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Toyota and CARMERA team up to build high definition maps for automated vehicles using camera data

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are conducting a joint proof-of-concept project to develop camera-based automation of high definition (HD) maps for urban and surface roads. In this proof of concept, the two companies will place cameras in Toyota test vehicles to collect data over several months from areas of downtown Tokyo. TRI-AD) and CARMERA , Inc.

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Driving Dystopia: Europe’s Low Emission Zones Aren't Going Over Well

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With New York City having decided to embrace European-style congestion charging as local residents express their displeasure, it might be wise to take time to look at other roadway initiatives that might soon migrate across the Atlantic to see how they’re fairing.

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Halcrow Presents Conceptual Design for Storm Surge Barrier to Protect the New York Metro Area

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A conference, “Against the Deluge: Storm Surge Barriers to Protect New York City”, was held at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University in Brooklyn on 30-31 March. The concept would allow for a road to run along the top of the causeway connecting the two states. Click to enlarge. Graeme Forsyth.

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Daimler Trucks launches E-FUSO electric truck brand, all-electric heavy-duty truck; possible market entry within 4 years

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As further proof of this strategic move, MFTBC also unveiled an all-electric heavy-duty truck concept with a range of up to 350 kilometers (217 miles). In addition to the E-FUSO Vision One, FUSO also showcased its eCanter, the first series-produced all-electric light-duty truck, which was recently launched in New York City.

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Daimler Trucks invests in Israeli nanotechnology materials pioneer StoreDot; FlashBattery technology

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Earlier this year, StoreDot demonstrated the viability of a concept for five-minute charging of vehicle batteries, showcasing how its new organic compounds combined with nanomaterials are implemented in the battery cell. Electrification of trucks is of top priority at Daimler.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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New York City, summer of 1944 Patents One U.S. By the time Zadeh received his master’s degree in 1946, his parents had moved from Tehran to New York City. So instead of continuing at MIT, he searched out a post as an instructor at New York City’s Columbia University and began his Ph.D.

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Study: Johns Hopkins Says Shrinking Streets Could Improve Safety

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