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New GPS/IMU fusion system improves the precision of GPS in vehicles in cities by up to 90%; implications for connected vehicles, autonomy and ITS

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Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new system which improves the ability of a GPS to determine a vehicle’s position as compared to that of conventional GPS devices by up to 90%, and which can be installed in any vehicle at a very low cost. —Enrique Martí, of UC3M’s GIAA.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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Energy storage and nuclear fusion—two reliable crowd pleasers when the crowd you’re talking about is readers of IEEE Spectrum —are well represented among our most widely read energy stories of 2023. Welcome to Fusion City, USA At Helion Energy, workers build a section of the company’s Polaris fusion reactor. Number one?

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BMW Group sets out code of ethics for the use of artificial intelligence

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Building on the fundamental requirements formulated by the EU for trustworthy AI, the BMW Group has worked out seven basic principles covering the use of AI within the company. The BMW Group respects human dignity and therefore sets out to build fair AI applications. Diversity, non-discrimination and fairness.

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Hacking Ham Radio for Texting

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APRS supports sending text messages, and if you're in range of an Internet-connected gateway node you can even. Sending texts traditionally meant using a PC hooked up to a so-called terminal node controller ( TNC) packet radio modem , which is in turn connected to a radio (signals are transmitted as audio tones, just like old dial-up modems).

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Fine-Tuning the Factory: Simulation App Helps Optimize Additive Manufacturing Facility

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One promising way to meet modern industrial challenges is by using additive manufacturing (AM) processes, such as powder bed fusion and other emerging techniques. Adopting AM is not just about installing new equipment. By contrast, the metal powder bed fusion process (Ref.

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Ford partners with Haier, Trina Solar and Delta Electronics to launch MyEnergi Lifestyle in China

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Energy and carbon predictions are based on Georgia Institute of Technology model utilizing a Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In Hybrid, 3kW of in-home solar generation, 170 square meters of space, and 525 kWh monthly energy consumption.). Technologies in the MyEnergi Lifestyle program include: Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In Hybrid.

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Jaguar Land Rover showcases remote-control and autonomous 180? turn technologies

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Creating a car capable of functioning autonomously in all situations requires a fusion of sensors with different attributes including radar, LIDAR, cameras, ultrasonics and structured light technology. Mike Bell, Global Connected Car Director, Jaguar Land Rover. Predicting potholes on the road to autonomous driving.