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US DOT releases voluntary guidelines to minimize in-vehicle distractions

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The US Department of Transportation has released distraction guidelines that encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk connected to electronic devices built into their vehicles, such as communications, entertainment and navigation devices. NHTSA’s Phase I distraction guidelines for automakers.

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MEMA partners with Auto-ISAC to address cybersecurity risks associated with connected and automated vehicles

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Many of MEMA’s members already participate directly in the Auto-ISAC where they share cybersecurity information, but this special relationship ensures members, across all of MEMA’s divisions, are engaged as the industry tackles the complex security issues associated with connected and automated vehicles. infrastructure.

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20 Teams to Compete for $10M Telerobot XPrize

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And after a questionable start , the challenge evolved to (I would argue) better serve its purpose , with a final event coming up in November that will definitely be worth watching. Avatar systems are essentially very, very fancy remote control stations connected to mobile manipulators.

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Video Friday: Ingenuity’s 50th Flight

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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. As at the previous events, teams from Carnegie Mellon University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the University of Washington participated. Army’s National Training Center (NTC) in Ft.

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Experience sustainable PA

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Running from Friday, September 17 through Sunday, September 19 at the Seven Springs Mountain Resort , approximately one hour southeast of Pittsburgh, the Mother Earth News Fair is a sustainable lifestyle event packed with workshops and demonstrations on renewable energy, small-scale farming, homesteading, natural health, organic gardening, and more.

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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

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HAC’s IEEE SIGHT program, which helps connect IEEE members with underserved communities and local organizations for work on sustainable development projects, now has almost 25,000 members. ITU facilitates focus groups in radio communications, standards development, and telecommunications development to establish guidelines and standards.

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How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

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Lives and businesses are being severely affected, and the cost of recovering after each event continues to mount. Ninety-nine percent of the global population breathes in air that exceeds WHO-guideline limits on pollutants, with low- and middle-income countries suffering from the highest exposures.