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INRIX launches new platform to connect road authorities with vehicle operators for highly automated vehicles

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In future iterations the platform will include support of dynamic rules that can adjust to optimize traffic flow based on real-world conditions. Self-driving vehicles are stimulating conversations globally, but they are in fact a very local challenge. that INRIX and its partners have identified.

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RMI Launches Project Get Ready to Help Communities Prepare for Plug-ins

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Community members in Portland, Oregon; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Raleigh, North Carolina soon expanding to the Triangle region have already agreed to work with RMI’s Project Get Ready. Barrier: Not enough cars in the pipeline, OEMs need proof of future consumer demand. Plan should give equal consideration to conversions.

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Study details viable pathway to develop sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Pacific Northwest; hydroprocessing of natural oils seen as the most immediate opportunity

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The Pacific Northwest has the diverse feedstocks, fuel-delivery infrastructure and political will needed to create a viable biofuels industry capable of reducing greenhouse gases and meeting the future fuel demands of the aviation industry, according to a newly-released study by Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest (SAFN). —SAFN report.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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other fleets; create vehicle conversion inspection criteria; and train and. Greater Portland. increasing the future infrastructure to meet demand; incorporating. alternative fuel vehicle conversions, equipment safety, and fueling. Indiana, will work to make existing municipal fueling stations available to. Council of.

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The Tremendous VR and CG Systems—of the 1960s

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As Sutherland explains in his oral history, “Wes took TX-2 and treated it as a window into the future of what computing might be if everybody had one of his own.” As Sutherland put it in his thesis , “The Sketchpad system makes it possible for a man and a computer to converse rapidly through the medium of line drawings.

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Rocsys robots help to make EV fleet charging more reliable

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However, widespread adoption of self-driving EVs probably lies pretty far in the future (and doesn’t seem much closer now than it did back in early 2020). Since our last conversation with Mr. Bouman, fleet electrification has taken off in a big way, and the complexities involved in fleet charging have come into focus.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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At the recent International Biomass Conference and Expo in Portland Oregon, Edward Einowski, a partner in the law firm Stoel Rives and an expert on biomass project financing, provided an overview of today’s financial situation: “ There has been a tremendous push towards quality ” said Einowski. Earlier post.). Financing challenges.