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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

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The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will award $60 million in funding to 23 new projects aimed at creating highly efficient and scalable dry-cooling technologies for thermoelectric power plants and developing prototype technologies to explore new pathways for fusion power. ALPHA AWARDS. Lead organization.

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Cepton unveils next-generation LiDAR for autonomous vehicles

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Vista LiDAR samples are available today for Cepton’s automotive partners to evaluate in their self-driving fleets. This AI supercomputer combines deep learning and sensor fusion to accurately paint a full, 360-degree environment representing dynamic and static objects encompassing the vehicle.

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Mercedes-Benz presents autonomous Future Truck 2025 research vehicle; “Highway Pilot”

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The radar sensor is the basis for the Proximity Control Assist and Emergency Braking Assist already available today. Multisensor fusion. The sensors are networked (multisensor fusion), and provide a complete image of the surroundings. The short-range sensor has a range of 70 m and scans a 130-degree segment. V2V and V2I.

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Infineon launches next gen AURIX hexa-core microcontroller for automotive applications; 3x more performance than current

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The TC3xx microcontrollers offer the highest level of integration on the market and real-time performance that is three times higher than that available today. Also, more functions can now be implemented on a single microcontroller, such as powertrain and chassis domain control and next generation radar and fusion algorithms.

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Freescale introduces new vision microprocessor targeting autonomous driving

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Many automotive vision systems available today are based on consumer-oriented silicon solutions originally designed to enhance gaming graphics or run smartphone apps. If hackers gain access to one node of the car’s system, they cannot access other nodes; hence attacks are effectively isolated and quarantined.

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Ford enters 2 new European research collaborations for innovation in mobility and autonomous vehicles

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Ford’s semi-autonomous vehicle features available today include Lane Keeping Aid, Adaptive Cruise Control, Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection and Active Park Assist – with Traffic Jam Assist coming.

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Why Haven't Hoverbikes Taken Off?

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Assessing Hoverbikes’ Risks Safety concerns are just as big a hurdle to making hoverbikes available for sale. The market predictions made by these companies are starting to sound a lot like an old saw about nuclear fusion, which says fusion has been “just 20 years away” for nearly 50 years.

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