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Omnitek selects DD 12.7L Series 60 and Cat C15 engine models for diesel-to-gas conversion project at Port of Seattle

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L Detroit Diesel Series 60 and the Caterpillar C15 engine models for the beginning of the second phase of a Puget Sound Clean Air Agency pilot project , which includes the development of diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion kits for these engine models and obtaining Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval. Earlier post.).

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Renesas Electronics and TTTech collaborate on new ADAS-ECU development platform with high computing performance and advanced functional safety

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Delivering an AUTOSAR environment for various operating systems enables system manufacturers to move applications between the embedded cores more easily. The concept grants “Freedom of Interference” as demanded by the highest automotive development safety norms. TTIntegration supports various safety levels simultaneously.

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H2ME has 100 fuel cell vehicles on the road in Germany, France and UK

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Powered by a compact 5 kW fuel cell module, coupled with a hydrogen storage unit and medium-size automotive battery pack, Symbio’s range-extender kit doubles the range of Renault’s electric-only Kangoo ZE model to 320 km. In addition, Daimler has deployed 40 B-Class F-CELL vehicles under H2ME in Germany.

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“Software-Defined Car” project seeks to develop standardized rules and processes; SofDCar

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The three-year SofDCar project is funded with a grant of some €43 million by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). —Professor Ralf Reussner from KASTEL – KIT’s Institute of Information Security and Dependability. —Professor Michael Weyrich.

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NYU Researchers Paving New Path for Robotics

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The lab performs fundamental and applied research in the area of robot autonomy to create agile autonomous machines that operate in unstructured and dynamically changing environments without relying on any external infrastructure and are able to improve their autonomous behaviors learning from their experience.

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Putting the “Utility” in Sport Utility Vehicle: Which Electric SUVs Perform Best Off-Road?

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Their smaller size, smooth handling, and maneuverability make them suitable for urban streets while still providing the space and clearance to accommodate families and perform in more rugged environments. They’re also aesthetically appealing. When it comes to electric vehicles, crossovers serve a couple of other very practical functions.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000. Despite this collaboration, Netac subsequently sought and was granted a patent on the thumb drive within China. So it’s not surprising that overlapping and competing claims surround the origin of the thumb drive.

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