article thumbnail

DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

Cars That Think

USA, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Norway. ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Flyability, Switzerland. First of all this year's preparation was strongly influenced by Covid-19 as our team spans multiple countries, namely the US, Switzerland, Norway, and the UK. Oregon State University. Team CERBERUS. Team CERBERUS.

article thumbnail

Video Friday: Autonomous Car Drifting, Aerial-Aquatic Drone, and Jet-Powered Robot

Cars That Think

To enable aerial reorientation for safe landing in the quadruped robots, we design a control architecture, which is verified in a high-fidelity physics simulation environment with different initial conditions. Gallen, Switzerland, and Heriot-Watt University, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Power 98
article thumbnail

Video Friday: May the Fourth be With You

Cars That Think

Indoor Capture is the newest Skydio 3D Scan mode that is specifically tailored for autonomously scanning large, complex, indoor environments. A2Z ] Don’t let that clear blue sky fool you—the ground in Oregon in the spring is like Jello, which makes walking a challenge. SkyMul ] Thanks, Eohan!

article thumbnail

Renault-Nissan Alliance Partners with Singapore Government for EVs

Green Car Congress

Singapore is well-positioned for the deployment of EVs due to our relative small size, urban environment, robust electrical grid and IT infrastructure. The Alliance has begun ZEV initiatives in Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama in Japan, as well as in Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Monaco, the UK, France, Switzerland, Ireland, China and Hong Kong.

Singapore 150
article thumbnail

Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

Green Car Congress

Other actions included: In April 2009, Nissan introduced the Nissan ECO Series (NECO Series), which qualify for tax breaks under Japan’s new preferential tax scheme for environment-friendly vehicles. in the United States; and Israel, Portugal, Monaco, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Ireland, China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Nissan 150
article thumbnail

Nissan signs electric car alliance with Europcar

Green Cars News

As Rafael Girona, Europcar Groupe’s Chief Operating Officer, explains, “This signature fits perfectly with the principles of our Green charter and our action policy intended to offer our customers a fleet with as limited an impact as possible on the environment.

Nissan 42
article thumbnail

Renault-Nissan and Singapore Government to develop zero-emission mobility

Green Cars News

Singapore is well-positioned for the deployment of EVs due to our relative small size, urban environment, robust electrical grid and IT infrastructure,&# said Mr Lawrence Wong, Chief Executive, EMA. . “EV development is an exciting new area particularly relevant to the Singapore context.