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Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

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The vehicle can generate a 360-degree image of its environment by combining the data from different sensor technologies, ensuring redundancy and a higher level of accuracy than before. Continental has held a stake in this driverless vehicle manufacturer since 2017. The pilot will begin in late August and last up to six months.

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The Automotive Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Annual Program Review: The Driving Force Behind Autonomous Vehicles

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Twenty-one years later, the ARC, which operates as a consortium of six universities [ 2 ] collaborating with partners from both industrial and government sectors, gathered once again on the University of Michigan’s North Campus for its 21 st Annual Program Review. Footnotes. [ 1 ] Gilbert, D., Automotive Research Center.”

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Video Friday: Preparing for the SubT Final

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Team Explorer, the SubT Challenge entry from CMU and Oregon State University, is in the last stage of preparation for the competition this month inside the Mega Caverns cave complex in Louisville, Kentucky. Meaning, it needs to be able to perform a collection of tasks in practically any environment. This is early AI in action.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn. Fabrication and Testing of Solid-solution Strengthened Corrosion Resistant Alloys For Service in Molten Fluoride Environments, $625,000 Haynes International, Kokomo, Ind. Pipersville, Pa.

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Michigan awards $285K to new mobility initiatives that improve roadway safety and sustainability, and customer service

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In partnership with key universities, four companies—Bluecity, GEKOT Inc., GEKOT Inc, has partnered with Razor USA and Oakland University (OU) to help address this need. GEKOT will integrate its technical solutions package into Razor electric scooters soon to be deployed on the campus of Oakland University.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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Alma mater: University of British Columbia, in Vancouver. Alamouti, cofounder and executive board chairman of Mimik , in Oakland, Calif., He was assigned to figure out how to overcome a challenging propagation environment so that customers could receive their data reliably. About Siavash Alamouti. Employer: Mimik.

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Summer Update

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Oakland, Sacramento, and Salt Lake City. New partners in recent months include: Denton, TX., Keene, N.H., Madison, Phoenix, Sacramento, Santa Ana, CA., Santa Barbara, CA., Corpus Christi, Edmond, OK., Fayetteville, AR., Irvine, CA., Kansas City, MO., Additionally, other local governments and state agencies are joining the coalition.