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The new engine will be first introduced in China in the all-new Ford Mondeo, making its public debut later this month at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), with applications following in the Fusion sedan in North America this year, and later the new Mondeo in Europe. liter capacity or less. The new aluminum-block, twin-cam 1.5-liter

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million truck platoon systems will ship globally by 2025. A fusion of forward-looking radar and V2V communication enable fleets of trucks to safely maneuver with a short distance between vehicles. In a new report , ABI Research forecasts that 7.7

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Unlike traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, EVs represent a fusion of hardware and software, where the latter plays a pivotal role in enhancing functionality and driving innovation. Amidst the looming global warming crisis, Electric Vehicles (EVs) emerge as a pivotal solution to decarbonize road transport emissions.

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MAY 10, 2020

An international team of researchers has used satellite images to map urban growth between 1985 and 2015. In a paper in Nature Sustainability , they report that global urban extent has expanded by 9,687?km km 2 per year—a rate four times greater than a previous estimate, suggesting an unprecedented rate of global urbanization.

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trillion (US$55 billion) by 2025, securing an 8% operating margin in the automotive sector and achieving a 5% range of global automotive market share. In the mid- to long-term, Hyundai aims to secure leadership in the EV market and achieve 8-10% share of the global EV market by 2040. is part of Hyundai’s efforts for global cooperation.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Recently, UBTECH’s humanoid robot Walker S was introduced into the assembly line of NIO’s advanced vehicle manufacturing center, as an “intern” assisting in the car production. From 25 to 27 October 2024, the CYBATHLON will take place in a global format in the Arena Schluefweg in Kloten near Zurich and in local hubs all around the world.

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It’s pretty nasty,” says Michael Bender, the international coordinator of the Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG). So it required a global treaty.” In 2018, an employee at Apollo Fusion approached the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a nonprofit that investigates environmental misconduct in the United States.

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Xiaomi Corporation, a global leader in the technology and consumer electronics sector, is joining as a strategic investor. The P7 is built on the SEPA - Smart Electric Platform Architecture, with advanced autonomous driving features and fusion-based perception powered by its dual-chip system: NVIDIA DRIVE Xavier and Qualcomm Snapdragon 820A.

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Nishimura has been associated with Musashi for over two decades and has worked across several international markets like Japan and North America. Previously Naoya Nishimura was the global Chief R&D Officer at Musashi.

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MAY 9, 2024

As the recently retired head of space power systems at ESA—with more than 30 years of experience working on power generation, energy storage, and electrical systems design for dozens of missions, including evaluation of a power-beaming experiment proposed for the International Space Station—I think the answer is almost certainly no.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

The new Indy fleet vehicles will include 100% electric models, such as the Nissan LEAF, as well as plug-in hybrid models like the Chevrolet Volt and the Ford Fusion Energi, which offer extended range. America’s dependence on oil ties our national and economic security to a highly-unpredictable, cartel-influenced global oil market.

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JULY 17, 2014

Among the technologies Ford incorporated into its drivable multi-material lightweight vehicle (MMLV) ( earlier post ) is an advanced polycarbonate (PC) glazing solution from SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business that makes possible a 35% weight reduction compared to the same window on a 2013 model year Ford Fusion production vehicle.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The project’s core technology is IDT’s low-latency RapidIO interconnect, used in 4G telephone calls globally, as well as for real-time sensor analysis in a variety of aerospace and defense systems, applicable to autonomous vehicles. IDT’s RapidIO technology will be used to explore two key elements of the network.

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JUNE 4, 2014

The Ford Lightweight Concept reduces the weight of a 2013 Fusion to that of a Ford Fiesta, resulting in a nearly 25% weight reduction. —Raj Nair, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development. —Matt Zaluzec, Ford technical leader, Global Materials and Manufacturing Research. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle with four LiDAR sensors. Put another way, the purpose of the MIT project is enhance the utilization of the line-of-sight data already acquired by the Fusion’s sensors to provide augmented predictive capability, especially for pedestrians. Click to enlarge. —Greg Stevens.

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She routinely managed international projects. Department of Energy’s fusion energy science advisory committee. Ramesh served as the 2022–2023 president of ABET, the global accrediting organization for academic programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology.

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Localization of hot spots in solids using acoustic waves, $150,000 Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Cambridge, Mass. Fusion Joining of Thermoplastic Composites Using Energy Efficient Processes, $150,000 GE Global Research, U.S., MetalTek International, Watertown, Wis. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Raleigh, N.C.

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The European commission wants Europe to boost its share of global semiconductor production to 20 percent by 2030, from 10 percent today. To that end, it is forwarding plans for more than 43 billion in public and private investment through a European Chips Act.

