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NTSB recommends nationwide ban on personal electronic devices while driving; also calls for modifications to the equipment and the completion of a NHTSA rulemaking on collision warning systems

Green Car Congress

Following a Board meeting on a 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Missouri, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while operating a motor vehicle. Globally, there are 5.3

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. He works for Systemica, who has been contracted to design the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system for the citadel of Masdar. by Bill Cooke. Earlier post.)]. CAFE mpg US (cars / trucks).

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This Engineer Is Helping to Make India a Global Semiconductor Hub

Cars That Think

That memorable event occurred in May, when Sharma and a delegation from his employer, Renesas Electronics , met with Narendra Modi to discuss how the semiconductor company could support the prime minister’s India Semiconductor Mission and Digital India initiative. He learned how to set up antennas and radios to track celestial events.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

But I was still stoked to exhibit the car at every LA area EV Expo, Earth Day Event and Plug-In spectacular. Displaying and explaining the car at an earth day event. Learning to install solar with GRID Alternatives in 2009. The first Bolt displayed at the annual National Drive Electric Event in 2016 in Los Angeles.

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Drones That Can Fly Better Than You Can

Cars That Think

Davide’s drones rely primarily on computer vision, and he’s also been exploring potential drone applications for a special kind of camera called an event camera , which is ideal for fast motion under challenging lighting conditions. Davide Scaramuzza: Since 2009. What steered you towards event cameras?

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The Meeting of the Minds That Launched AI

Cars That Think

The Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence , held from 18 June through 17 August of 1956, is widely considered the event that kicked off AI as a research discipline. So who was this unknown person? The identity of the person between Solomonoff and Shannon remained a mystery for some time.

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Meet the Newest IEEE-HKN Eminent Member

Cars That Think

IEEE Fellow Karen Panetta , the 2019 IEEE-HKN president, presided over the event. "It She served on the President's Council of Advisors from 2009 to 2017 and was a vice chair from 2010 to 2017. Savitz is the 144th person to be elevated to IEEE-HKN eminent member since the title was established in 1950.

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