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APRIL 9, 2025

The plane would be a single-aisle airliner, designed to succeed Airbuss A320 family of aircraft, the highest-selling passenger jet aircraft on the market, with nearly 12,000 delivered. Cline Sadonnet/Master Films For this challenge, engineers will at least have a favorable environment with cold, fast-flowing air.

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MARCH 11, 2025

The move places Kuiper systems in a rival position with the industry leader, and SpaceX subsidiary, Starlink Services. As one analyst from Copenhagen-based Strand Consult recently put it in the industry publication Broadband Breakfast , Kuiper now is just a burger bar, while [Starlink Services] runs an interstellar McDonalds.

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MAY 11, 2025

As lead researcher at Transparency Market Research, I’ve spent the past year diving deep into this game-changing technology. We’ve analyzed over 23 pilot programs across 9 countries , spoken with industry leaders , and reviewed the deployment strategies of global automakers like BMW , Tesla , and WiTricity.

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MARCH 3, 2025

The iterative construct by correction approach that worked well for simpler, custom layouts is now creating substantial runtime and resource bottlenecks, hindering design teams ability to efficiently verify their advanced designs and meet aggressive time-to-market targets. Figure 3 illustrates runtime improvements for different DRC methods.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 3, 2025

While the automotive industry is committed to long-term electrification and providing a diverse range of models, underlying consumer hesitation remains. On the other hand, people who were excited about EVs cited high gas prices as the top motivating factor, with concerns for the environment and lower regular maintenance costs close behind.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 14, 2025

While the industry will presumably petition the government against instituting any official restrictions, theres always a chance the rule could come to pass shaking up the global supply chain. However, it wasnt until the 1960s that manufacturing technologies allowed the material to start being used for the aerospace industry.

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APRIL 20, 2025

Broadcom also has big chunks of the markets for chips for Ethernet transceivers, high-definition television (HDTV) receivers, digital subscriber line modems (the leading alternative to cable modems), and direct broadcast satellite receivers. In the late 70s and early 80s, the defense industry was at its peak, he recalled.

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MARCH 13, 2025

What adjacent skills, market segments, and product subject matter expertise are you drawing upon? Design, security, compliance, data visualization, marketing, finance? Which version, libraries, and frameworks? What other software must you have mastered? What stage of development? What scale of usage?

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MAY 15, 2025

Leaving space for adjustments is especially relevant when acquisitions of AI are occurring within emerging and changing regulatory environments. However, market dynamics and unequal AI expertise between industry and government can be barriers that discourage success.

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“Our partnership demonstrates how Waymo’s 15 years of operational expertise can adapt to new environments through strategic initiatives with industry leaders,” Gavel adds. “In Tokyo, we are abiding by the same steadfast principles that guide us in the U.S.

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MAY 20, 2025

Whether you’re considering a career change or simply curious about this rapidly evolving industry, you’ll discover how mobility engineering is creating unprecedented opportunities for innovative professionals. Mentors can guide your skill development, help navigate industry challenges, and introduce you to valuable networks.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 21, 2025

There has been a rash of articles this year pertaining to how the automotive industry has begun testing humanoid robots. We likewise see a gradual decline in the number of assembly jobs since the automotive sector became the first industry to both develop and implement robotic arms at factories (e.g. General Motors Unimate).

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JULY 15, 2025

It mirrors the global electric vehicle market where, aside from Tesla, Chinese carmakers like BYD dominate the top ranks. China’s Robotaxi Trio: Baidu, Pony.ai, WeRide At the center of this push is Baidu, often considered the West Point of China’s autonomous vehicle (AV) industry. million rides in the first quarter of 2025 alone.

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APRIL 15, 2025

Aiming to capture a piece of that high-end market, Meli Hotels announced in late December that it would build a $50 million luxury resort in Ushuaia, featuring a spa, indoor and outdoor pools, and an 800-seat auditorium. Proposals to expand the city limits have bubbled up, but many worry they could do more harm than good.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Teams included students, academics, industry experts, and hobbyists. As of 2023, robotic ground vehicles made up only 3 percent of the global armored-vehicle market. Many of the other 2004 competitors regrouped to try again, and new ones entered the fray. In all, 195 teams applied to compete in the 2005 event.

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JULY 5, 2025

Here, we show how relying on patterning structures instead of inherent material properties allows soft robotic arms to remain compliant while continuously transmitting torque to their environment. We demonstrate a soft robotic arm made from a pair of mechanical metamaterials that act as compliant constant-velocity joints.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Whether in the internal combustion engine or in the hybrid or electric vehicle, reliable and technically flawless materials are indispensable in a demanding environment. The material convinces with significantly improved aging properties than existing PA6 GF30 systems, which are currently available on the market.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Daimler Truck AG, IVECO, OMV, Shell and the Volvo Group have committed to work together to help create the conditions for the mass-market roll-out of hydrogen trucks in Europe. The decade-long scale-up is expected to begin with groups of customers willing to make an early commitment to hydrogen-based trucking.

