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Boston Dynamics’ Robert Playter on the New Atlas

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Boston Dynamics has just introduced a new Atlas humanoid robot , replacing the legendary hydraulic Atlas and intended to be a commercial product. Playter became the CEO in 2019, helping the company make the difficult transition from R&D to commercial products with Spot , Stretch , and now (or very soon) Atlas.

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Amtrak invests $2.4B for next-gen Alstom Avelia high-speed trainsets and infrastructure upgrades

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The new trainsets will operate along the Washington – New York – Boston Northeast Corridor initially at speeds up to 160 mph (258 km/h) and will be capable of speeds up to 186 mph (300 km/h) and thus will be able to take advantage of future NEC infrastructure improvements. million passengers in FY 2002 to 3.5 million in FY 2014.

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How EV Charging Boosts Your Workplace Benefits Package

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Between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2021, Statista writes that the number of workplace EV chargers in the United States grew by 28%. Nearly two in five” said they had turned down a job or assignment that did not match their personal ethics. minutes in 2019. were between 10 to 25 miles.

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How EV Charging Boosts Your Workplace Benefits Package

Blink Charging

Between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2021, Statista writes that the number of workplace EV chargers in the United States grew by 28%. Nearly two in five” said they had turned down a job or assignment that did not match their personal ethics. minutes in 2019. were between 10 to 25 miles.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Different types of non-ownership alternatives promise to be the way of the future. Uber’s value proposition is that it is cheaper than using a taxi and much cheaper than using a personal car. The company rebranded as Share Now in fall 2019 as BMW’s Reach Now was shut down and folded in with Car2go. In the U.S.

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Tesla Autopilot’s emergency vehicle response feature is addressing a deadly problem no one wants to talk about

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Law shared with Teslarati that over the course of his career, he has been personally involved in an accident four times, the first of which happened when he was just 18 years old. These drivers consciously made an intentional personal decision to carelessly disregard the life of a responder. A (Potentially) Safer Future.

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Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

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During the Tunnel Circuit event, which took place in August 2019 in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s experimental coal mine, on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, many teams lost communication with their robots after the first bend in the tunnel. What was special about the Subterranean Challenge? That’s amazing.