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Volvo Car Corporation challenges EU’s goals and tactics on cutting CO2 emissions; CEO says electrified vehicles will struggle to pass 1% market share by 2020

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Volvo Car Corporation urges the EU to coordinate incentives whilst supporting research and development. The figure suggests that the car market will continue to be dominated by traditional combustion-engine models for the foreseeable future. It is far too early to dismiss the conventional diesel and petrol power trains.

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Volkswagen Group of America launches technology startup accelerator at Plug and Play Tech Center

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Participating companies will receive access to the investors, corporations, and mentors within the Plug and Play network, exposure at Plug and Play events, regular educational seminars, and office space. Plug and Play Tech Center is an accelerator specializing in growing technology startups.

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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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As another step toward autonomous driving systems, Volvo Car Corporation is demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. When active, the engine, brakes and steering respond automatically. —Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Corporation. Earlier post.).

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Video Friday: Venus Aerobot

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In July 2022, technologists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and Near Space Corporation in Tillamook, Ore., Hannah Stuart, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and Ph.D. RobotStart ] This week's CMU RI Seminar is from Ankur Mehta at UCLA, on "Towards $1 Robots."

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Video Friday: Humanoid Soccer

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DFKI ] The Utah Bionic Leg, developed by University of Utah mechanical engineering associate professor Tommaso Lenzi and his team in the HGN Lab, is a motorized prosthetic for lower-limb amputees. Utah Engineering ] PLEN is all ready for the world cup. Utah Engineering ] PLEN is all ready for the world cup.

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Auto industry survey finds need for materials innovation to meet 2025 CAFE; greatest change seen in powertrain systems

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Only 5% of the vehicle design and engineers polled said they are “very confident” that currently available materials will help them meet proposed CAFE standards. The WardsAuto, DuPont survey was conducted just before the Obama administration’s originally proposed 2025 fleet average of 56.2 L/100 km) was negotiated to 54.5 L/100 km).

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New coalition to advance integration of mixed materials for automotive down-weighting

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One of the first tasks for CALM will be to meet with the engineering groups at the automakers to understand their mass reduction strategies and challenges so the supplier industries can develop and apply their technology solutions with each auto company. Additional organizations are expected to add their support in the weeks ahead.

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