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NTU and Volvo jointly to develop autonomous electric buses in Singapore; Volvo’s first autonomous public transportation application

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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Volvo Buses will begin testing autonomous electric passenger buses in Singapore in 2019. The NTU and Volvo partnership is also part of the collaboration between NTU and LTA under the university’s living lab platform announced in October 2016.

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ST Engineering launches several initiatives on autonomous vehicles in Singapore

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ST Engineering announced several initiatives to advance Singapore’s Smart Mobility 2030 vision of a smart transportation network and to strengthen its leadership in the development of autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies. ST Kinetics’ autonomous buses will be one of the first in Singapore to operate on public roads.

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Fujitsu launches Singapore field trial of AI-enhanced event-congestion-mitigation system

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Fujitsu established a Center of Excellence in Singapore in 2014 in partnership with Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research, and the Singapore Management University. R&D topics include relieving congestion in large cities and improving the routes pedestrians take.

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NTU and NXP Semiconductors launch Singapore’s first Smart Mobility consortium; testing V2X on NTU campus

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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and NXP Semiconductors have launched Singapore’s first Smart Mobility Consortium to focus on testing and developing smart mobility technologies.

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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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The section held a first-of-its-kind workshop in January at the University of Technology in Kingston. Students and members met with IEEE leaders, government officials, university professors, and industry executives. Students from several local schools and universities participated in the event.

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Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

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This system has been in series production since 2016 and combines ABS, ESC and a brake booster. Development of these technologies is being conducted by a global network of in the US, Germany, China, Japan and Singapore. However, it is likely to take about another decade before robo-taxis become a common sight in normal traffic.

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Study illustrates impact of ship emissions on Shanghai air quality

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A multi-year quantitative study of the influence of ship emissions on urban air quality by a team from Fudan University found that ships could contribute 20–30% (2–7 μg/m 3 ) of the total PM 2.5 Shanghai Port, surpassing Singapore Port, has become the world’s largest container shipping port for five consecutive years (2010−2014).

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