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Toyota Research Institute “deeply satisfied” with results of $100M collaborative research program with US universities

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This initiative has funded $100M of research and generated more than 1,250 paper submissions since its inception in 2016, making it one of the largest collaborative research programs by an automotive company in the world. The last year saw three papers win awards at the Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS). Computational Governor.

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Traffic volume on rural and urban roads in the United States: 1991-2016

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This analysis was conducted to examine changes in traffic volume on rural and urban roads in the United States from 1991 through 2016. Rural lane miles during the period from 1991 through 2016 showed a generally continuous decline totaling 6%, from 6.405 to 5.992 million miles. by Michael Sivak. Click on table to enlarge. Lane length.

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New flying/driving robot developed at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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An experimental robot drone that flies like a typical quadcopter, drives on tough terrain and squeezes into tight spaces using the same motors, has been developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers.

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Tesla donates $3.1M of $6M grant to Jeff Dahn’s Dalhousie University battery team

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A team of battery researchers at Canada’s Dalhousie University are the recipients of a $6 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). Dahn and Tesla have worked together since 2016 when the two signed a five-year partnership to improve energy density and the life cycle of lithium-ion batteries.

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Jeff Dahn joins Meta Materials’ scientific advisory board

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Dahn is a pioneering researcher and developer of lithium-ion battery technology and leads a large research group at Dalhousie University. Dahn held the position of NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research Chair with Dalhousie University from 2016 to 2021. in Physics from Dalhousie University and an M.Sc. In 2021, Prof.

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EcoCAR3 will be using the next-gen 2016 Camaro

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Last April, General Motors announced it would be continuing its partnership with the US Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory for the EcoCAR 3 collegiate advanced vehicle technology competition, and would donate a Chevrolet Camaro to each one of the 16 universities that were recently selected for the exclusive competition.

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MAHEPA consortium marks latest flights of HY4 fuel cell hybrid electric aircraft

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The sixth-generation of hydrogen propulsion has been completely revised from 2016 to 2020, according to aviation requirements. The MAHEPA consortium includes Pipistrel Vertical Solutions, Compact Dynamics, DLR, H2Fly, Politecnico di Milano, TU Delft, University of Maribor and University of Ulm.

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