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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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The section held a first-of-its-kind workshop in January at the University of Technology in Kingston. Through the power of storytelling and the strength of IEEE’s mission, the One IEEE event connected participants to each other and to IEEE by showcasing the vibrant engineering community in Jamaica.

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DOT awards Iteris $5.8M task order for support of National ITS and Connected Vehicle Architectures

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million task order for continued support and evolution of the National Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Architecture and the Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture (CVRIA) through 2018. The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded Iteris a $5.8-million

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The Meeting of the Minds That Launched AI

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All six contributed to AI, computer science, or related fields in the decades following the Dartmouth workshop. Over the years, some people suggested that this was Trenchard More , another AI expert who attended the workshop. I first ran across the Dartmouth group photo in 2018, when I was gathering material for Ray’s memorial website.

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SEAT expands the fleet of duo trailers and giga trailers to promote more sustainable logistics

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SEAT first rolled out the duo trailer in 2018 in a pilot phase, after testing the giga trailer for the first time two years earlier. In October 2018, the Autometro line posted the figure of one million vehicles transported since it opened in 2008.

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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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The first workshops have been taking place for some time now. The close dialog between the main players is also intended to speed up previously lengthy and complex planning and application processes for network connections. The first customer handover took place in 2018, and series production is planned for the coming year.

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This Startup Uses the MIT Inventor App to Teach Girls Coding

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Code Girls United Founded 2018 Headquarters Kalispell, Mont. What began as a class of 28 students held in a local restaurant is now a statewide program run by Code Girls United , a nonprofit Smith founded in 2018. The workshops tailor technology for Native American culture. The group made it to the competition’s semifinals.

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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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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. BYTON’s first drivable concept car will make its debut at CES 2018 in January. BYTON’s proposed HMI. The powertrain basics.

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