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SwRI motion prediction system enhances pedestrian detection for automated vehicles

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For instance, if a pedestrian is walking west, the system can predict if that person will suddenly turn south. Slocum, a senior research analyst who led the internally funded project. Dilated convolutions are structures that store and access video data for spatial observations. —SwRI’s Samuel E.

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This Collection Teaches Engineers How to Protect Data

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If the developers do not do so, they risk being suspended or removed from the App Store. Privacy advocates consider the feature, which restricts only iOS app makers from personalizing ads using third-party data, a step in the right direction. Britney Do is a digital marketing intern for IEEE Educational Activities.

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Where to locate public chargers?

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In contrast, internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles can only refuel at a gas station licensed to handle and store an inflammable liquid. Public utilities are beginning to launch EV charger rebate programs that are additive to the VW settlement grant program funds. not internet-connected) and networked (internet-connected).

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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That device, now known by a variety of names—including memory stick, USB stick, flash drive, as well as thumb drive—changed the way computer files are stored and transferred. Good-bye, floppy disk Before the invention of the thumb drive, computer users stored and transported their files using floppy disks. It was called the ThumbDrive.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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To improve his chances, he worked as an intern for two of them. They put together documentation on how the minigrid worked, created a budget, and applied for a grant from the IEEE Foundation. “I The grant provided the seed money to launch their startup that year: Green Village Electricity Projects of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

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‘At Tata Motors, we are designing an experience’: Martin Uhlarik | Autocar Professional

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Was the Tata Motors’ design team involved in the conceptualisation of the new EV-only retail stores? In terms of the new dedicated EV stores, we started by defining our brand values. The design guide book has a shelf life of 3-5 years, and it keeps evolving. That is important for building the confidence in a new EV sub-brand.

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Teen Creates App To Identify Nutrient Deficiencies

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His father suggested he think about ikigai , a Japanese concept referring to something that gives a person a sense of purpose. He presented his app at last year’s IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Reality during an event hosted in collaboration with Amazon Web Services. He was granted a patent in Germany last year.

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