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DOE announces $187M to support electrification of transportation sector

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Projects funded by the $87-million FY 2022 funding opportunity will drive innovation in technology and materials development for EVs; create new concepts to lower emissions associated with off-road vehicles, rail and maritime transportation; and develop novel solutions to deploying clean mobility options in underserved communities.

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U-M, Ford open robotics complex to accelerate future of advanced, more equitable robotics and mobility

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We also will broaden our learning through daily exposure to many robotics activities, such as considering how our Digit robots not only technically can master delivering packages from autonomous vehicles but also become valued parts of our neighborhoods. Self-driving vehicles and their role in the future of cities.

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Toyota to build prototype city of the future, powered by hydrogen fuel cells

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At CES, Toyota revealed plans to build a prototype “city” of the future on a 175-acre (0.71 Building a complete city from the ground up, even on a small scale like this, is a unique opportunity to develop future technologies, including a digital operating system for the city’s infrastructure. km 2 ) site at the base of Mt.

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LADOT count shows a 22% increase in biking, 6% drop in walking in 2019 from 2017

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The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has published findings and data from its inaugural study counting the number of people biking and walking on Los Angeles streets. p>Information gathered during the count will be used to guide future pedestrian and bike infrastructure projects throughout the city.

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International collaboration develops progressive vision for urban production at the BMW Group; OMA and 3XN

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The aim is to realize outstanding, future-ready production in the urban setting of the company’s home plant in Munich. BMW Group Plant Munich future Vision Urban Production with neighborhood. With the BMW iFACTORY, production at the BMW Group is offering a clear view into the automotive production of the future.

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Driving Your City Forward With Clean Electric Public Transportation

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Transportation in the U.S. According to the American Public Transit Association, Americans took nearly 10 billion trips via public transportation in 2019. With that much activity, public transit makes a significant contribution to the total environmental and economic impact of the transportation sector in the U.S.

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The Boring Company’s Vegas Loop to reach Chinatown

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The Boring Company (TBC) purchased a plot of land near Chinatown, where it plans to build a Vegas Loop station in the future. The Vegas Loop will also stop by adjacent neighborhoods, providing rides to locals as well. TBC estimates that the Vegas Loops could transport more than 90,000 passengers per hour once it’s complete.

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