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Harbour Air and magniX partner to build world’s first all-electric airline; seaplanes to ePlanes

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Through this partnership, both companies are furthering the vision to someday connect communities with clean, efficient and affordable electric air travel. In 2018, 75% of worldwide airline flights were 1,000 miles or less in range. A Harbour Air ePlane will have zero reliance on fossil fuels and produce zero emissions.

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Hyundai Motor Group to acquire controlling interest in mobile robot firm Boston Dynamics

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To propel this transformation, Hyundai Motor Group has invested substantially in development of future technologies, including in fields such as autonomous driving technology, connectivity, eco-friendly vehicles, smart factories, advanced materials, artificial intelligence (AI), and robots. Boston Dynamics’ Spot and Atlas.

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Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi 6-year plan sees 12 pure EV models launched on common platforms, 40 models with autonomous drive

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To achieve this, said Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive officer of the Alliance, the three automakers will accelerate their collaboration on common platforms, powertrains and next-generation electric, autonomous and connected technologies. Enabling connectivity and mobility services. Reinforcing electric vehicle leadership.

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ARPA-E announces $35M funding opportunity to develop novel heat exchanger technologies

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These performance goals are beyond the capability of any existing technologies, but ARPA-E believes that recent advances in materials, topological design methodologies, and manufacturing technologies can be leveraged to realize the desired extreme-environment heat exchanger capability. ET on 12 September 2018.

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This Engineer Is Helping to Make India a Global Semiconductor Hub

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Sharma says he finds Modi’s own career inspirational, because he experienced the challenges of growing up in a financially strained environment. He wanted to monitor and record the radio waves from the annular solar eclipse in 2013, but he couldn’t afford a radio, so he decided to build his own. Sharma earned a Ph.D.

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Economists propose use of dynamic road fees for traffic control

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This would contribute to avoiding traffic jams and protecting the environment, the researchers argue. Currently, road users who cause traffic jams, damage the environment and even incur costs are paying just as much as those who are not involved. Traffic jams are not only annoying and time-consuming, they are also costly.

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BYTON opens North American HQ; next-gen smart EVs for shared mobility and autonomous driving; iPhone on wheels

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BYTON aspires to build “affordable” premium intelligent EVs—smart devices on wheels—for the future. The company is focused more on the user experience of the connected environment in the car, rather than on eye-watering acceleration and road speeds of 250 km/h. Autonomous driving.

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