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A New Olympics Event: Algorithmic Video Surveillance

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This summer, at the Paris Olympic Games, security officials will perform a much bigger experiment in the heart of the City of Light, covering the events, the entire Olympic village, and the connecting roads and rails. This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2024.

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Letting in the Light

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Gerhardt had joined with Ed Benjamin of the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) to offer training programs—and certification— to aspiring ebike mechanics. Ten years later, 11 TEVA of NC members, representing 1 out of every 10 people in the chapter, had followed Gerhardt into becoming Certified Light EV Technical instructors.

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Daimler Trucks’ FUSO introduces eCanter SensorCollect concept refuse truck

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The vehicle proposes an application of the emissions-free light-duty truck to make essential garbage collection services more efficient and environmentally conscious. Through these events, more than 100 ideas to date have been generated.

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Video Friday: A Starbucks With 100 Robots

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. This makes it hard to develop tiny autonomous drones, which are too small and light for heavy hardware and big batteries.

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Video Friday: GR-1

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. A team led by researchers at the University of Washington created a set of 11 actions a robotic arm can make to pick up nearly any food attainable by fork. Fourier Intelligence ] Thanks, Ni Tao!

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Study: stopping at red lights exposes drivers to high levels of particulates

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Researchers at the University of Surrey have now found that where drivers spend just 2% of the journey time at traffic intersections managed by lights, this short duration contributes to about 25% of total exposure to nanoparticle emissions. UK commuters spend an average of about 1.5 hours a day at the wheel. Short–term exposure for ?2%

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ICCT-sponsored study of in-use testing of 3 Tier2-Bin5, CA LEV-II light-duty diesels finds wide variation of emissions against the limits

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In-use testing of three light duty diesel vehicles—certified to US-EPA Tier2-Bin5 and California LEV-II ULEV emissions limits— found a wide variation in real world emissions performance relative to the regulatory limits. diesels and one 3.0L diesel) over pre-defined test routes exhibiting diverse driving conditions.

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