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JUNE 30, 2020

Solid-oxide fuel-cell manufacturer Bloom Energy and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), a part of Samsung Group, have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to design and to develop fuel cell-powered ships. The two companies will work together to realize their vision of clean power for ships and a more sustainable marine shipping industry.

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JULY 26, 2021

Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of fuel cell power solutions for motive applications, is teaming with DD DANNAR, LLC (DANNAR) on an integration project to develop hydrogen fuel cell power solutions to markets in need of clean power options that may include municipalities, fleets, military applications, agriculture and mining.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) have published a new guidance document, “ Measuring Recycled Content of Automotive Products.”. R3: Recycled portion of purchased raw material, including materials recovered or generated by other industries.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Niobium is a metal primarily used by the steel industry as a ferroalloy strengthening element. Adding niobium reduces the amount and weight of steel required, an important feature for the automotive industry but also for infrastructure. Another key characteristic of the niobium market is its highly concentrated supply.

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MARCH 7, 2021

The EU should promote the use of green hydrogen and ammonia by ships as part of its upcoming maritime fuel law, major shipping industry players and environmentalists have told the European Commission. Green hydrogen and ammonia offer a clean future for the shipping and fuels industry. Globally, €1.4

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Despite the trend toward transportation electrification, the lithium industry has had a rough few years. In its new Lithium Outlook to 2030 report, Roskill notes that the prolonged downward trend for lithium compound and mineral concentrate prices has caused a difficult environment for many lithium producers since 2018.

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JUNE 3, 2022

SafeAI brings its powerful, scalable AI-powered retrofit autonomy to the collaboration, while Siemens provides its industry-leading hardware and software capabilities in zero-emission powertrains, and the necessary infrastructure to operate these vehicles. —Andy Gill, Chief Operating Officer at Simulytics.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shed new light on the formation mechanisms of a rare earth-bearing mineral that is in increasingly high demand across the globe for its use in the green energy and tech industries. electronics, wind turbines, hybrid cars).

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NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Achieving full electrification in major markets by 2040. From 2040, Kia’s line-up in key markets around the globe will also exclusively consist of electrified models, realizing zero emissions during daily vehicle use. Rendering of Concept EV9. Earlier post.). Kia aims to electrify its full vehicle line-up in Europe by 2035.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Russia-based Nornickel has begun prototyping new nickel- and cobalt-based alloys, which are of high demand in the aviation, space, nuclear, chemical and oil and gas industries. Their features include resistance to high temperatures and aggressive environments (acids and alkalis) and durability at extremely low temperatures.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Israel-based Foresight Autonomous Holdings, a developer of automotive vision systems, has signed a paid proof-of-concept (POC) project with the Chinese subsidiary of one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial equipment, heavy machinery, construction and mining equipment.

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JULY 26, 2021

Venti’s proprietary algorithms create powerful processing and fast reaction times, delivering practical advantages: Handling 30 – 40% change in the environment (compared to 5% for other leading industry players). The vehicles adapt to complex route conditions and can operate in unstructured and structured road environments.

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JULY 4, 2020

UNCTAD predicts that some 23 million electric vehicles will be sold over the coming decade: the market for rechargeable car batteries, currently estimated at $7 billion, is forecast to rise to $58 billion by 2024. It has also contributed to environment degradation, landscape damage and soil contamination, groundwater depletion and pollution.

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MARCH 25, 2022

The Renault Group suspended its industrial activities in Russia on 23 March ( earlier post ). Regarding its stake in AVTOVAZ, Renault Group said that it is assessing the available options, taking into account the current environment, while acting responsibly towards its 45,000 employees in Russia.

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JUNE 21, 2022

The research forecasts that the consumer market will lead the hydrogen vehicles space, with consumer vehicles accounting for more than 60% of hydrogen vehicles in service globally in 2027. These positives have led to significant investment by car manufacturers, including Hyundai, Toyota and BMW.

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APRIL 15, 2022

Through this enhancement, Proterra transit buses now feature the most energy storage of any 40-foot electric bus available in the North American market. Starting in 2023, the 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit bus can be equipped with up to 738 kilowatt hours (kWh) of onboard energy.

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JULY 8, 2021

As the world’s third largest aviation industry cluster, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is funding the research project with the largest single item in its special program to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation industry. Image Source: Hamburg Marketing).

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The National Circular Economy Roadmap found innovation is crucial to realizing Australia’s largest economic gains, which will come from designing new products and materials, including through advanced manufacturing, and in embracing new business models that will create domestic and export markets for waste streams.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Deployments of clean hydrogen to decarbonize industry, transportation, and the power grid can enable 10 MMT/year of demand by 2030, ~20 MMT/year of demand by 2040, and ~50 MMT in 2050. Source: DOE. It also complements the massive $9.5-billion

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