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Researchers determine specific rates of biodegradation for 125 petroleum compounds in Deepwater Horizon spill

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The complexity of the event has made it difficult for scientists to determine the long-term fate of oil in this ocean environment. She identified the subset of samples that matched that fingerprint and developed a rigorous statistical framework to analyze each of the 125 individual hydrocarbons studied. —Sarah Bagby.

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euroFOT study demonstrates how driver assistance systems can increase safety and fuel efficiency

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If it then approaches too close to another vehicle, then the driver is alerted via sound and light signals. A warning light then indicates that another vehicle is in that position. In addition to warning signals and active interventions, CSW may also assist the user during night driving by means of adaptive front lighting (AFL).

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NHTSA begins preliminary evaluation of Tesla Model S Autopilot fatality

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As more real-world miles accumulate and the software logic accounts for increasingly rare events, the probability of injury will keep decreasing. Ng is also an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Electrical Engineering by courtesy at Stanford University. Andrew Ng (@AndrewYNg) May 27, 2016.

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Wandering Robots in the Wild

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If the robot does this for long enough, it’s statistically very likely to cover the whole floor, probably multiple times. Detecting event(s) that trigger the selection of a new direction. Beyond his research at the University of Washington, Amal is an activist and executive board member of UAW 4121. While he was a Ph.D.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Professor Robert Cervero, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California-Berkeley. Professor Sebastian Thrun, Stanford University. The upper level will be for pedestrians and light weight vehicles like bicycles, Segways and electric bicycles. Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning.

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New Audi A8 debuting Level 3 autonomous AI traffic jam pilot; parking and remote garage pilots; zFAS controller

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The basis for this comes from mathematics and statistics. To this end, Audi is working closely with top businesses from the software field, as well as with leading universities. This component, roughly the size of a fist, emits light pulses on several vertical planes. Light guides in the doors indicate the danger optically.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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Structured VLSI design, now taught in more than 100 universities. And unlike university research laboratories, PARC had one unifying vision: it would develop “the architecture of information.” Pake was executive vice chancellor, provost, and professor of physics at Washington University in St. Laser printers.

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