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DOT awards U-M-led hub $15M for connected and automated transportation

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The US Department of Transportation has awarded a $15-million grant to renew the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), based in Ann Arbor and led by the University of Michigan. Announced in 2016 and funded with $15.76 The courses reached students at Washtenaw Community College, Purdue University and U-M.

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Toyota expands Collaborative Safety Research Center with $35M; focus on transition to automated vehicle and connected vehicle technologies

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CSRC will concentrate on supporting a safe transition to the future of mobility, particularly through emerging automated- and connected-vehicle technologies. The CSRC was formed in January 2011 with three charter members; the first phase of research will conclude in 2016.

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Startup SF Motors announces two EVs; up to 1000 hp, 0-60 mph in less than 3 seconds

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The company has also focused on intelligent technologies to deliver new levels of autonomy and connectivity. This design will also support rapid manufacturing using laser welding to connect the battery cells. On the other hand, its investment in big data and IT technologies connects the company’s U.S.

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Swaying toward EV mobility

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Since spreading across Ohio, Sway Mobility has now moved its Bolts into Michigan and will soon be expanding into Indiana. “In Enrolling the whole family The Peters family began its EV journey in 2016 with a used Fiat 500E that Michael imported from California. “It We’re one of six companies involved.”. Could EVs work for our family?

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Artisanal Cement Tiles Inspired by Modernist Homes

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If Indiana Jones took a turn toward the elegant and developed an obsession with textiles, he might be a bit like Louis Barthélemy, the French illustrator and designer who travels to Africa and the Middle East to work with weavers and craftspeople who are skilled in traditional techniques.

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China EV maker Seres adjusts U.S. plan to fit reality

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The EV maker opened an office in Santa Clara, CA, in Silicon Valley, in 2016 under the name SF Motors. Though Seres won’t be producing EVs in Indiana right now, that doesn’t mean Seres has no commercial opportunities in the U.S., The SF5 (below) will be intelligent and connected, natch. More on Sokon later. says Taylor.

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With This Bionic Nose, COVID Survivors May Smell the Roses Again

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In 2016 the two researchers were awarded a U.S. Add in Costanzo and Coelho’s other collaborators—including an electronic nose expert in England, several clinicians in Boston, and a businessman in Indiana—and you have a dream team who just might make it happen. patent for their olfactory-implant system. Round Room.