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U-M, Ford open robotics complex to accelerate future of advanced, more equitable robotics and mobility

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The fourth floor houses Ford’s first robotics and mobility research lab on a university campus, as well as 100 Ford researchers—including autonomous vehicle researchers—and engineers. Key research will focus on: The future of moving goods more efficiently, as the pandemic further fuels online retail growth.

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American Honda Motor to pay $1.9M in penalties in California for small engine emissions violations

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Honda) to resolve clean-air violations related to the sale of small off-road engines in California. The violations involved small off-road engines used in generators and lawn and garden equipment. These credits can then be used for certification purposes to offset emissions on future products.

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We Don’t Need a Jetsons Future, Just a Sustainable One

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For decades, our vision of the future has been stuck in a 1960s-era dream of science fiction embodied by The Jetsons and space travel. In fact, what if our vision of that particular technologically advanced future is all wrong? This article appears in the August 2021 print issue as “Cozy Futurism.".

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DOE announces $187M to support electrification of transportation sector

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billion recently announced by the Federal Highway Administration to build and deploy EV charging nationwide, including in rural communities and low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new $99.5-million The Vehicle Technologies Office’s (VTO’s) FY 2023 funding opportunity, totaling $99.5

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

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The webapp combines curbside maps with data from nearly 300 sensors placed within 74 parking spaces in commercial and passenger loading zones from 1 st to 3 rd avenues and between Battery and Stewart streets in the Belltown neighborhood in downtown Seattle. —Amelia Bleeker, PNNL software engineer who developed the webapp.

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Mercedes-Benz and Bosch start San José pilot project for automated ride-hailing service; automated S-Class

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It will also help us develop guidelines for dealing with new technologies and prepare for the traffic system of the future. Their engineers also use simulations and specially designed proving grounds to specifically address the kind of driving situations that occur only very rarely in road traffic.

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NREL study finds that uncoordinated plug-in vehicle charging could prove challenging to the grid

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Dr. Matteo Muratori, a transportation and energy systems engineer at NREL, developed highly resolved models of residential power demand and PEV use to assess the impact of uncoordinated in-home PEV charging on residential power demand. Muratori noted that might be true in the future, but not necessarily.

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