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UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

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The emission reduction potential is most significant for light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles, with other contributions coming from shipping, aviation and biofuels. GtCO 2 /year (light duty vehicles) by 2030. The 1 Gigaton Coalition is supported by UN Environment and the Norwegian Government.

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Audi to demonstrate automated driving technology in Florida

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If the driver does not take back control within a few seconds of being prompted, light braking and a more intensive warning are triggered. The car is braked to a stop and the hazard warning lights are activated. Its laser diode emits nearly 100,000 infrared light pulses per second that are invisible to the human eye.

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The James Webb Space Telescope was a Career-Defining Project for Janet Barth

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She joined the center as a co-op student and retired in 2014 as chief of its electrical engineering division. She conducted research on radiation environments and their effects on electronic systems. Barth (left) and Moira Stanton at the 1997 RADiation and its Effects on Components and Systems Conference, held in Cannes, France.

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CMU demo’ing Autonomous SRX in Washington this week

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2014) Click to enlarge. In 2007, Carnegie Mellon’s then state-of-the-art driverless car, BOSS, took home the $2-million grand prize in the DARPA Urban Challenge, which pitted the leading autonomous vehicles in the world against one another in a challenging, urban environment. 2014) Click to enlarge. 2014) Click to enlarge.

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Anderman: Li-ion capacity far outstripping demand as automakers focus more on hybrids, less on full EVs

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Anderman is founder and chairman of the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC); the 13 th annual conference is scheduled for February 2013 in Pasadena, California. of anticipated 2016 new vehicle sales, leaving the over-invested battery industry in a trying environment.

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The First U.S. Human-Operated Submersible Changed the Course of Oceanography

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After the conference, the research office sent a delegation, including Vine, to Italy to see the 18-meter-long, 45-tonne vehicle. But Trieste proved “too large and cumbersome for routine operations throughout the oceans,” according to a 2014 Eos article. During a 1956 symposium about deep-sea exploration held in Washington, D.C.,

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Audi Chairman says 5 key innovation areas will determine the future of mobility; e-tron master plan calls for 6-figure sales by 2020 with an e-tron in every segment

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to the Annual Press Conference 2012 in Ingolstadt, Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG, said that the company believes that five key innovation areas will determine the shape of future mobility: design; lightweight construction; connected vehicles; mobility services; and electric mobility. In his speech.

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