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Cadillac to offer advanced V2V and semi-automated driving technologies in certain 2017 MY vehicles

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Super Cruise, GM’s semi-automated driving technology, will come to market in a new 2017 Cadillac vehicle. Among the technologies and vehicles GM is showcasing at the ITS conference are: An automated Opel Insignia equipped with digital maps and GPS, six LIDAR sensors in the bumpers, and both V2V and V2I technology. Click to enlarge.

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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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In early 2017, an additional 273 GW of coal-fired capacity was under construction and 570 GW in pre-construction. The 1 Gigaton Coalition is supported by UN Environment and the Norwegian Government. There are an estimated 6,683 operating coal-fired power plants in the world, with a combined capacity of 1,964 GW.

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BMW, Intel, Mobileye: 40 autonomous BMWs to be on road by 2H 2017; standards-based open platform for autonomy

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BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye announced that a fleet of approximately 40 autonomous BMW vehicles will be on the roads by the second half of 2017, demonstrating the significant advancements made by the three companies towards fully autonomous driving. It will allow automakers to develop and test a wide range of use cases and applications.

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MIT engineers develop system to help autonomous vehicles see around corners; adapting ShadowCam

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In a paper being presented at next week’s International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), the researchers describe successful experiments with an autonomous car driving around a parking garage and an autonomous wheelchair navigating hallways. But modifying real-world environments with AprilTags is not practical.

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New Award Recognizes IEEE Society’s Work in DEI

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IEEE IMS has increased its number of women leaders, conference speakers, and editors of its publications. The IEEE Life Fellow was elected the 2016–2017 society president and 2021 Division II director. IEEE IMS conferences have increased the number of female speakers and technical program committee chairs.

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Video Friday: Pedipulate

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In order to interact with and manipulate their environments, most legged robots are equipped with a dedicated robot arm, which means additional mass and mechanical complexity compared to standard legged robots. Filmed in July 2017, this video shows Atlas walking through a “hatch” on a pitching surface.

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GM turns to Titan supercomputer for more detailed diesel combustion modeling

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The team presented a paper on their work at the ASME 2017 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference. Whitesides, (2017) “Steady-State Calibration of a Diesel Engine in CFD Using a GPU-based Chemistry Solver,” Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference , No.

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