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EPA proposes first US greenhouse gas emissions standards for aircraft

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for airplanes used in commercial aviation and large business jets. The new international Airplane CO 2 Emission Standards adopted by ICAO in 2017 are prescribed in ICAO Annex 16, Volume III titled, Aeroplane CO 2 Emissions.

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Qualcomm Technologies offering C-V2X chipset and reference design; first commercial solution

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C-V2X direct communications is designed to support active safety and helps enhance situational awareness by detecting and exchanging information using low latency transmission in the globally harmonized 5.9 Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Qualcomm Technologies has been engaged with the V2X ecosystem for years.

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Taoglas launches low-profile, compact multi-antenna reference design for the next generation of connected car

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Taoglas, a leading provider of automotive, IoT and GNSS antenna products, introduced Axiom, a reference design for a low-profile, compact multiple-antenna solution for the next generation of Connected Cars. Using Taoglas’ Axiom reference design allows them move more quickly to market with solutions that work.

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3-year project to develop and test standards for describing the performance of automotive lidar

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Despite their crucial role in both AVs and ADAS, however, lidars currently lack a standardized measure for describing their performance. This is likely to lead to marked variations in performance that would be impossible to quantify without standardized tests. The tests during the first year were led by Dr Jeremy P.

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Freescale introduces three reference designs for wireless charging for mobile devices

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Freescale Semiconductor has introduced three reference designs for wireless charging for high-capacity, single- and multi-cell battery packs. Reference design for tablets. The reference design consists of two main components: a transmitter mat and a receiver embedded inside the back cover of the tablet.

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EPA proposes stringent new emissions standards for light-, medium-, heavy-duty vehicles for MY 2027 and beyond

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two new proposed federal emissions standards spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for model year 2027 and beyond. Together, the proposals would reduce oil imports by approximately 20 billion barrels.

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Renesas and Cohda collaborating on V2V and V2I communications; V2X reference solution available in 2017

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By bringing together Renesas’ V2X R-Car system-on-chips (SoCs) and Cohda Wireless’ V2X and CAV software solutions, the companies deliver a V2X reference solution that supports European and North American communications standards for V2X system development. Both were deeply validated and proven for reliable operation.

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