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MAN Lion’s City 18 E articulated electric bus to begin practical testing in Barcelona and Cologne later this year

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As part of its e-mobility roadmap, MAN Truck & Bus is sending a fleet of demo e-buses to customers in five European countries this year. In contrast to electric motors positioned close to the wheel hubs, these models are easier to access and have a simpler design. Sales of the 18-meter electric bus started in April.

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ON Semiconductor introducing new family of power modules for Automotive traction inverters

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Future devices in the VE-Trac family will include discrete power devices, isolated gate drivers and expanded module solutions, as well as wide bandgap (WBG) devices that will drive performance and expand the portfolio of products available to automotive systems designers. The absence of any wire bonds in the module doubles its rated lifetime.

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Try This Brand New Analog Computer

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The natural choice was to build on Anabrid’s demo patch for a lunar-lander game: starting above the surface with a limited amount of fuel, a spacecraft is in grip of the moon’s gravity. Internally, the THAT represents quantities using a range between -10 and +10 volts. But I wanted to test out the hybrid approach.

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Kespry and NVIDIA demonstrate deep learning for commercial autonomous drones; NVIDIA Jetson TX1

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The demo was conducted using the NVIDIA Jetson TX1 embedded module—unveiled yesterday at an NVIDIA event in San Francisco. Jetson TX1 is the first embedded computer designed to process deep neural networks—software that can learn to recognize objects or interpret information. Support for CUDA 7.0.

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OmniVision’s new automotive reference design system (ARDS) for automotive imaging system development

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a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, announced the availability of an automotive reference design system (ARDS) that provides a plug-and-play platform for developing automotive imaging systems. OmniVision's ARDS enables an ecosystem to design next-generation ADAS systems for the automotive industry.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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kWh Li-ion pack enabling an electric range of up to 15 miles (24 km) at speeds of up to 62 mph (100 km/h), according to Toyota. The production plug-in hybrid has a number of key changes from the 125 prototype demo units that were deployed in the field for testing and customer feedback. Changes include: Completely new battery design.

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Never Recharge Your Consumer Electronics Again?

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I mean, for sure, I think the global common problem or pain point is for sure battery anxiety in different ways, ranging from your mobile phone to your other portable devices, and of course, even EV like cars and all that. So we’re enabling this sort of jump in functionality without compromising design, battery, sustainability, all of that.