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GM to introduce at least 10 new New Energy Vehicles in China from 2016-2020; focus on autonomy, connectivity and sharing

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At a press conference in Shanghai, General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said that the company will introduce at least 10 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China. It will first be rolled out this fall in the US in the Cadillac CT6 and introduced in a future Cadillac product in China.

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UC Riverside team developing nav system that uses signals of opportunity; support for autonomous vehicles

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Led by Zak Kassas, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering, the team presented its research at the 2016 Institute of Navigation Global Navigation Satellite System Conference (ION GNSS+), in Portland, Ore., Kassas (2016) “ Signals of Opportunity Aided Inertial Navigation ”.

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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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Marie Hunter , IEEE managing director and the event design lead, and David Stankiewicz , event design and production manager for IEEE Conferences, Events, and Experiences , partnered with the section and region to design the workshop. Bonanza Producciones Students require knowledge and skills to compete in a rapidly evolving global workforce.

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Volkswagen: CO2 “irregularities” issue largely concluded; no unlawful changes

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In early November, the Volkswagen Group announced that during the course of its internal investigation into the diesel emission cheating issue, it had uncovered “irregularities” when determining type-approval CO 2 levels. During internal remeasurements, slight deviations were found on just nine model variants of the Volkswagen brand.

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European Council endorses 40% GHG cut by 2030; requests ways to cut transport emissions via efficiency, electrification and renewable fuels

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Internationally, the EU should participate actively within the International Civil Aviation Organisation with the aim of creating by 2016, a global market-based-mechanism in the aviation sector that will operate from 2020. The EC said it would re-examine this issue after the Paris Conference. 40% target.

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NASA testing new boundary layer ingesting (BLI) propulsor; 4-8% fuel burn savings over current advanced engines

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MIT and NASA engineers earlier proposed the D8 Series as one future aircraft design concept that uses boundary layer ingestion. Source: Hall (2016). Arend (2012) “ Aircraft System Study of Boundary Layer Ingesting Propulsion ” 48 th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit. Click to enlarge.

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GM turns to Titan supercomputer for more detailed diesel combustion modeling

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The team presented a paper on their work at the ASME 2017 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference. Through DOE’s Advanced Scientific Computing Research Leadership Computing Challenge, a competitive peer-reviewed program, they successfully applied for and were awarded time on Titan during 2015 and 2016.

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