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Toyota Research Institute launches next phase of collaborative research with 13 new academic institutions; more than $75M investment

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The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) has selected 13 additional academic institutions to participate in the next five-year phase of its collaborative research program. Our first five-year program pushed the boundaries of exploratory research across multiple fields, generating 69 patent applications and nearly 650 papers.

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Tesla engineering team holds “Safety Research Day” for gov’t, academic, and NGO leaders

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This was highlighted in a “Safety Research Day” that Tesla executives held privately with a set of government, academic, and non-governmental organization leaders. It is then encouraging to see that Tesla is taking a proactive approach by sharing its safety research with pertinent officials and agencies.

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NSF awards $5M to UM for first remotely accessible, augmented-reality facility for autonomous transportation research

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million to the University of Michigan to enable academic researchers and students nationwide to access the world’s first cloud-based, augmented-reality testbed for connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies. This testbed will be automated so researchers can configure and control the test facility infrastructure (e.g.,

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Umicore steps up solid-state battery technology development with investment in Blue Current

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Umicore’s roadmap for rechargeable battery materials spans short-, mid- and long-term research horizons for cathode and silicon-based anodes, including those used in solid-state technologies.

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LG Energy Solution hosting 3rd round of international competition to identify promising battery start-ups

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LGES will continue to expand battery-related research with promising start-ups as well as distinguished scholars and academic organizations around the world. By utilizing programs like Battery Challenge and Open Innovation, LGES aims to maintain its leading position in the battery industry.

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UC San Diego receives $35M in state funding for new hydrogen-hybrid coastal research vessel

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California legislators have allocated UC San Diego $35 million to design and build a new coastal research vessel with a first-of-its-kind hydrogen-hybrid propulsion system. All research vessels are stationed and maintained at the university’s Nimitz Marine Facility in Point Loma. Earlier post.)

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Scania Tests Its First Solar-Powered Trucks, Sees The Technology To Grow

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This unique setup now being tested on public roads in Sweden is a result of a two-year research collaboration between Scania and industry and academic partners. SCANIA recently began tests on a solar-powered truck, a 560-horsepower plug-in hybrid truck with 100 square meters of solar panels wrapping a trailer.

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