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First international safety standard for Level 4 automated driving systems has been published

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An international group of experts led by WMG, University of Warwick working together as a part of an ISO technical committee, has published the first international (ISO) safety standard for Level 4 automated driving systems, taking them a step further towards being more widely available.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Protecting highly important floodplain habitats in Hungary within the Tisza Floodplain. WWF Hungary. Environment-Education seminar of Energy in Yokkaichi University. Suita Environment Learning association for the Future (SELF). Nature Specialist Club to nurture future generations. Climate Change.

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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

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For the first time, IEEE members from China, Ethiopia, Hungary, Italy, Panama, and Thailand submitted proposals. According to the report, more than 100 partnerships were formed with local organizations such as hospitals, nonprofits, and universities because of projects funded by the committee.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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And it's already clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the arrival of the future along several dimensions. Photo-Illustration: Chad Hagen; Original Photo: Universal Images Group/Getty Images. A scholarly literature has documented this process in fields as diverse as engineering, risk reduction, management, and urban studies.

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Preview: 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron casts a potent EV shadow

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Audi still sells some good-to-great gas-powered SUVs, but the EV companions like this Q6 E-Tron are the ones that will catapult it into the future, powerfully. In the PPE universe, Audi bets on bigger battery modules, and fewer of them, to ease manufacturing and to cut materials use—and therefore, planet-load.

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European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

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The University of Sunderland (UK), working with a consortium of five other research partners from Italy, Spain and Germany, has been selected for funding by the €1-billion (US$1.4-billion) Source: University of Sunderland. billion) Graphene Flagship research initiative in Europe ( earlier post ) for their iGCAuto proposal.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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