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Ricardo white paper outlines needed developments to realize autonomous driving

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Engineering firm Ricardo has published a white paper— Key Enablers for the Fully Autonomous Vehicle —highlighting the technologies and development processes that are needed to develop commercially feasible self-driving cars that meet consumer expectations while also achieving compliance with likely future transport regulations.

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Ricardo white paper suggests best practices in evaluating EV battery companies

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Ricardo Strategic Consulting has published a white paper outlining the processes that investors and automakers should adopt as they evaluate investment opportunities and suppliers in the rapidly developing electric vehicle (EV) battery systems market. to work in this dynamic industry by betting on which.

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Rolls-Royce Power Systems road map for climate-neutrality; 35% cut by 2030 from 2019; key role of mtu engines

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Other sustainable solutions such as battery energy storage systems, hybrid propulsion systems for marine and rail applications and microgrids already feature in the Power Systems portfolio for decentralized, environment-friendly power solutions. —“The Future Of Internal Combustion Engines As Seen By Rolls-Royce Power Systems”.

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Steel LCA study: lightweighting with advanced high-strength steel produces lower GHG emissions than with aluminum

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If material production phase emissions continue to be overlooked, negative effects on the environment will begin before the vehicle is ever driven. Steel offers the best solution for the environment, the best performance and cost effective solution for automakers, and ultimately the best value for consumers.

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Competition Spurs Robotics and AI Innovations for Maritime Challenges

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These challenges are essentially opening up to competition the development of solutions to key industrial and societal problems and offering prize money to the winners. And the maritime environment actually lends itself really well to those kinds of applications.” There's a white-paper phase. There's a simulation phase.

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Daimler AG and BMW Group launch long-term development cooperation for automated driving

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Along with Aptiv, Audi, Baidu, Continental, Fiat Chrysler, HERE, Infineon, Intel and Volkswagen, the BMW Group and Daimler have published a white paper entitled Safety First for Automated Driving (SaFAD). Safety First for Automated Driving. Earlier post.) Around the world, more than 70 test vehicles are trialling the latest technology.

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Setting a new standard for battery leak testing

Charged EVs

Currently, the common practice in the battery manufacturing industry is to test cell packaging prior to final assembly. There currently are no reliable tests on which to base leak-detection standards for a full range of soft-pouch, cylindrical or prismatic battery cells in use throughout the industry. Can you explain?

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