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NVIDIA, Rolls-Royce and Classiq design and simulate largest quantum computing circuit for CFD; improving jet engine efficiency

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—Leigh Lapworth, computational science fellow at Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce and its partner, Israel-based Classiq, designed the circuit using Classiq’s synthesis engine and then simulated it using NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs. The lab will also help developers advance the field of quantum computing with tools such as CUDA Quantum.

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AC Transit Board greenlights a $108M, 9.5-mile infrastructure project for first Bus Rapid Transit line; diesel-hybrid buses

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The service will run on new 60-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses manufactured by New Flyer. Bus Rapid Transit offers the benefits of a light rail train system without the exorbitant cost of building light rail. The BRT will operate inside a transit-only lane for most of the 9.5 mile route with stops at raised station platforms.

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

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Data came from Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; China; Croatia; the Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Greece; Germany; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; the Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Ford targeting highly autonomous vehicle for ride-sharing in 2021; new tech company investments, staffing up in Silicon Valley

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Building on more than a decade of autonomous vehicle research and development, Ford’s first fully autonomous vehicle will be an SAE-rated level 4-capable vehicle without a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals. —Raj Nair, Ford executive vice president, Global Product Development, and CTO.

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A Smart Artificial Pancreas Could Conquer Diabetes

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All commercial artificial pancreas systems are still "hybrid," meaning that users are required to estimate the carbohydrates in a meal they're about to consume and thus assist the system with glucose control. In each of these approaches, modeling work went far to create the conceptual background for building an artificial pancreas.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. By mid-2026, Ford says 100 percent of its passenger vehicle range in Europe will be zero-emissions capable, all-electric or plug-in hybrid, before finally going full-electric in 2030. Private charging .

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Tata Takes On Air

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Nègre has signed deals to bring its design to 12 more countries, including Germany, Israel and South Africa. The folks making the Air Car are already working on a hybrid version that would use an on-board, gasoline-powered compressor to refill the air tanks when they run low. 18% Alternative fuel hybrid. 39% Plug-in hybrids.