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Texas Automated Vehicle Proving Ground Partnership forms; applying for national designation

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Cities and regions across Texas are partnering with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Transportation Research (CTR), and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to form the Texas Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground Partnership.

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New Lexus GX to offer brand’s first hybrid for body-on-frame vehicle

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Lexus unveiled the all-new GX during a world premiere in Austin, Texas, USA. Brake control technology (Multi-Terrain Select and Crawl Control) and Multi-Terrain Monitor support driving in a variety of environments. The vehicle is set to be gradually released in different regions, starting from the end of 2023.

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New Tesla Semi jobs posted, including ones located in Sparks, Nevada

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The Tesla Semi jobs are in Sparks, Nevada; Palo Alto, California; and Austin, Texas. Our environment is fast-paced and incredibly exciting. Mechanical Design Engineer If you have any tips, contact me at maria@teslarati.com or via X @Writer_01001101. Tesla posted quite a few open jobs related to Semi production.

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UT Austin to lead $58M study of methane hydrate in Gulf of Mexico; $41M from DOE

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A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze methane hydrate deposits under the Gulf of Mexico. Methane hydrate—natural gas trapped in an ice-like cage of water molecules—occurs in both terrestrial and marine environments. —Carlos Santamarina.

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DOT awarding up to $435M for 34 University Transportation Centers

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4 million/year for University of California, Davis to lead a group focused on the environment: This UTC will focus on accelerating equitable decarbonization that benefits both the transportation system and the well-being of people in overburdened and historically disadvantaged communities. . $4

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Video Friday: Morphing Adaptive Robots

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ROSCon 2023 : 18–20 October 2023, NEW ORLEANS IEEE SSRR 2023 : 13–15 November 2023, FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN Humanoids 2023 : 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEXAS Cybathlon Challenges : 2 February 2024, ZURICH Enjoy today’s videos! Nature ] via [ Adaptive Robotics Lab ] Thanks, Jianguo! Pre-orders should open before the end of this year. GITAI ]

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Tesla Bot job postings go live for California and Texas

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Most of the Tesla Bot jobs are located in California except one located in Austin, Texas. . Mechanical Design Engineer – Tesla Bot. Mechanical Engineer – Actuator Gear Design Mechanical Enginee – Actuator Integration Senior Humanoid Mechatronic Robotic Architect Senior Humanoid Modeling Robotics Architect.

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