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Toyota and CARMERA team up to build high definition maps for automated vehicles using camera data

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In addition, by placing commercially available dashcam drive recorders in Toyota test vehicles, the project will demonstrate automated map generation from a broader range of sources that do not have TSS. The cameras installed in the test vehicles use Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) components that Toyota installs on its vehicles globally.

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Study confirms €1T green hydrogen potential for Africa

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The new stufy combines analysis of investment opportunities focusing on three hubs: Mauritania - Morocco; southern Africa; and Egypt with a roadmap of technical, economic, environmental and financial solutions to unlock commercial development. The report was formally handed over to partners on 20 December.

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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior AV: North America’s first automated heavy-duty transit bus

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Robotic Research is a privately held, US-based engineering and technology company providing software, robotic technology, and automated solutions to commercial and government customers. Its testing facilities are located in Gaithersburg and Clarksburg, Maryland. Xcelsior AV capabilities are made possible by two primary technologies.

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Toyota showcases experimental hydrogen-powered GR Yaris

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The hydrogen fuel, fuel tanks and refueling process of the experimental vehicle are the same as found in the Mirai, Toyota’s commercially available flagship fuel cell electric vehicle. Japan’s auto industry must succeed in building passenger vehicles. 2022 GR Yaris Hydrogen.

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Volkswagen Group PhD Event; e-mobility, connectivity and new mobility concepts

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At the Volkswagen Group’s PhD Event 2016, some 600 specialist visitors informed themselves about current research work. Bänziger is investigating the environment of the smart factory, while Teiwes is focusing on the use of artificial intelligence. In the field of Industry 4.0,

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New safety test environment for high-speed flywheels for energy storage systems; new high-speed imaging techniques

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The Ricardo-led FlySafe research collaboration—involving a range of leading industrial and academic partners including the University of Brighton’s Centre for Automotive Engineering—has delivered an innovative flywheel safety test environment to enable the development of next-generation flywheel energy storage systems.

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Video Friday: RACER Heavy

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program recently conducted its fourth experiment (E4) to assess the performance of off-road unmanned vehicles. But the best part?