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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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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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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.)

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Pike Research survey finds erosion in US consumer support for clean energy since 2009; solar energy tops favorables, followed by wind, hybrid vehicles and EVs

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LEED Certification, the green building certification program administered by the US Green Building Council, suffered from a very low level of familiarity among respondents—45% stated that they were unfamiliar with the program, the lowest level of familiarity of any of the 13 energy and environment concepts. Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.

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Single-Chip Processors Have Reached Their Limits

Cars That Think

The shift toward multichip design is driven by the challenge of modern chip manufacturing. This shift towards chiplets has occurred in step with support from manufacturers. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. An example of UCIe packaging options from the UCIe white paper. Nvidia’s Grace CPU Superchip Nvidia.

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Former Commerce and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta urges technology neutral policies in reaching proposed CAFE standards

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In a white paper released at a National Press Club briefing, Secretary Mineta detailed his support for such policies—i.e., Monetary incentives are being used to alter consumer and manufacturer decisions. Washington, DC’s current focus is electric vehicles (EVs) and electric 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. For example, to look for defects, a manufacturer performs a helium leak test on the cells before the electrolyte is added. You may remember, several years ago, the auto industry had a big recall of airbag inflators.

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