article thumbnail

Audi joins Spoke Safety, Qualcomm, Commsignia to help protect bicyclists through connected technology

Green Car Congress

NHTSA reported in its most recent data 846 bicycle fatalities from motor-vehicle-related accidents in 2019—a 36% increase since 2010. to 49,000 in the US in 2019. Year-over-year, NHTSA reported on-road cycling injuries increased 4.3%

Connect 243
article thumbnail

Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

Green Car Congress

SiFAB, a scalable proprietary silicon anode battery technology demonstrated in a number of applications, including electric vehicles, power tools, smartphones, personal computers, medical devices and aviation, can deliver up to a 20% increase in gravimetric energy density in lithium-ion batteries versus cells using a graphite anode.

Batteries 186
article thumbnail

This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

Cars That Think

The program, offered virtually and in person, combines theory and hands-on training on topics such as community outreach and engagement, health care, the environment, and sustainability. After she graduated, she continued her membership and started volunteering for IEEE Smart Village in 2019.

Rwanda 71
article thumbnail

A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

Cars That Think

Marie Hunter , IEEE managing director and the event design lead, and David Stankiewicz , event design and production manager for IEEE Conferences, Events, and Experiences , partnered with the section and region to design the workshop. Sophia Muirhead, IEEE executive director and chief operating officer. IEEE Member Juleen Gentles.

Jamaica 79
article thumbnail

IEEE’s Honor Society Gave This Boston University Student Tools to Succeed

Cars That Think

Greene participated in several of the society’s student leadership conferences, where he was a presenter and keynote speaker. It wasn’t until he attended his first IEEE-HKN international student leadership conference, held in Boston in 2019, that he realized just how large the honor society was. “It

Boston 101
article thumbnail

Brandnew UAW management: ‘While to get our fair proportion’

Baua Electric

” Mock closing age mentioned the union wasn’t fearful of the potential for a walkout, noting that the 2019 hit value GM $3 billion. “The members will have to prepare their wallets and their own personal budgets.” “It makes the threat of a strike much more viable.”

Detroit 52
article thumbnail

The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

Cars That Think

The model was commercialized in 2019 and is now part of Samsung’s Galaxy phone. He is the youngest person to be an executive vice president at the company. Access to trustworthy information Kim joined IEEE when he was a doctoral student so he could present his research papers at IEEE conferences.

Engine 114