Cars That Think

MARCH 17, 2023

Michigan Robotics ] The RPD 35 from Built Robotics is the world’s first autonomous piling system. The video shows a use case that was developed by the FZI with assistance of the KIT: the multi-robot retrieval of hazardous materials using two FZI robots as well as a KIT virtual reality environment. [ ARL ] Thanks, Kostas!

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MIT Kits Environment Boston 92

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

a spin-off from the University of Michigan and developer of advanced asymmetric supercapacitors, to produce and sell hybrid electric storage (HES) devices comprising Li-ion batteries, supercapacitors and control electronics. Inmatech supercapacitors are based on early transition metal carbides and nitrides.

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Li-ion Electrical Storage Lithium Ion Hybrid 218

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AUGUST 31, 2015

To date, the Peloton System has logged more than 15,000 platooning miles and been showcased in on-highway demonstrations, government, private and fleet tests in Nevada, Utah, Texas, Ohio, Florida, Alabama and Michigan. Demonstrations and fleet pilot deployments in additional states will be held later this year.

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Alabama Utah Fleet Nevada 150

Baua Electric

JUNE 5, 2023

The automaker’s Flint Steel Middle, which produces sheet steel stampings, will obtain $233 million towards unutilized stamping dies, press enhancements and kit. The cash will proceed towards increasing the frame store and common meeting conveyor, in addition to unutilized tooling. terminating moment, a 37 p.c building up from 2021.

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GM Sierra Silverado GMC 52

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. The company will deliver these powertrain kits to a dealer network to be established. Source: ALTe. Click to enlarge.

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Conversion Plug-in Plug Hybrid 301

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JANUARY 6, 2012

Open-source hardware and software developer kits: Working with New York City-based startup Bug Labs, Ford is launching OpenXC, a research platform that will allow developers to access key vehicle data in order to innovate cloud-based apps and services.

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Ford San Francisco New York City Kits 231

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JANUARY 10, 2013

The OpenXC kit includes a vehicle interface module based on the popular Arduino platform developers can use to read data from the vehicle’s internal communications network. Early in 2012 Ford shipped the first OpenXC beta toolkits to universities such as the University of Michigan, MIT, Stanford University and HCL Technologies in India.

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Ford Michigan Connect Connected 240

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MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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Ford SUV Michigan Tax 186

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Paper ] We present FLEX-SDK: an open-source software development kit that allows creating a social robot from two simple tablet screens. A pinch-type grasp is then used to securely hold the separated sheet of fabric, enabling easy manipulation thereafter. Paper ] D'Manus is a 10 DoF, low-cost, reliable prehensile hand.

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Los Angeles New Zealand Netherlands Kits 83

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Autonomous vehicles: While Ford’s research and development in autonomous vehicles is a global effort, including ongoing work with University of Michigan and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Palo Alto team will expand collaboration with Stanford University that kicked off in 2013.

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Connect Connected Ford Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Ford is now shipping beta test kits of its open-source connectivity research platform, OpenXC ( earlier post ), to developers and universities around the world. OpenXC architecture. Click to enlarge. As of January 2012, OpenXC was only supported on a few Ford vehicles: 2011 - 2012 Focus; 2012 Mustang; 2012 Fiesta; and 2011 Figo.

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India Connect Connected Ford 210

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JANUARY 6, 2015

Projects include: Big Data Drive, Dearborn, Michigan. Engineers are working to develop sensor kits based on Ford OpenXC that gather information from bicycles and other common forms of transportation in urban areas. The system makes it easier for a driver to locate an open spot, reserve it and navigate to the space.

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Ford London Personal Africa 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2011

Automotive X Prize teams from New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Indiana will compete at the 7 th Annual Green Grand Prix Friday, April 15, at Watkins Glen International. They may be built from a kit or from scratch. Two of the vehicles are educational entries from Cornell University and West Philadelphia High School.

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International Green Fuel Economy Philadelphia 270

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. .  will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The 100 m.p.g. mark has pretty much been the Holy Grail in the land of alternative vehicles for some time.

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IDEA Detroit Bright Automotive Water 57

Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

To put that in perspective for you, if Los Angeles County were a state, it would rank ninth in population behind the states of California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. Previous Prius conversion kits have been limited by Toyota programming to a top speed of 34 mph in all-electric mode.

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Solar Energy Power Powered 170

Cars That Think

JUNE 4, 2022

The first personal computer developed in the United States is commonly thought to be the MITS Altair, which sold as a hobbyist’s kit in 1976. At nearly the same time the Apple I became available, also in kit form. Collaboration with several universities has led to a kit for integrating new chips into working computer systems.

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Future Engine Personal IDEA 145

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

New University of Michigan research vehicles will be open testbeds for academic and industry researchers rapidly to test self-driving and connected vehicle technologies at a world-class proving ground. TechLab is run jointly by Michigan Engineering’s Center for Entrepreneurship and MTC.

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Connect Connected Los Angeles Cars 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Bloomberg ). because, even E85, we wish that would roll out a lot faster -- but, the only infrastructure thats really in place, besides oil, is electricity distribution. if you really want to go for any alternative vehicle -- now that battery technology is so much better. For that reason, he says Toyota isnt working on a plug-in hybrid.

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