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Auburn University building new autonomous vehicle research facility

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The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is building a new autonomous vehicle research facility at Auburn’s National Center for Asphalt Technology test track, making it one of the few such facilities in the nation attached to a test track. mile oval test track. mile oval test track.

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IEEE WIE Conference Will Explore the Future of Work

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The 2022 IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference is scheduled for 6 and 7 June in a hybrid format, with both in-person and virtual networking events. The past two conferences have been held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and they both were successful, reaching a large international audience.

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CATL to build new $280M, 80 tpy LFP cathode materials plant in China

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China-based battery maker CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) and its subsidiary Shenzhen Dynanonic signed an agreement with Jiang’an county government (located in south-west China’s Sichuan province) to build a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials plant with a production capacity of 80 tpy.

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Hino to offer electric version of M- and L-Series medium duty trucks; SEA Electric powertrains

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During a press conference at NTEA Work Truck Week, Hino Trucks announced an expansion of its product range to include electric vehicles. Hino Trucks will offer an electric version of their M- and L- Series medium duty trucks branded Me Series and Le Series available in 2024.

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Jeep introducing all-electric Avenger at Paris Motor show

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Customers will be able to make reservations for a launch edition of the new BEV immediately after the press conference on 17 October. The Jeep fully electric plan, revealed in September, builds upon this 4xe momentum, calling for the development of a portfolio of capable, fully electric vehicles for Europe.

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UN report highlights urgent need to tackle impact of EV battery production boom

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Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to be addressed urgently.

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SwRI develops intrusion detection and defense system for ground vehicle cybersecurity

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The researchers trained the system with baseline data to build a fingerprint of each node, to understand characteristics and better identify anomalies. Our system is designed to build cyber resiliency into the CAN protocol as we move to more connected and automated vehicle networks. Peter Moldenhauer, co-author.

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