Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Ford, in conjunction with the University of Michigan and State Farm, unveiled a Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle that will be used to make progress on future autonomous driving and other advanced technologies. Personal vehicle ownership also will change as new business models develop. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Based on the present data, his best estimates of the current annual fuel-consumption rates are: 398 gallons (1,507 liters) per person, 585 gallons (2,214 liters) per licensed driver, 1,033 gallons (3,910 liters) per household, and 530 gallons (2,006 liters) per registered vehicle. Fuel consumed per person. 2001 to 2006. -5%.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Ford and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) are partnering on a competition for undergraduate students to develop innovative applications that enhance vehicle safety and sustainability by using vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications. The teams are not limited to personal cars or trucks.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2017

The eleven projects—launched in partnership with eight leading research institutions in North America—mark the first projects launched under CSRC Next ( earlier post ), which is the Center’s new five-year program that continues to support a safer transition to the future of mobility. —Chuck Gulash, director of CSRC.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2017

First announced in 2014, CSRC Next ( earlier post ) will direct $35 million through 2021 towards research designed to support a safe transition to the future of mobility. We are excited to continue our safety mission by helping to support a safe evolution to a broader mobility future. —Chuck Gulash, Director of CSRC.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2013

Michael Sivak at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute together suggest that the US now has—per person, per driver, and per household—fewer light-duty vehicles and that they are driven less than a decade ago. —“Has Motorization In The U.S.

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Cars That Think

MAY 1, 2023

That made future MOH interviews less stressful going in, because I had faith that the medalists would be able to make me understand their technologies.” Perry prefers to meet in person in order to develop a human connection. I generally leave feeling I actually connected with the person, that it was more than just a Q&A.”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

While AppLink is available in Ford vehicles now, OpenXC is focused on the future as an open-source hardware and software platform developed by Ford Research and Innovation to unleash the power of the open-source hacker community to explore what can be done with vehicle data. Open-source innovation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

The survey, released by researchers Brandon Schoettle and Dr. Michael Sivak of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), includes responses from 542 people. A person wouldn’t be required. —Brandon Schoettle.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

persons), the occupant distance travelled increased by 84% (from 3.182 to 5.867 trillion km). The study includes a brief discussion on the effects of potential future changes in vehicle fuel economy, vehicle distance travelled, and vehicle load on the amount of fuel used for personal transportation. mpg US, or from 18.1

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Barra said that GM believes the future of personal mobility will be driven by the convergence of electrification, autonomous vehicles, and connectivity and shared mobility services. It will first be rolled out this fall in the US in the Cadillac CT6 and introduced in a future Cadillac product in China.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2012

Ford Motor Company plans to open a Silicon Valley-based Research Lab—its first dedicated R&D office on the west coast—to scout for new technology and to find new partners to innovate personal mobility solutions for the future. and Ford employees working with connectivity platform partner Microsoft Corp.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2014

This project brings to life a connected car that essentially predicts the behavior of its driver, analyzes current and future driving conditions and creates a safer and hopefully less stressful experience for the person behind the wheel. Earlier post.). —Mario Tippelhofer, Senior Software Engineer, ERL.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

His father suggested he think about ikigai , a Japanese concept referring to something that gives a person a sense of purpose. If, for example, the app detects the person has a folate deficiency, it recommends foods such as asparagus, spinach, and sunflower seeds, he says. The app starts with a photo of a nail taken by a user.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Located in Stanford Research Park, the facility also expands Ford’s physical footprint—with further expansion planned in the near future. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from its Haas School of Business. Ford opened its first Silicon Valley office in 2012. Maciuca holds a Ph.D.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 21, 2023

Academic outreach is at the very foundation of IHMC’s mission, and needless to say.our entire organization is incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to continually inspire future generations. Can they help the average person beat a high jumper? The Testing Lab” is a new series from Michigan Robotics. IHMC ] Thanks, William!

