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USTMA report finds that recycling of end-of-life tires dropped from 96% in 2013 to 76% in 2019

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This not only protects our health and the environment - it drives innovation and jobs. While the number of scrap tires generated each year grew by almost 7%, the total number of scrap tires recycled or reclaimed has not significantly changed since 2017. —Anne Forristall Luke, president and CEO of USTMA.

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NASA selects four university teams for aviation projects; eliminating emissions and autonomy research

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Team members include Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Virginia Tech, Spelman College, Missouri University of Science and Technology, General Electric, and Aerodyne Research Incorporated. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. This is the fifth time a set of teams have been selected to participate in ULI.

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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UPS is working to meet its goal of logging one billion miles with its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet by the end of 2017, using a Rolling Laboratory approach to determine the right alternative fuel solutions to meet the unique needs of route-specific driving environments. At UPS, we own our fleet and our infrastructure.

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FAA selects 6 sites for unmanned aircraft systems research for integration into US airspace

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The applicant’s research will also include a concentrated look at how air traffic control procedures will evolve with the introduction of UAS into the civil environment and how these aircraft will be integrated with NextGen. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).

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Toyota CSRC launches new research tracks on autonomous & connected vehicle technologies; 11 projects with 8 institutions

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Launched in January 2017, CSRC Next builds upon the insights gained from the CSRC’s first five years, and will direct $35 million toward safety research into advanced vehicle technologies, including both autonomous and connected systems. Virginia Tech. Surrounding Environment Recognition Technology and Evaluation Metrics.

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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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CSRC will be participating at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) 25 th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) in Detroit, 5-8 June 2017. CSRC 2017 Report.

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NASA to test in-flight folding spanwise adaptive wing (SAW) to enhance aircraft efficiency; advanced actuators

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Engineers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, Langley Research Center in Virginia, and Glenn Research Center in Ohio, are working on the Spanwise Adaptive Wing concept, or SAW. The concept may be flight-tested on the sub-scale Prototype-Technology Evaluation and Research Aircraft, or PTERA, as early as Spring 2017.

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