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Ford’s Lincoln brand revealed its first hybrid—the new mid-size 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid—during the press preview to the New York International Auto Show. liter Atkinson-cycle I-4 hybrid engine, and earlier applied in the Fusion and Milan hybrid sedans. Lincoln’s premium hybrid is expected to deliver at least 41 mpg US (5.7

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DENSO’s new inline electric compressor will make its global debut on Ford Motor Company’s Focus Electric, which began production this past December, with retail production ramping up the first half of the year. Click to enlarge. This helps extend the lithium-ion battery range when the air-conditioning (A/C) is running.

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The company has similarly aggressive plans for China and other markets, as 90% of Ford’s new global vehicles will feature connectivity by 2020. This starts with the company reallocating $7 billion of capital from cars to SUVs and trucks, including the Ranger and EcoSport in North America and the all-new Bronco globally.

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JULY 22, 2009

EcoBoost engine at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January, Ford had also shown a Lincoln C (C-size) concept car powered by a 1.6-liter, 2010 Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid. million globally. At the debut of the 3.5L Earlier post.) EcoBoost will be comparable in performance to a 3.0-liter

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Jim Farley, Ford executive vice president of Global Marketing, Sales and Service and Lincoln, announced the contest at the 2013 New York International Auto Show. Participants will have access to Ford’s OpenXC connectivity research platform as a sandbox to create and test their ideas for the Personalized Fuel Efficiency Apps Challenge.

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

The fuel-saving system eventually will be offered in all of Ford’s global markets. Ford has more than 244 patents for its Auto Start-Stop technology and will showcase the feature on a concept in January at the North American International Auto Show. The global rollout of Auto Start-Stop is under way in Europe.

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” —Derrick Kuzak, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development. 3-cylinder EcoBoost was designed at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre in the US, the company’s global center of excellence for small-capacity engines. The new three-cylinder engine will be available globally in the company’s small cars.

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MARCH 23, 2019

Missouri S&T will combine a novel additive manufacturing technique, called ceramic on-demand extrusion, and ceramic fusion welding techniques to manufacture very high temperature heat exchangers for power cycles with intense heat sources. International Mezzo Technologies. General Electric Company, GE Global Research.

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Software Defined Vehicles or SDVs are the next megatrend in the global automotive industry, which is already witnessing a major transformation with the increasing foray of electric vehicles, or EVs as the leading technology to enable a shift to a more sustainable future.

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Her areas of interest include multisensor data fusion, intelligent systems, and cybersecurity in aerospace systems. She is a distinguished lecturer for the society and has given talks on signal processing, multisensor data fusion, and neural systems. She has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Ford has opened its new Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto, growing its global research team and accelerating the company’s work in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, customer experience and big data. Earlier this month, the company introduced Ford Smart Mobility at the 2015 International CES. Maciuca holds a Ph.D.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

Source: SAE International. —Raj Nair, Ford executive vice president, Global Product Development, and CTO. Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto’s multi-disciplinary research and innovation facility is the newest of nearly a dozen of Ford’s global research, innovation, IT and engineering centers. Click to enlarge.

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The MyFord Touch driver connect technology, introduced at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, replaces many of the traditional vehicle buttons, knobs and gauges. MyFord Touch launches this summer on the 2011 Ford Edge and will be available globally on the 2012 Ford Focus.

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The Ford Lightweight Concept reduces the weight of a 2013 Fusion to that of a Ford Fiesta, resulting in a nearly 25% weight reduction. It] is no way equivalent to the 2013 Fusion with the exception of passenger size. Earlier post.). We will achieve a 50% weight reduced vehicle. We will let go of all the customer requirements.

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Contribute to international efforts to address global climate change. DOE says it continue to play a major role in supporting the Administration’s international efforts to achieve significant global greenhouse gas emission reductions, enhance climate preparedness, and promote global deployment of clean energy technologies.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The Request funds efforts to reduce the global threat posed by nuclear weapons, nuclear proliferation and unsecured or excess nuclear materials, and it supports activities that provide safe and effective propulsion for the US nuclear Navy. contribution to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project.

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On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. This allows it to run in electric mode before using the gasoline engine.

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Neuroscientist or cinematographer Programs he helped develop include the Structural SIMilarity (SSIM) index, the MOtion-tuned Video Integrity Evaluation ( MOVIE ) index, visual information fidelity algorithms, and the Video Multimethod Assessment Fusion ( VMAF ) metric. Bovik has received several awards for his work.

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Like the Coupe, the BMW i8 Concept Roadster is also built around the LifeDrive architecture, a fusion of independent functional units. The seven-city, year-long global tour exploring the future of mobility is an initiative of BMW i.

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