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Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv to form autonomous driving joint venture; autonomous platform to be available in 2022

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The new joint venture will be led by Karl Iagnemma, President, Aptiv Autonomous Mobility and headquartered in Boston, with technology centers across the United States and Asia, including Korea. Hyundai first began testing autonomous vehicles on public roads in the US in 2015 with a license from the state of Nevada.

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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

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arranged a visit to a Semi-Automatic Ground Environment computer center. The SAGE system analyzed radar data, looking for Soviet bombers heading toward the United States. He took all the computer classes he could fit into his schedule. When he was 15, a family friend working at System Development Corp.

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Volkswagen to use CO2 as refrigerant for future air conditioning systems

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For these reasons, Germany’s Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA) took the position in the late 2000s that R134a should be replaced by the natural refrigerant R744. R1234yf (GWP = 4) ( earlier post ) is also a class A2 refrigerant. With its GWP of 1, it is also the refrigerant that has the least impact on climate.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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4 cylinder direct-injection Ecotec engine and 6-speed automatic transmission offers class leading fuel economy while maintaining sprightly acceleration. These 4 th Generation vehicles are modified Chevy Equinoxes and have been on the street since the fall of 2007 as part of Project Driveway. The Chevy Equinox with a 2.4L

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The Cat Is Still On The Roof – And The Roof! The Roof! The Roof Is On Fire!

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We have the evidence today that they engaged in the single most traitorous act ever perpetrated against the United States of America. This is a pass fail class and you won’t like the consequences of getting an F. Bush and Dick Cheney are nothing short of climate criminals who should be in prison right now.

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Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Fight for Green Tech Domination

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Globally, lighting accounts for about 20 percent of electricity use and 6 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Program. Each wafer contains hundreds of state-of-the-art power transistors Peter Adams This revolution is nowhere near done. Indeed, it is about to jump to a higher level.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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