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Interim assessment finds Volkswagen’s “Think Blue. Factory.” program reduced resource consumption by average 24.3% since 2011

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environmental program: since 2011, the consumption of resources in vehicle production has been reduced by an average of 24.3% ( Earlier post.) Participants at the annual conference also discussed new targets for the future of vehicle production at Volkswagen. Volkswagen reports that it is on track with its “Think Blue.

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The Meeting of the Minds That Launched AI

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So who was this unknown person? The identity of the person between Solomonoff and Shannon remained a mystery for some time. The Minsky Family Between Solomonoff and Shannon is the unknown person. He assured me that the unknown person was not his father. Grace Solomonoff So the unknown person must be Milner!

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Ford demonstrating cloud-based technology to optimize plug-in powertrain efficiency at ITS World Congress

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At the Google I/O conference in May, Ford introduced its research and innovation into using the cloud to predict driver behavior in order to optimize vehicle control systems and improve vehicle performance attributes such as fuel or hybrid-electric efficiency. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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IEEE’s Microwave Society Gets a New Name

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Today MTT-S technically or financially sponsors more than 50 conferences, workshops, and other events each year. And it holds events that help enhance the professional and personal growth of female members and raise their visibility. The society held its first symposium in 1952.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

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Since its launch in 2011, CSRC has collaborated with leading North American universities, hospitals, and research institutions on projects aimed at reducing traffic casualties, and sharing the results publicly so that all can benefit. Another, with MIT, modelled in-vehicle voice command systems and driver behavior. CSRC 2017 Report.

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Arctic Whisper fast-charged hybrid bus wins Elmia Future Transport Award; 18 hours of all-electric range

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The Future Transport Award is awarded to highlight good examples and role models who have developed effective, environmentally sound and economically viable transportation solutions for personal travel and freight transport.

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TSMC R&D Chief: There’s Light at the End of the Chip Shortage

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Then, in 2011, he was moved to R&D because several people had left, he says. In his personal opinion—not necessarily that of TSMC—it is going to take two to three years to bring new fabs online to resolve the situation. “It’s important for us to get the talent and the wisdom from the whole world, not just from the team in Taiwan.”

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