Sun.Nov 06, 2016

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New Telit autonomous navigation IoT module relies on internal sensors to deliver class-leading dead reckoning accuracy

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Telit announced commercial availability of the SL869-3DR, a GNSS (global navigation satellite system) module for global use which leverages information from internal gyros, accelerometers and a barometric pressure sensor to perform dead reckoning (DR) navigation for application areas such as track & trace and in-vehicle systems. The module delivers accurate position data either directly from its multi-constellation receiver or from a fully autonomous DR system, requiring no connections to extern

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Fuel-cell ferry for San Francisco: feasible but expensive, U.S. study says

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California is currently the only U.S. state where hydrogen fuel-cell cars are available for purchase. If various interested parties have their way, it could also be the only state to boast fuel-cell ferries. Last year, Sandia National Laboratories and the Red and White Fleet ferry company announced plans to design and build a "high-speed".

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NSF to award ~$45M to NRI 2.0: ubiquitous and collaborative robots

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The National Science Foundation has released a new funding opportunity for NRI (National Robotics Initiative) 2.0 ( NSF 17-518 ) that will award up to a total of around $45 million to accepted research projects. The estimated award ceiling is $1,500,000; the estimated floor is $300,000. The goal of the US National Robotics Initiative (NRI), launched in 2011 by President Obama, is to support fundamental research that will accelerate the development and use of robots in the United States that work

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Five cars we wish were available in the UK

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With over 400 new cars and vans currently available in the UK, it’s not as if we don’t have a wide and varied choice of vehicles already. Whether it’s.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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