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Aurora releases first commercial beta of Aurora Driver autonomous driving system

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Autonomous driving company Aurora has released its first commercial beta of the Aurora Driver, which consists of the hardware, software, and data services needed to safely operate an autonomous Aurora-powered vehicle. Aurora Driver Beta is currently hauling loads for FedEx between Dallas and Houston in a commercial pilot of Aurora Horizon.

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Researchers develop earth-abundant photocatalyst for conversion of ammonia into hydrogen

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and Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment have created a scalable photocatalyst that can convert ammonia into hydrogen fuel. A reaction cell (left) and the photocatalytic platform (right) used on tests of copper-iron plasmonic photocatalysts for hydrogen production from ammonia at Syzygy Plasmonics in Houston.

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GM robotaxi unit announces major expansion in Texas

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Now, Cruise has announced yet another expansion in service, coming to Houston and Dallas later this year. The announcement of the service expansion was made by the Cruise CEO on Twitter this morning, indicating that Dallas and Houston would be recieving robotaxi service in the coming weeks.

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TuSimple and Hillwood join forces on autonomous trucking initiative at AllianceTexas MIZ

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Commercial real estate developer Hillwood announced that TuSimple, a self-driving technology company with a focus on heavy-duty trucks ( earlier post ), has secured property in AllianceTexas’ Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ) in north Fort Worth. The building will feature technology service bays, in addition to general office space.

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Gulf Racing Fuels to buy Gevo isobutanol for 16.1% blend in off-road fuels

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The new fuels will meet Gulf’s requirement for an off-road fuel that is oxygenated and EPA-approved for use in sensitive environments. All fuels are distributed nationally by HYPERFUELS based in Houston, Texas. and has a list of partners including The Coca-Cola Company, Toray Industries, and LANXESS, Inc., isobutanol.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Extension of Core Restrain Design Code NUBOW-3D to Lead Cooled Fast Reactor Systems, $75,000 Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Township, Pa. Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif.

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Progress toward commercializing the GTI IH2 thermochemical process for drop-in hydrocarbon fuels

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Linck and colleagues had earlier published a paper in the journal Environ. GTI has licensed the IH 2 technology to CRI Catalyst Company (CRI), in Houston, Texas. Sustainable Energy presenting experimental data from their 0.45 kg/h semi-continuous IH 2 pilot plant. Earlier post.) —Martin Linck. doi: 10.1002/ep.10629.