.

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BYD Atto3 launch event notes | Key takeaways

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BYD entered the Lithium-Ion battery business in 1996 They enter the passenger car market in 2003 Warren Buffet acquires a stake in BYD in 2008 In 2011, BYD's electric bus fleet is put in operation. In 2018, BYD holds the Worldwide Developers Conference, the first developers conference in the automotive industry's 132-year history.

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