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DOT awarding up to $435M for 34 University Transportation Centers

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding up to $435 million in grant awards for 34 University Transportation Centers (UTC). Consortium members: Arizona State University, Blinn Community College (TX), Michigan State University, Rutgers University and Texas A&M University. $4

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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He left there in 1966 to join the University of Cambridge as an assistant director of research. AT&T named him chief scientist, and in that position he worked on developing architecture and protocols for a large-scale Internet so that customers could connect to it from their homes. before joining Texas Instruments in Dallas.

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Prototype PNNL, UW webapp predicts parking space availability for delivery drivers

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A collaboration between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab has developed a prototype webapp that combines smart sensors and machine learning to predict parking space availability. —Giacomo Dalla Chiara, a postdoctoral scholar from the Urban Freight Lab.

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Autonomous Vehicles Can Make All Cars More Efficient

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Department of Energy program called NEXTCAR (Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Automated On-Road Vehicles), for example, is betting that a mix of new smart vehicle technologies can boost fuel efficiency by as much as 30 percent. The demonstration was held at the ARPA-E Energy Inovation Summit in Dallas in late May.

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INRIX: shared bikes and scooters could replace nearly 50% of downtown vehicle trips

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Analyzing trillions of anonymous data points from hundreds of millions of connected devices, INRIX ranked the top American, British and German cities where micromobility services have the most potential to reduce vehicle trips. New York City Vehicle Trips by Census Block. Leveraging big data to plan for micromobility services.

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Try IEEE’s New Virtual Testbed for 5G and 6G Tech

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Al-Dulaimi, an IEEE senior member, is a senior strategy manager of connectivity and Industry 4.0 A variety of architectures and experiments The platform eliminates the need for customers to travel to a location and connect to physical hardware, Al-Dulaimi says. He also heads the university’s Doctor of Engineering program.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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All over the world, startup companies, government agencies, universities, and airlines are collaborating to launch an entirely new category of aviation based on electric aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and efficient horizontal flight. Mass), Amherst. Our funders include, besides NASA, the National Science Foundation , the U.S.

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