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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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Konrad Technologies and SET collaborate on custom testing for Advanced Assistance Systems (ADAS); sensor fusion and Hardware in the Loop (HiL)

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Konrad Technologies GmbH, a specialist on sensor fusion for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), and SET GmbH, a specialist on Hardware in the Loop (HiL) testing, are joining their knowledge and skills to develop custom testing systems in the area of driver assistance systems.

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DOE to award up to $42.3M to support manufacturing innovations, including Li-ion battery manufacturing

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This subtopic would consider validation of promising lab-scale technologies by addressing key scale-up challenges and cost barriers. All benefits should be detailed in the application and quantified, if possible. Improvements can focus on process reliability, scale-up, or integration with manufacturing processes currently used in industry.

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ARPA-E announces $36M for high-temperature materials projects

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Durable and affordable higher-temperature heat exchangers could make energy conversion much more efficient, which in turn could reduce fuel consumption, system footprint, capital and operational cost, and emissions. It features a plate-type heat exchanger that enables lower cost, powder-based manufacturing. The Ohio State University.

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Self-Driving Cars Work Better With Smart Roads

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Enormous efforts have been made in the past two decades to create a car that can use sensors and artificial intelligence to model its environment and plot a safe driving path. Putting a lot of the intelligence into the infrastructure will also lower the cost of autonomous vehicles.

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Mercedes-Benz presents autonomous Future Truck 2025 research vehicle; “Highway Pilot”

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Multisensor fusion. The sensors are networked (multisensor fusion), and provide a complete image of the surroundings. In addition the digital map and the information from multisensor fusion are used to determine the truck’s own position. Reducing the cost of such shipments would spur economic growth. V2V and V2I.

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UK government and industry to invest >$1.5B in Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) for low carbon vehicles; technology roadmaps for 5 priority areas

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Business environment: The UK faces stiff competition from other countries that strategically support advanced manufacturing, the report advises. Strategic partnership is key to improve the business environment for the UK automotive sector. Focus areas include improvements in: Advanced lower cost control electronics.