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DOT awarding up to $435M for 34 University Transportation Centers

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding up to $435 million in grant awards for 34 University Transportation Centers (UTC). Consortium members: Arizona State University, Blinn Community College (TX), Michigan State University, Rutgers University and Texas A&M University. $4

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Prototype PNNL, UW webapp predicts parking space availability for delivery drivers

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A collaboration between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab has developed a prototype webapp that combines smart sensors and machine learning to predict parking space availability. —Giacomo Dalla Chiara, a postdoctoral scholar from the Urban Freight Lab.

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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He left there in 1966 to join the University of Cambridge as an assistant director of research. AT&T named him chief scientist, and in that position he worked on developing architecture and protocols for a large-scale Internet so that customers could connect to it from their homes. before joining Texas Instruments in Dallas.

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INRIX: shared bikes and scooters could replace nearly 50% of downtown vehicle trips

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Analyzing trillions of anonymous data points from hundreds of millions of connected devices, INRIX ranked the top American, British and German cities where micromobility services have the most potential to reduce vehicle trips. New York City Vehicle Trips by Census Block. Leveraging big data to plan for micromobility services.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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All over the world, startup companies, government agencies, universities, and airlines are collaborating to launch an entirely new category of aviation based on electric aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and efficient horizontal flight. Mass), Amherst. Our funders include, besides NASA, the National Science Foundation , the U.S.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. as well as 600 universities throughout the country. However, the company pulled the plug on U.S.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

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In our always-on, sensor-laden, Internet-connected world, shouldn't technology have done better? At Northeastern University , in Boston, Matteo Rinaldi's group has demonstrated an event-driven sensor that could help detect a forest fire by reacting to the infrared light emitted from a hot object.