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IEEE Power & Energy Society President Dies at 69

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in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California , in Los Angeles. Ferreira's first job, in 1981, was at the Institute of Power Electronics and Electric Drives at Aachen University , in Germany. He left in 1985 to join the Rand Afrikaans University, now part of the University of Johannesburg.

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Singapore LTA selects nuTonomy for trials of autonomous mobility-on-demand transportation service; new AV testing center

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To enable Singapore to move closer to its goal of deploying self-driving vehicles (SDVs) for shared transport, the LTA and JTC, in partnership with the Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), launched the Center of Excellence for Testing & Research of AVs – NTU (CETRAN) and Test Circuit at CleanTech Park.

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Global Mobility Report finds world not on track to achieving sustainable mobility

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The transport sector is not on track towards achieving sustainable mobility, according to the newly published Global Mobility Report 2017 (GMR). The GMR is the first study to assess the global performance of the transport sector and the progress made toward four main objectives: universal access, efficiency, safety, and green mobility.

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Are Autonomous Buses the Answer for Efficient Transportation and Reducing Emissions and Fuel Consumption?

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In May 2017, Reno, Nevada, boasted that it is laying the groundwork for the industry’s first driverless bus program, launching a three-phase process to roll out a full fleet in its downtown area. Shuttles like these emulate systems currently used in the Netherlands.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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What's at stake is control of international 5G networks, which are expected to transform global communications. That alarmed the US, which equated Huawei's dominance with Chinese-control of global telecommunications—under a 2017 Chinese law all domestic companies are compelled to help the Chinese intelligence services on demand.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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By delivering the migrants there, the masters of the Maltese vessels, and perhaps the European rescue authorities involved, may have violated the international law of the sea, which requires ship masters to return people they rescue to a safe port. billion) a year internally on managing migration, not counting national-level spending.

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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Jeroen Perk, who lives in the Netherlands, lost his sight almost completely by the age of 19. optimistic news story on receiving her Argus II in New York in 2017, she found the implant more distracting than enabling. “I Still, for many, it was worth it. skiing and shooting arrows. Although Linda Kirk was the subject of an.