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Suzuki and Toyota to explore business partnership; environment, safety, and information technology

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Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have agreed to start exploring ideas that are directed towards a business partnership. However, in the face of the advanced and future technology R&D field, Suzuki is increasingly feeling a sense of uncertainty.

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Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

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A study by researchers at CU Boulder and Edinburgh Napier University finds that high-density, low-rise environments such as those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle. There is a growing belief that building taller and denser is better. —Pomponi et al.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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The competition “allows students to take an idea, a passion, and turn it from a simple prototype to a fully deployed solution,” says Stephanie Gillespie , associate dean of the University of New Haven’s engineering college , in Connecticut. and its environs. The EPICS contest asked students and faculty at U.S.

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Boston Dynamics’ Founder on the Future of Robotics

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Raibert showed concept art at ICRA that included robots working in domestic environments such as kitchens, living rooms, and laundry rooms as well as industrial settings. “I At the Institute, you’re starting to share your vision for the future of robotics more than you did at Boston Dynamics. Why is that?

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Teijin and AEV Robotics to co-develop lightweight automotive solutions for future transportation

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Teijin and AEV will use the first two years of this initiative to develop elemental technologies for future vehicles. AEV plans to use a common robotic base for its vehicles, which will then be fitted with functional pods to move people, deliver goods and perform tasks in urban environments.

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J.D. Power: Consumer sentiment on future mobility technologies lags far behind automakers plans

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Consumer confidence in future mobility technologies lags far behind automakers’ plans to bring self-driving and battery-electric vehicles to the marketplace, according to the J.D. Lack of knowledge is a huge roadblock for future adoption. One consumer said, “I like the idea of an electric powered vehicle, but at what cost?

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NIO ET7 speakers reveal how important software will be in future vehicles [Editorial]

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Audio experts must consider the environment the sound will be played in, making it challenging to work with vehicles. Software’s Critical Role in Future Vehicles. Software is playing an increasingly important role in the auto industry as automotive OEMs and startups reconceptualize the idea of the vehicle. Credit: NIO.

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