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

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This draws upon CARMERA’s millions of miles of driving video collected, structured and enriched through safety monitoring partnerships with professional fleets in other complex environments like New York City. TRI-AD / CARMERA mapmaking from vehicle cameras in downtown Tokyo. Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc.

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GM expands EV first responder training efforts in US and Canada

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With plans to have the capacity to build more than 1 million EVs by 2025, GM continues to ramp investments in the ecosystem that will enable mass adoption and support those who play a vital role in the responsible deployment of electrified technology.

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ACCURE Battery Intelligence secures €7.2M investment to expand battery safety and performance software

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Customers include Total Energies, New York City Transit and Berlin public transit agency BVG. ACCURE currently supports more than 2.5 GWh for customers worldwide, helping optimize the performance and safety of their battery systems.

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Sensor Networks Help Fight Floods and Noise Pollution

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A challenge for New York City's efforts to reduce the negative impacts of street-level flooding and noise pollution has been how to measure these issues effectively. Ultimately, the data and knowledge gained through FloodNet can be used by local residents, researchers, and city agencies to address flood risks.

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Van builder Workhorse unveils hybrid helicopter

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Sometimes building electric cars may be about more than building electric cars. At an event in New York City last weekend, Workhorse, which is known for converting delivery vans to plug-in hybrid power, aimed a little higher. It revealed a hybrid helicopter, according to an Ars Technica report.

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Video Friday: Penguins and Huskies

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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. Pixy ] This is pretty awesome- it's a RoboCup standard platform event where the robots are operating fully autonomously. GITAI ] Things that I want robots to do so that I don't have to: Waste sorting.

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NYSERDA announces completion of 11 EV charging stations in Tompkins County; EV Model County

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Tompkins County is in the west central part of New York State; the county seat is Ithaca. Administered by NYSERDA, the Electric Vehicle Accelerator initiative was created to help municipalities build electric vehicle ecosystems. Both are partnering with local organizations and businesses as part of the project.

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