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This Engineer Is Helping to Make India a Global Semiconductor Hub

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The initiative aims to improve the country’s reliance on hardware infrastructure and to become a global hub for electronics manufacturing and design. Those working in industry can be change agents and have a meaningful impact on society, such as advancing technology for humanity. India has to become a self-sustaining R&D hub.”

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US, Canada, Japan, Netherlands, and EC launch new hydrogen initiative

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For the first time under the Clean Energy Ministerial, this effort will put the spotlight on the role that hydrogen and fuel cell technologies can play in the global clean energy transition. Enabling deployment of hydrogen technologies in transport (e.g freight, mass transit, light-rail, marine).

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US, Europe and Japan to cooperate on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies

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Hydrogen and fuel cells are part of a broad and sustainable energy portfolio and could be a key to opening up opportunities and value in all sectors, from transportation to industry, as well as enabling reliable, clean and affordable electricity.

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Report suggests low-speed electric vehicles could affect Chinese demand for gasoline and disrupt oil prices worldwide

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Low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs) could reduce China’s demand for gasoline and, in turn, impact global oil prices, according to a new issue brief by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “ million of them—roughly 30% more units than conventional electric vehicle makers did.

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Autonomous driving visionary Dr. Lawrence Burns joining Neural Propulsion Systems as Executive Advisor; L4/L5 autonomous driving

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Burns will advise and collaborate with the NPS executive team as they continue to scale the company globally and deliver the first all-in-one deeply integrated multi-modal sensor system focused on fully autonomous driving (Level 4 autonomy). Larry has helped shape the autonomous industry as we know it today. He received a B.S.

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Tesla Chair urges Australia to ignite tech startup revolution for economic growth

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Denholm took over Elon Musk’s Tesla Chair post in 2018 following the CEO’s “funding secured” controversy. In her comments, the executive noted that while companies like Tesla relied on minerals from Australia, the country could not rely on the industry in the decades to come. million Australians,” the Tesla Chair said.

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

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The company launched sales of its first commercial robot, Spot, in June of 2020 and has since sold hundreds of robots in a variety of industries, such as power utilities, construction, manufacturing, oil and gas, and mining. In 2018, Hyundai Motor introduced VEX and CEX, aimed to help alleviate the burden of workers in the workplace.

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