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Ford reorganizing mobility solutions efforts; acquires Autonomic, TransLoc to boost mobility group

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On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

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First announced in 2014, CSRC Next ( earlier post ) will direct $35 million through 2021 towards research designed to support a safe transition to the future of mobility. CSRC 2017 Report. Another, with MIT, modelled in-vehicle voice command systems and driver behavior.

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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TITLE ‘Professor of civil engineering, agronomy, and electrical and computer engineering MEMBER GRADE Fellow ALMA MATERS University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Ohio State University, Columbus But her engineering path eventually led her back to agriculture. I was interested in the design and operation of airplanes and spacecraft.”

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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The system is essentially being designed alongside the schools that are using it.” The teachers “say they can tell the platform was designed by an educator,” she adds. She left in 2017 and joined Success Academy as dean of mathematics. I’ve never had a teacher opt out of using the platform.”

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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The DOT is now soliciting nominations from State and local officials to assist in making designations for alternative fuel corridors. Alone, the federal government plans to purchase more than 500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or EVs in fiscal year 2017. Municipal fleet electrification.

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