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Hyundai Motor demonstrates autonomous driving tech capabilities with its first successful truck platooning trial

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Hyundai Motor conducted the trial using two trailer-connected Xcient trucks. Along with Hyundai Motor Company, this national project involved government, corporations, and academia. The company plans to deliver 1,600 fuel cell vehicles to Switzerland by 2025.

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Verenium and Syngenta Close Research Collaboration

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Verenium Corporation, a cellulosic ethanol developer and high-performance specialty enzyme company, announced the successful closure of previously defined programs under its joint research collaboration with Syngenta Participations AG of Switzerland. Earlier post.).

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Two new Wärtsilä JVs with CSSC: 2-stroke engine business and medium-speed diesel and dual-fuel engines

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Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)—one of the largest shipbuilders in the world—will form two new joint ventures. Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) also signed an agreement to establish a joint venture for manufacturing medium- and large-bore medium speed diesel and dual-fuel engines.

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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USA, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Norway. ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Sierra Nevada Corporation. Flyability, Switzerland. First of all this year's preparation was strongly influenced by Covid-19 as our team spans multiple countries, namely the US, Switzerland, Norway, and the UK. Czech Republic, USA, Switzerland.

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The Scandalous History of the Last Rotor Cipher Machine

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Some years later, I had the good fortune of visiting the huge headquarters of the cipher machine company Crypto AG (CAG), in Steinhausen, Switzerland, and befriending a high-level cryptographer there. Inside the disk are wires connecting a contact on one side of the disk to a different one on the other side. I was fascinated.

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Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

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The security posture of the first connected cars is better, but there are still glaring vulnerabilities and gaps that need to be addressed. Hackers took control of a car’s OEM corporate network by reverse engineering a car’s transmission control unit to infiltrate the network.

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ABB charges into the future with Formula E

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Formula E is a very unique application, because not only are we taking this equipment and shipping it all around the world, but we’re also connecting it to so many different power sources and different grids,” said Medeiros. Typically, with electrical equipment, you install it and then you just leave it there for 10, 15-plus years.