Cars That Think

MARCH 2, 2023

Today, a robotics startup called Figure is unveiling “the world’s first commercially viable general purpose humanoid robot,” called Figure 01. Working with DRC Atlas, NASA’s Valkyrie , and most recently Nadia , IHMC has established itself as a leader in robot design and control. Which sounds great, when (or if) it happens.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The Velabit addresses the cost, safety and design challenges of autonomous solutions while delivering strong sensor performance. Baraja LiDAR is the only system available today using randomly modulated continuous wave technology that completely blocks interference from other LiDARs and environmental light sources.

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OCTOBER 9, 2016

Companies like Google, Tesla and Uber are still testing, whereas our self-driving vehicles are commercially available today. Companies including GE and John Deere have deployed OTTO’s material handling equipment in their facilities. The market for self-driving passenger vehicles will be over $80 billion by 2030.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

As a global leader in energy-efficient solutions, Danfoss is working with Google to implement sustainable cooling systems for data centres and to design systems that reuse the excess heat produced by data centres, noted the press release. Google Vice President of Data Center Innovation, J.P.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2012

The company says that the cost of a 14V, 6-cell supercapacitor module for stop-start would be around US$60. The downside is the increased number of starts over a Stop-Start vehicle’s life—potentially more than 100 per day—which means a standard car battery may last less than 18 months, the company notes. Source: CAP-XX.

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MARCH 26, 2015

SABIC’s design concept is aerodynamically optimized to deflect air by accelerating airflow through and across the top and sides of the roof fairing. The CFD data helped reveal opportunities to alter the design for improved airflow and reduced drag. —Scott Fallon, general manager, Automotive, SABIC’s Innovative Plastics.

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JULY 13, 2012

The company has started producing AGM batteries for the United States at its facility in St. The batteries also feature the company’s patented PowerFrame grid technology, which reduces premature failure and resists corrosion up to 66% more effectively than other grid designs. Joseph’s, Mo.,

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The design allows drivers to deploy the system at the push of a button, allowing drivers to sidestep some of the disadvantages associated with installing snow chains. However, advancements in the technology have resulted in companies running an electrical current through the material as a possible alternative to springs and hydraulics.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The electrification of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and fleet vehicles, is gaining significant momentum globally. According to a report by Smart Energy Decisions , there were more than one million electric vehicles (EVs) in commercial and government fleets in the United States as of 2021, up from just over 300,000 in 2019.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

a global leader in LiDAR (Light, Detection and Ranging) technology, announced the completion of a combined $150 million investment from co-investors Ford Motor Company and China’s leading search engine company Baidu, Inc. Velodyne LiDAR, Inc., Morgan Stanley acted as sole placement agent for this transaction. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 16, 2013

The membrane-less design enables power densities of 0.795?W?cm That is about three times as much power per square centimeter as other membrane-less system—a power density that is an order of magnitude higher than that of many lithium-ion batteries and other commercial and experimental energy-storage systems. Credit: Braff et al.

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JUNE 24, 2011

Leading universities and companies will compliment these federal efforts helping to invent, deploy and scale these advanced technologies. Federal investments in new technologies, shared infrastructure, and design tools have been crucial to the birth and growth of major new industries.

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Dresser-Rand believes that the patented VX Cycle is the first technology to provide a cost-effective small-scale LNG production process with capacities as low as 1,500 gallons per day—smaller than any other LNG production system commercially available today.

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MARCH 30, 2010

For example, Nissan has designed a program that allows consumers to pay ¥2.4 The company will offer a variety of services to customers who purchase Nissan LEAF: Charging equipment arranged by Nissan dealers. The unit will be available commercially in the future. After-sales service provided by Nissan dealers nationwide.

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APRIL 25, 2009

Designated UBA, the reformed bio-oil product has a HHV of 39.5 Among the technologies commercially available are FCC (catalytic cracking) and hydrotreatment/hydrocracking. For a proof-of-concept, Dynamotive hydrotreated UBA over a commercial catalyst at 350°C and ~1,700 psi (11.7 at somewhat higher severity conditions.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

What’s more, bidirectional charging is no hypothetical future technology—it’s here now, and it’s being used around the world in pilot projects and a few commercial-scale programs. A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology. Gregory Poilasne: It’s all EVs.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2013

an alternative fuel company that converts natural gas and other feedstocks directly into drop-in transportation fuels, announced that its natural gas-to-gasoline demonstration plant ( earlier post ) has achieved 720 hours of continuous operation, indicating the reliability and stability of its STG+ technology. Primus Green Energy, Inc.,

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Cars That Think

APRIL 25, 2024

In the intervening years, there have been numerous claims made by companies that they’ve figured out how to make a real-world product that mimics movie magic. Assessing Hoverbikes’ Risks Safety concerns are just as big a hurdle to making hoverbikes available for sale. It’s one in one billion flight hours.”

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Cars That Think

MAY 27, 2022

Phones, tablets, laptops, smart speakers, Wi-Fi-enabled TVs and other appliances, Internet-of-things devices, lots of commercial and industrial gear—they all need these same frequencies. The 6-GHz band, the lowest-frequency microwave band available today, is the only one capable of 100-kilometer hops, making it indispensable.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Moller–Maersk and IBM announced the creation of TradeLens , jointly developed by the two companies to apply blockchain to the world’s global supply chain. Too often, companies must still share documents via email attachment, fax and courier. The TradeLens solution is available today through the Early Adopter Program.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

amounts a sunlight, Cornell’s design will increase efficiency and. gas, the first step in the commercial process of converting natural. ARPA-E OPEN 2012 selections: Advanced Vehicle Design and Materials. lower cost than those available today, based on a friction. Earlier post.). The reactor delivers. Description.

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JULY 4, 2014

The Highway Pilot is comparable to an autopilot system in an airplane—probably the most advanced form of autonomous mobility in existence today, the company noted. Mercedes-Benz will unveil the complete study of the Future Truck 2025 at the International Commercial Vehicle Show (IAA) in September.

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JULY 17, 2015

It solves the storage problems faced by the electric utility companies in absorbing and adapting to the highly variable power and energy generated by solar and wind. The use of the electric grid for energy transfer is not well understood, much less addressed by designers of other electric and alternative fuel vehicles.

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