Cars That Think

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Meanwhile, he wrote poetry, played the flute, became a renowned public intellectual writing about the confluence of art and science, and even taught himself to speak French well enough to supervise an electrical lighting installation working with francophones in Montreal. A Black Boston minister paid to free him.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

The company says its electric motors are designed without the use of rare earth materials, an important consideration in light of rising prices for these materials and reports of China’s potential ban on the export of rare earth materials. 03TH8664), Boston, MA, USA, pp. US20190253000A1: Electrostatic motor. Tanaka and M. 492-495 vol.1,

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Boston-based XL Hybrids unveiled both a Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup fitted with its XLH hybrid system and an F-150 light-duty pickup with its XLP plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 8, 2018

Dedicated reader John Briggs wrote in to Green Car Reports share his unfortunate experience with the airport police in Boston. We found his story so compelling, instructive—and dare we say entertaining?—that —that we felt it worthy of sharing. The following are his words, lightly edited for style.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

Ranges in passenger occupancy can easily change the relative performance of modes, with large aircraft performing better than light rail in some of the areas investigated. Samples of the findings include: Off-peak urban diesel buses has the largest energy consumption and GHG emissions per PKT, followed by the three light-duty vehicles.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Yesterday, six companies that build or support sophisticated mobile robots (led by Boston Dynamics). Along with Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, and Unitree, Boston Dynamics’ letter seeks to ensure that its robots are used safely and ethically, in a way that helps rather than harms.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2024

Boston Dynamics ] This paper presents a Bistable Aerial Transformer (BAT) robot, a novel morphing hybrid aerial vehicle (HAV) that switches between quadrotor and fixed-wing modes via rapid acceleration and without any additional actuation beyond those required for normal flight.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Flexiv ] Interesting HRI with the flashing light on Spot here. Boston Dynamics ] Flying in circles with a big tank of gas really seems like a better job for a robot pilot than for a human one. Focusing mainly on this IT warehouse, SeRo automates the inbound and outbound management of the data center’s assets. UZH RPG ]

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2016

The new trainsets will operate along the Washington – New York – Boston Northeast Corridor initially at speeds up to 160 mph (258 km/h) and will be capable of speeds up to 186 mph (300 km/h) and thus will be able to take advantage of future NEC infrastructure improvements. In only ten years, the number of passengers has increased from 2.4

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

Source: Boston Consulting Group) According to a new report from Boston Consulting Group , the IONIQ is the only EV that meets potential buyers’ range, charging, and price targets. Meanwhile, Kia launched a new lower-priced Light Long Range EV6 model this year, starting at $45,950 with up to 310 miles range.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2012

The City of Houston currently has the third largest municipal hybrid fleet in the country, with approximately 50% of the City’s non-specialty, light-duty fleet having been replaced with hybrid vehicles. Zipcar’s FastFleet technology has already been adopted through similar initiatives in Washington, DC, Chicago and Boston.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2019

The Boston Consulting Group predicts that people around the world will take 1 billion flights in air taxis in 2030, once sharing services have also established a presence on fixed routes above the ground; most of those air taxis will be capable of operating without a pilot. Bosch is working on sensor technology for air taxis.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 13, 2022

The most recent video here seems to have landed squarely on the Light Side, which is good, but I’m kinda confused about the suggestion that the baddies come from Mars (?) and most humans are killed (??) and the answer is some sort of “Super AI” (???). It’s not yet clear how Unitree is handling this.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 9, 2023

An research via Power Innovation and the World Council on Blank Transportation discovered that on moderate over the 2023-32 length, the 45X tax credit score may just let go light-duty EV acquire prices via as much as $2,900 relying on how a lot of it’s handed directly to customers within the method of decreased prematurely costs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

Boston Globe. XL has adapted Ashwoods’ kit for use in sedans that will travel US roads, with light-duty vans to follow soon. Earlier post.). Hynes, the president of Somerville-based XL Hybrids Inc., says the company is focused on retrofitting vehicles for customers who “drive a lot of miles in low mile-per-gallon vehicles.”

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 1, 2022

That said, my guess is there's greater than 50% chance that it eventually it sees the light of day. — Gene Munster (@munster_gene) October 1, 2022. What’s particularly interesting about Musk’s 3-5-year timetable for Optimus’ deliveries is the fact that such a project has never really been attempted before.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 9, 2022

Rather than committing Bex to human hauling, Kawasaki had sadly settled on more practical applications, according to Masayuki Soube: First of all Bex can carry light cargo, such as transporting materials at a construction site. , and it can carry up to 100 kilograms. The other application is inspection.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The 19 launch markets include: Atlanta, Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Orlando, Fla., Availability of the Focus Electric will expand next year to the remaining 15 launch markets as production ramps up. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh Durham, N.C.;

