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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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The IEEE Jamaica Section is acting as a catalyst to engage and inspire the island nation’s next generation of engineering and technology professionals. The section held a first-of-its-kind workshop in January at the University of Technology in Kingston. The event attracted more than 200 participants.

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Porsche Engineering and Vodafone Business establish 5G hybrid MPN at Nardò

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Porsche Engineering and Vodafone Business have established Europe’s first 5G hybrid mobile private network (MPN) at Nardò Technical Center (NTC) for the development of intelligent and connected vehicles. Besides the new mobile network, now NTC also offers its customers a high-performance 1 Gbit/s connection.

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ARPA-E holding Workshop on Powertrain Innovations for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will be holding a Workshop on Powertrain Innovations for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, taking place in Denver, CO on 14-15 May 2015. To express an interest in attending please contact Dr. Chris Atkinson, ARPA-E Program Director.

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Long Beach, Mercedes-Benz partner to improve urban mobility through connected vehicle data

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A community youth workshop for Long Beach residents and students. We are excited to partner with Xtelligent and the City of Long Beach to research solutions to urban transportation challenges.

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. Select Engines. dCi engines. Specific engine-mapping aimed at reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. liter engine. dCi 130 engine. The current 1.5

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

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He began his career at Ferranti , an electrical engineering and equipment company in Manchester, England. 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. where he continued his networking work.

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PNNL TranSEC tool uses UBER data to track and potentially alleviate urban traffic congestion

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The tool—Transportation State Estimation Capability (TranSEC)—was developed to help urban traffic engineers get access to actionable information about traffic patterns in their cities. Traffic engineers generally have relied on isolated traffic counts, collision statistics and speed data to determine roadway conditions.