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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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Governments, including 35 industrialized countries, also agreed to a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol—due to expire next year— from 1 January 2013. markets all remain in action as effective tools to leverage global climate action and as models to inform. and to assist the Conference of the Parties.

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China planning 120km test drive for autonomous vehicles in 2013; 2,400 km test to come

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China is planning a 120 km test drive from Beijing to Tianjin for autonomous vehicles in 2013, according to the National Natural Science Foundation. The development of unmanned automobiles is part of a major research project on the cognition and calculation of visual and audio information that was initiated by the foundation in 2008.

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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The most rewarding part of my career is helping to develop technologies that my friends and family members use and enjoy,” Kim says. in language and information technology from Carnegie Mellon , and he specialized in robust speech recognition. The model was commercialized in 2019 and is now part of Samsung’s Galaxy phone.

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Audi adds INRIX Park Service to Audi connect services globally

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Audi is adding INRIX Park—a real-time service providing drivers with continuously updated pricing, hours and availability information for off-street participating parking—for all existing and new Audi connect subscribers. Audi and INRIX demonstrated the technology today at the Telematics Detroit 2013 conference.

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Video Friday: Pedipulate

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This work, by Philip Arm, Mayank Mittal, Hendrik Kolvenbach, and Marco Hutter from ETHZ RSL, will be presented at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ( ICRA 2024 ) in May in Japan (see events calendar above). Robot built by Boston Dynamics for the DARPA Robotics Challenge in 2013. Software by IHMC Robotics.

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Ford trialing GLOSA app in Mondeo hybrids in UK; “riding the green wave”

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In Europe, Ford is trialing its implementation of “Green Light Optimal Speed Advisory” (GLOSA) technology, which uses information on traffic light timings from a roadside unit to display to the driver the best speed to travel to get a green light. The 16-member, partly publicly funded £20-million (US$24.5-million) 2011.5982524.

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USC Professor’s Simulation Software Teaches Systems Engineering Topics

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Madni, who knew he wanted to become an engineer, decided he wanted to be part of the “space adventure,” he says. Today the Army uses the two systems, called the “game-based training simulations for part-task training” and the “VR-enabled distributed simulation system for collective training.”

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