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Ford takes OpenXC research platform global, engaging local developers for market-specific connected vehicle apps in India

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Ford is now shipping beta test kits of its open-source connectivity research platform, OpenXC ( earlier post ), to developers and universities around the world. The reference host device is a standard Android device that supports the Android Platform version 3.1 OpenXC architecture. Click to enlarge.

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EcoNav project developing user tools to support more ecologically responsible travel behavior and decisions

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EcoNav aims to provide travelers with personalized mobile and web tools that allow, help and persuade them to behave in an more ecologically responsible manner with regard to their traveling behavior and decisions. Reference: 288466. Duration: 36 months (October 2011 – September 2014). Cost: €3.13M; EU contribution €2.35M.

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

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The commercial term nanometer refers to a new, improved generation of silicon semiconductor chips.). Mii earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University , and his master’s and Ph.D., also in EE, from the University of California, Los Angeles. Watson Research Center , in Yorktown Heights, N.Y.

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

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magnitude Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, setting off the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. References I began my research for this piece by reading J. Subduction along this plate triggered the 9.0-magnitude It was the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan since modern seismography began.

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ITS-Davis study finds social influence a key element in transitioning to more sustainable transportation such as PHEVs

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Research from the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis (ITS-Davis) suggests it will take more than a reasonable price and good information to get consumers to make more sustainable transportation choices, such as the purchase of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). ” —Jonn Axsen. Translation.

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Oak Ridge researcher developing autonomous intelligent engines capable of real-time calibration based on driver behavior

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Equipped with this capability, an engine should be able personalize its calibration for each driver—i.e., They are operated with reference to engine operating points and the values of various engine controllable variables. Engines are streamlined syntheses of complex physical processes determining a convoluted dynamic system.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the five-year period spanning 2011 to 2015, with ESCs being built into all new cars, the systems saved 7,000 lives in the United States alone. 1972, University of California, Los Angeles, both in electrical engineering; Ph.D., According to the U.S. missile guidance systems, too.