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Renesas Electronics delivers 2nd-gen ADAS view solution kit for surround view, electronic mirrors and driver monitoring for autonomous driving

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Renesas Electronics Corporation has introduced a new all-in-one Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) view solution kit. The up to eight automotive cameras of the solution kit allow developers to collect data from the environment for sensor fusion, being a necessary step towards autonomous drive.

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Univ. of Calgary team develops new process for less-expensive electrocatalysts for electrolysis

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Project leaders Curtis Berlinguette and Simon Trudel, both in the chemistry department in the Faculty of Science, have patented their technology and created from their university research a spin-off company, FireWater Fuel Corp. Sedach, Man Kit Jack Siu, Simon Trudel, and Curtis P. FireWater Fuel Corp. Smith, Mathieu S. 1233638.

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BMW Group increasing use of digitalization and Industry 4.0 in production logistics

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Digitalization and innovations help the company organise logistics more flexibly and more efficiently. In 2015, the BMW Group joined forces with the Fraunhofer Institute IML to develop the first self-driving Smart Transport Robots (STR) for transporting roll containers through logistics areas within production halls.

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

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At Ford, we view ourselves as both a mobility and an auto company, as we drive innovation in every part of our business. —Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company president and CEO. Earlier this month, the company introduced Ford Smart Mobility at the 2015 International CES. Maciuca holds a Ph.D. Earlier post.)

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. During the 1990s, as the size of files and software increased, computer companies searched for alternatives. MB of data.

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

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The Ford Developer Program for open mobile apps provides a software development kit (SDK), technical support from Ford engineers and a developer community to enable utilizing the SYNC connectivity system and AppLink application programming interface (API). Sina is an online media company serving China and the global Chinese communities.

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MAN Diesel & Turbo to convert 3 more coastal container ships to LNG

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The Wes Amelie project was really a pioneering moment in the European container-feeder market and shows clearly that existing MAN engines can be converted to LNG operation with a tremendous effect on exhaust emissions and the environment. Earlier this year, TOTE Maritime Alaska, a daughter company of TOTE Inc.,

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