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

Kiessling Transit, a Massachusetts-based transportation company, is ordering 32 more hydraulic hybrid buses equipped with Lighting Hybrids’ Energy Recovery System (ERS) for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. Earlier post.) Those vehicles have recorded close to a total of one million miles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

reduction in fuel consumption achieved with XL Hybrids’ aftermarket hybrid electric powertrain ( earlier post ) on a light-duty cargo van on the UDDS cycle (urban conditions). The tests were conducted on ESWA’s light-duty chassis dynamometer test cell featuring a twin-roll Clayton dynamometer.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Led by Washington State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the COE will explore ways to meet the environmental and energy goals that are part of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The video was sent to Teslarati by a reader and Boston-area Model 3 owner, who sent the clip of a Mustang Mach-E utilizing a Tesla Supercharger in the New England region of the U.S. The Supercharger in Franklin, Massachusetts is brand new, Ted said, and is not currently listed as an active charging point on Tesla’s Supercharging Map.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2014

GMZ has been using TG8 modules in developing vehicular thermoelectric generators for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (1 kW TEG) as well as to design and to integrate a light-duty vehicle TEG into a Honda Accord as part of a DOE-funded project. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2022

ABB ] Working closely with users and therapists, EPFL spin-off Emovo Care has developed a light and easy-to-attach hand exoskeleton for people unable to grasp objects following a stroke or accident. Boston Dynamics ] The Langley Aerodrome No. The device has been successfully tested in several hospitals and rehabilitation centers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The proposed JV is one of a number of new market expansions focused on the Russian car market, which the Boston Consulting Group this week said may become the world’s sixth-largest by 2020, selling 4 million cars a year. Sollers had originally planned a joint venture with Fiat. Ford began producing cars in Russia in 2002.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The Boston Consulting Group recently forecast that 55 percent of new utes sold in Australia by 2030 would be electric. All come with a vehicle-to-load (V2L) function that can provide up to 20 amps of 240V electricity (4.8kW of power) to tools, lights and other worksite appliances.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2022

In light of the current spike in gasoline prices, the savings on fueling costs with EVs are even greater. We routinely drive to see our daughter in Washington, DC and have driven to Cleveland, Boston, New York and Charleston, SC without concern. Vehicle safety is very important to me and many others.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Surprised Tesla went full Boston Dynamics mode with classical control/planning when it’s been around for a while…. The challenge for Tesla isn’t really so much the mere fact that Boston Dynamics robots are ahead (or that Agility Robotics is also doing similar work). Agility Robotics’ Digit batteries last 3 hours for light duty.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 9, 2023

Boston Dynamics ] For too long, dogs and vacuums have existed in a state of conflict. Together with the visitors of the Nerdland Festival, they created the longest chain of robots ever, which also respond to light. But Roomba robots are finally ready to make peace. ARPL NYU ] BruBotics secured a place in the Guinness World Records!

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2009

Light rail (modern streetcars, trolleys, and heritage trolleys) had the highest percentage of annual ridership increase among all modes, with an 8.3% The light rail system that started in November 2007 in Charlotte, NC showed the highest percentage of increase with an annual 862% increase. increase in 2008. in 2008.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Dust, temperatures, horrible lighting, that sort of thing. Boston Dynamics ] Some very clever work from UZH, leveraging depth cameras to target 3D sensors on stuff you care about: the parts of the scene that move. Here we release a digest video of the demonstration. Gitai ] I have questions: Where did Spot put that beer?

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Boston Dynamics ] This year, our robot Husky was very busy working for the European Space Agency (ESA). Naver Labs ] Bernadett dressed Ecowalker in Xmas lights. We hope you have an uplifting holiday season! Spot was teleoperated by professional operators, don’t try this at home. qbrobotics ] Christmas, delivered by robots!

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Armageddon is big and noisy and stupid and shameless, and it's going to be huge at the box office,” wrote Jay Carr of the Boston Globe. Didymos, the larger object, should be a point of light by then; Dimorphos, the intended target, will probably not appear as more than one pixel until about 50 minutes before impact.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The premise of the SDMO law is simple: Upon noticing an emergency vehicle’s sirens or flashing lights on the side of the road, drivers are required to move away from the emergency vehicle by going into the next lane. Stronger laws, higher fines, bigger signs, and brighter lights have no effect once they get behind the wheel.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We hope it brings you a smile as bright as the lights of the season. [ AgileX Robotics ] To celebrate this amazing year, we’d like to share a special holiday video showcasing our most requested demo! Merry Christmas!

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2015

In order to reliably arrive on time for important freeway trips, travelers had to allow 48 minutes to make a trip that takes 20 minutes in light traffic. nationally) including Riverside, Houston, Los Angeles, San Jose, Boston and Chicago. Source: TTI, INRIX. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

You can't just "put that" onto a humanoid robot and have any sort of expectation that it'll be useful, unless all you want it to do is walk down the middle of the street and obey traffic lights. I don't think Tesla will catch up with Boston Dynamics or Agility Robotics. I don't know why Musk thinks that he can suddenly do better.

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