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DOE announces $29M in funding for fusion energy technology development

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The US Department of Energy announced $29 million in funding for 14 projects as part of the Galvanizing Advances in Market-aligned fusion for an Overabundance of Watts (GAMOW) program, which is jointly sponsored by ARPA-E and the Office of Science–Fusion Energy Sciences (SC-FES). Earlier post.). University of California, San Diego.

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2013 Cadillac XTS will feature first GM application of sensor fusion; milestone toward semi- and fully autonomous vehicles

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The 2013 Cadillac XTS will feature GM’s first application of a Driver Assistance Package using sensor fusion, which combines the information of several, generally heterogeneous sensors and positioning technologies to alert drivers more accurately of road hazards and help them avoid crashes. Click to enlarge. Rear Automatic Braking.

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TTTech Auto and Infineon design fail-operational architecture for Level 3 and 4 highly automated driving

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The fail-operational architectural concept and its key components ensure the safe operation of highway pilot functions, valet parking and autonomous truck driving in case individual functions fail. With a budget of about €50 million, PRYSTINE aimed to realize safe automated driving by fail-operational urban surround perception.

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Delphi presents MyFi Connecting with Safety concept car at IAA Frankfurt show

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Delphi Automotive PLC presented its MyFi Connecting with Safety concept car at the IAA Frankfurt show. Features of the concept car include: Integrated RaCam unit (radar and camera). Delphi’s MyFi system connects the world of infotainment with the world of active safety. Work load manager and driver state sensor.

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Novelis plans Customer Solution Centers to innovate alongside automotive customers

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In addition, Novelis CSCs will provide an environment to demonstrate product concepts, simulate customer processes and performance in use, as well as leverage data to educate stakeholders throughout the supply chain about elements ranging from forming to costing.

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Kenworth, Peterbilt working with Dana on electric truck powertrain development

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The proof-of-concept truck was conceived and constructed at the PACCAR Innovation Center. The special Kenworth T680 is equipped with cameras, lidar, and radars to sense the surrounding road environment and to feed fusion algorithms in the perception stack for object identification and tracking.

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Peugeot unveils autonomous plug-in hybrid INSTINCT Concept; Samsung ARTIK Cloud for IoT; Sentiance for data analysis

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In Spain, in conjunction with the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Peugeot unveiled its INSTINCT plug-in hybrid concept, a Shooting Brake which offers the option of fully autonomous driving. Sentiance offers real-time Ambient Intelligence automated through a proprietary sensor fusion platform. Sentiance tech stack.

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