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Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

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Before the demo vehicle—a DAF CF 340 front loader with a Millennium XXL 40 body from Terberg HS—could be used to collect commercial waste, a conversion from standard diesel propulsion to hydrogen was required. Only an Allison 3200 fully automatic transmission was retained as an integral part of the drive concept.

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Video Friday: Co-Expression

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Columbia engineers build Emo, a silicon-clad robotic face that makes eye contact and uses two AI models to anticipate and replicate a person’s smile before the person actually smiles—a major advance in robots predicting human facial expressions accurately, improving interactions, and building trust between humans and robots.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils EQS electric luxury sedan

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This completely new concept made a rigorous Purpose Design possible: with its one-bow lines and cab-forward design with fastback, the EQS is clearly distinguishable from vehicles with combustion engines even at first glance. The estimated charging costs per charging stop are calculated.

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Nissan’s Intelligent Mobility vision builds on electrification, autonomous drive and vehicle intelligence

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The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices and the first model will come to Japan this year. An on-road demo event in Europe in 2016, will showcase the maturity of Nissan’s autonomous drive technology. In 2017, the Nissan Qashqai will become the first Piloted Drive vehicle available in Europe.

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Daimler demos self-driving snow removal trucks; premiere of Remote Truck Interface

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An important component of the RTI control unit is the integrated safety concept. The person in the lead vehicle of the removal convoy in charge of the demanding task enjoys relatively good visibility of the swaths to be cleared ahead of the lead and the trailing vehicles. This means that all vehicle functions are monitored.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

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Several of these events, such as the first public demo of the ARPANET in 1972, or the mid-1980s conferences now known as Interop, alerted experts to new technologies, and, in some cases, altered the balance between competing approaches. The first node of the ARPANET was installed at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1969.

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Vocis launching demo EV with 2nd generation multi-speed transmission; projected 15% improvement in vehicle efficiency

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The 4-speed dual-motor Vocis eDCT concept ( earlier post ) uses the principles of dual clutch transmissions (DCTs) to provide seamless shifting and up to 15% improvement in electric vehicle efficiency over the combined European cycle compared to a single speed gearbox Vocis transmission.

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