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Video Friday: Robot Training

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Nature ] Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University took an all-terrain vehicle on wild rides through tall grass, loose gravel and mud to gather data about how the ATV interacted with a challenging, off-road environment. Robomechanics Lab ] A bolt-on 360 camera kit for your drone that costs $430.

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Ford opening up Silicon Valley research lab

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The new Ford lab will be located in the San Francisco Bay area of California and will serve as a hub for independent technology projects and identification of new research investments and partners located along the west coast.

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Video Friday: Quadruped Transformer

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B&R Automation ] How does the Waymo Driver safely handle interactions with cyclists in dense urban environments like San Francisco? He founded Revolution Robotics; a non-profit dedicated to making robotics hardware and software kits accessible to all communities, to make his vision into a reality.

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Volkswagen partners with D-Wave on quantum computing; CeBIT premiere of research project for traffic flow optimization

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In the course of this project, experts from the Volkswagen Code Lab in San Francisco and the Volkswagen Data Lab in Munich and used data from approximately 10,000 taxis in Beijing. Earlier this month, IBM announced an industry-first initiative to build commercially available universal quantum computing systems.

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

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As senior technical leader for innovation, Maciuca brings extensive Silicon Valley experience advising startups, developing and commercializing products, collaborating with universities and leading cross-functional teams. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from its Haas School of Business.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

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For its part General Motors—the power behind Chevrolet and GMC—is now set to work with San Francisco-based Pacific Gas & Electric to test forthcoming GM electric vehicles as on-demand power sources for homes. And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit. No word yet on which EVs will take part. (GM

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Third Phase of SDGE In-Use Study Shows PHEVs Excel on Fuel Economy and GHG Emissions Reductions Compared to Gasoline ICE and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles

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SDG&E is a regulated public utility that services San Diego and southern Orange counties. SDG&E tested the performance of two 2007-model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids, using a Hymotion 5 kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. The same pool of drivers was used during vehicle evaluation.