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Cars That Think

APRIL 7, 2023

The open letter, titled “Pause Giant AI Experiments,” was organized by the nonprofit Future of Life Institute and signed by more than 10,000 people (as of 5 April). I would like to see an unbiased group without personal or commercial agendas to create a set of standards that has to be followed by all users and providers of AI.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2011

The age composition of US drivers has changed substantially between 1983 and 2008, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle, published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention. Changes in percentage of teenagers with driver’s licenses, 1983 to 2008. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

However, he notes, the rates of vehicles per person, licensed driver, and household reached their maxima prior to the onset of the current economic downturn. population is expected to continue to grow, it is highly likely that the maximum number of vehicles reached in 2008 will be surpassed in the near future. vehicles per person.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 9, 2022

He visited a Ford auto manufacturing plant in his home state of Michigan, watched the printing presses roll at the Detroit Free Press plant, and listened on his crystal radio receiver to the broadcast of Charles Lindbergh ’s transatlantic flight in 1927. As his fascination with different engineering fields grew, he set out to explore them.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

It followed by using a PS5 controller to remotely drive in an updated version of the 2026 Afeela electric sedan being co-developed with Honda—an EV that will have a “digital platform for co-creation,” a “conversational personal agent” using AI from Microsoft, and driver-assist systems informed by AI. Looking at 14 different U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2016

(The investment is in addition to the $50 million investment over the next five years with MIT and Stanford, each close by TRI’s new offices, to establish joint fundamental artificial intelligence research centers at each university.) While our company was making fabric looms, automobiles were defining the future.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2014

Results of a lifecycle analysis by a team at the University of Michigan suggest that multiple types of natural gas-powered vehicles—i.e., Results of a lifecycle analysis by a team at the University of Michigan suggest that multiple types of natural gas-powered vehicles—i.e., —Dai and Lastoskie.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Using a neutron beam, chemists and engineers at The Ohio State University have been able to track the flow of lithium atoms into and out of an anode in real time as a Li-ion battery charged and discharged. where they were assisted by the facility scientist, R. Along the way, they hope to find ways to boost overall charge capacity. and Co, A.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2012

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) today launched the largest-yet road test of connected vehicle crash avoidance technology in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Data collected will be used to evaluate the performance of various safety applications in use and help enhance future development of V2V communications. Source: UMTRI. Earlier post.)

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Cars That Think

JUNE 4, 2022

Structured VLSI design, now taught in more than 100 universities. Networks that link personal computers in offices. And unlike university research laboratories, PARC had one unifying vision: it would develop “the architecture of information.” As for the future impact of PARC research—the sky’s the limit. Laser printers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2016

These technologies were then incorporated into Sony’s products and services, such as digital cameras and personalized TV program recommendation services. In 1999, Sony announced AIBO, a fully autonomous robot, which featured many state-of-the-art AI technologies such as face recognition and speech recognition.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2012

Equipped with this capability, an engine should be able personalize its calibration for each driver—i.e., Consequently, the engine is a system whose behavior is not completely foreseeable, and its future evolution (operating point transitions) depends on the driver’s driving style.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

This article was written more than 10 years ago, when the forecasts were we would have personal and public robotaxis galore. By 2020, more than 1,000 self-driving cars from several automakers will be on the roads of Ann Arbor, Michigan. DOT, NHTSA and the University of Michigan. A steering wheel only because they had to.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

You can join the EAA and become a future voting member for only $35 a year, or less than 10 cents a day. Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The details of that specific situation may result in an electric vehicle parc somewhat different than in Western countries, other speakers noted, and may indeed—given the obvious scale of the China market—herald a major transformation in transportation, including the type and role of personal vehicles, others suggested.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

You can join the EAA and become a future voting member for only $35 a year, or less than 10 cents a day. Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

As one of the speakers put it to the attendees, the bulk of which came from Southeast Michigan, plug-in vehicles will a major career path for most of the people in the room. Director, Manufacturing Research Center, Western Michigan University. Assistant Professor, Michigan State University. John Patten, Ph.D.,

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The demo enables people to talk to Digit in natural language and ask it to do tasks, giving a glimpse at the future. Hybrid Robotics Lab ] At the University of Michigan, graduate students in robotics all take ROB 550: Robotic Systems Laboratory. Agility Robotics ] Thanks, Tim! CWBB ] via [ KIMLAB ] The U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2016

Maven’s mission is to give customers access to highly personalized, on-demand mobility services. GM is at the forefront of redefining the future of personal mobility. initially focusing on serving faculty and students at the University of Michigan. GM President Dan Ammann.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

University of Michigan researchers are teaching self-driving cars to recognize and predict pedestrian movements with greater precision than current technologies. With it, they can predict poses and future locations for one or several pedestrians up to about 50 yards from the vehicle. —Matthew Johnson-Roberson.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The projects selected are located in 25 states, with 50% of projects led by universities, 23% by small businesses, 12% by large businesses, 13% by national labs, and 2% by non-profits. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Development of a Dedicated, High-Value Biofuels Crop The University of Massachusetts, Amherst will develop an.

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