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Successful first flight of the world?s largest all-electric aircraft: Cessna Grand Caravan 208B

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These electric commercial aircraft will enable the offering of flying services of people and packages in a way previously not possible. For example: In the unlikely event of a short circuit, one 3-phase section can be turned off allowing the pilot 75% of full power. —Roei Ganzarski, CEO of magniX. magni500. air density.

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14 US fleets launch ACT Fleet Forum; best practices on adopting advanced, clean transportation technologies

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Facilitated by clean transportation consulting firm Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA), the ACT Fleet Forum is an extension of the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, North America’s largest advanced transportation technology and clean fleet event.

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DOT issues discussion document on principles for a connected vehicle environment; safety as top priority

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Connected vehicles refer to the ability of vehicles of all types to communicate wirelessly with other vehicles (V2V) and roadway equipment (V2I), such as traffic signals, to support a range of safety, mobility and environmental applications. Transportation Safety is the DOT’s top stated priority for the connected vehicle environment.

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DRIVE C2X presents results of large-scale connected vehicle field testing in Europe

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For the first time in Europe, DRIVE C2X also implemented and tested a concept for the integration of a data backend, therefore enabling commercial services based on C2X communication data to private and commercial customers. Connected vehicles Europe Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Safety V2X' Road Works Warning (RWW).

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Video Friday: $2.6 Billion

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. This release helps maintenance teams tap into the power of AI with new software capabilities and Spot enhancements. WeRobotics ] In case you’d forgotten, Amazon has a lot of robots.

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Nissan targeting global LCV leadership by 2016; new smartphone LCV fleet management system

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Nissan Motor Company is targeting becoming world’s leading manufacturer of light commercial vehicles (LCV) by fiscal year (FY) 2016. Light Commercial Vehicles include several classes of vehicles that are designed and developed primarily for work use. Nissan offers one of the widest ranges of LCVs, from mini-LCVs up to 7.5-ton

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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Projects are encouraged to apply concurrent (as opposed to sequential) design methodologies: control co-design, co-design, and designing for operation and maintenance. They will incorporate experts in hydrodynamics, structural dynamics, control systems, power electronics, grid connections, and performance optimization.

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