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CEN and ETSI deliver first set of standards for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) in Europe

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Standards organizations CEN and ETSI recently confirmed , at the 6 th ETSI workshop on ITS in Berlin, that the basic set of standards for Cooperative Intelligence Transport Systems (C-ITS), as requested by the European Commission in 2009, have now been adopted and issued.

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Greenius on Patch.com: Riviera Village Summer Festival Not So Green

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I also wanted to see how my own hometown street fair stacks up against neighboring events in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Palos Verdes. I’m happy to report that there was a great BBQ truck that served up a smoking good pulled pork sandwich and a big BBQ’d turkey leg.

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Rolls-Royce and Svitzer demo world’s first remotely operated commercial vessel; testing autonomous operation

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The Svitzer Hermod , a Robert Allan ship design, was built in Turkey at the Sanmar yard in 2016. The aim is to create a future proof standard for the control of vessels remotely. Throughout the demonstration the vessel had a fully qualified captain and crew on board to ensure safe operation in the event of a system failure.

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Ram introduces Doblò-based 2015 Ram ProMaster City van

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As a result, it affords precise control of the intake-valve events—beginning and end—which reduces engine-pumping losses, increases volumetric efficiency and cuts carbon-dioxide emissions. Also known as the 948TE, the transmission is part of the ProMaster City’s standard equipment list. Safety and Security. million sq.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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A host of assistance systems will already come as standard. Mercedes said that the X-Class will also set new standards in the segment with regard to connected life. In addition to these optional remote online services, standard services such as accident recovery, maintenance management and breakdown management will also be available.

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

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And so, over the last century and a half, seismographs have moved from pendulum-driven devices to optical mirror devices to the modern standard of an electromagnetic device. What is the legacy of the Great Kanto Earthquake? Cultural memorials are another way society responds to earthquake disasters.

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Nuclear Energy Brinkmanship in Ukraine

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The independent calculations were performed using standard industry codes and Energoatom’s probabilistic risk models of Zaporizhzhia, developed with participation of U.S. And they look at risk across the site rather than just individual units, so they can spot larger accidents that happen when one event disrupts multiple systems.

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