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Thomson Reuters report finds established auto industry companies, not Silicon Valley, leading development of autonomous driving tech

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Established automotive industry companies—not Silicon Valley—are leading the development of autonomous driving technology, according to a new report from the Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters. Google ranks 19 th in the world in this area, followed by Ford at number 20.

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Berkeley Lab and MIT launch the Materials Project search engine to speed development of new materials

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This research tool will help the United States compete with other developers of new materials, and could potentially create new domestic industries. By accelerating the development of new materials, we can drive discoveries that not only help power clean energy, but also are used in common consumer products.

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WiTricity extends recent funding for a total of $52M

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The new Advisory Board includes: Grant Covic, Professor of Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, where there are more than 40 Ph.D. Covic leads industrial and EV wireless power research efforts, is a pioneer in inductive power transfer, and actively collaborates in WiTricity research. Marin Solja?i?,

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IEEE Honors Pioneering Engineers

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MADNI University of California, Los Angeles “For pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of innovative sensing and systems technologies, and for distinguished research leadership.” Kumar Texas A&M University College Station “For seminal contributions to the modeling, analysis, and design of wireless networks.”

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How Vannevar Bush Engineered the 20th Century

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Vannevar Bush and the Funding of Science & Engineering Beginning in 1940, and with the ear of the president and leading scientific and engineering organizations, Vannevar Bush promoted the importance of supporting all aspects of research, including in universities, the military, and industry. MIT Museum But wait, there’s more!

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IEEE Honors Iconic Engineers

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CERF Google, LLC Reston, Va. ALLEN MEDAL Sponsor: IBM LYDIA KAVRAKI Rice University Houston “For foundational probabilistic algorithms and randomized search methods that have broad impact in robotic motion planning and computational biology.” IEEE MEDAL OF HONOR Sponsor: IEEE Foundation VINTON G. IEEE FRANCES E. IEEE RICHARD W.

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Toyota Research Institute CEO Pratt outlines initial AI/robotics mandates; trillion-mile reliability

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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.) To those ends, TRI has launched 30 initial projects with its partners at Stanford and MIT.

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