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Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

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Light-duty vehicles, including sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks, are currently responsible for 58% of US transportation sector emissions. Pickup trucks accounted for 14% of light-duty vehicle sales in the United States in 2020, and the market share of both pickups and SUVs has grown in recent years. —Woody et al.

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Volkswagen and Siemens partnering on traffic light V2X tests using WLANp in Wolfsburg

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In a joint project, the city of Wolfsburg, Volkswagen and Siemens are currently setting up a test section on a main road in Wolfsburg in which ten traffic signal systems will transmit the traffic light phases in the vicinity via the V2X technology WLANp (ITS-G5). Earlier post.). —Manfred Fuhg, Head of Siemens Mobility Germany.

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Tesla Sweden sheds light on impact of IF Metall strike

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Tesla Sweden sent letters directly to owners in the country, shedding some light on the impact of IF Metall’s strike on its operations. It also clarified a few key pieces of information about the IF Metal strike, like the percentage of employees that have joined the union in its efforts to force Tesla to enter into a collective agreement.

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ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

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Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait at stop lights or sit in dense traffic with engines idling, according to US Department of Energy estimates. In a real GRIDSMART system, they just send vehicle data to a controller, and it says, ‘I’ve got cars waiting, so it’s time to change the light.’

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DOE to issue $3M FOA for High-Performance Computing for Materials; focus on severe, complex environments

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The Department of Energy announced a funding opportunity totaling $3 million to support projects between US industry and DOE national laboratories related to improving materials in severe or complex environments through the new High Performance Computing for Materials in Applied Energy Technologies ( HPC4Mtls ) Program. Earlier post.).

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SwRI-led team achieves 20% improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency with connectivity, automation; ARPA-E NEXTCAR

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For this program, we were able to tap into those existing data streams and put the information to use in a new way. The team achieved these benefits by developing the next generation in vehicle dynamic and powertrain (VD&PT) control software, designed to proactively use “look-ahead” information to anticipate vehicle power demand.

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Velodyne Lidar acquires AI software company Bluecity

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Vella software translates lidar data into actionable information so that autonomous systems can observe and understand the environments they are operating in.

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