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US Army, Lockheed Martin complete 2nd autonomous convoy demo; more vehicles, higher speeds

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The AMAS common appliqué kit consists of the bi-wire active safety kit and the autonomy kit. The AMAS JCTD goal is to standardize these kits across both the Army and Marine Corps and give the warfighter the ability to transform ordinary vehicles into optionally-manned vehicles.

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Power-To-X: Sunfire reports successful test run of co-electrolysis system of >500 hours; e-Crude demo targeted

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Sunfire achieved the technological breakthrough within the framework of the Kopernikus project Power-to-X (03SFK2Q0), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), in conjunction with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

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BioBoost project targets conversion of biomass into intermediate energy carriers for subsequent conversion into fuels, chemicals, power and heat

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The project, coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), will start in early 2012. The fast pyrolysis and HTC processes of demo-size (0.5-1 KIT is using a new technology; cleaning will take place at 500 °C, as a result of which energy consumption will be reduced compared to conventional processes. above 1000 °C.

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MAN Lion’s City 18 E articulated electric bus to begin practical testing in Barcelona and Cologne later this year

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As part of its e-mobility roadmap, MAN Truck & Bus is sending a fleet of demo e-buses to customers in five European countries this year. Here, MAN relies on the fully developed lithium-ion (NMC) battery cell technology from the Volkswagen Group’s modular kit. Sales of the 18-meter electric bus started in April.

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ONR developing offensive autonomous swarming capability for unmanned surface vehicles; adapting JPL’s CARACaS

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The technology under development—based on the Control Architecture for Robotic Agent Command and Sensing ( CARACaS ) developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)—can be put into a transportable kit and installed on almost any boat.

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OmniVision’s new automotive reference design system (ARDS) for automotive imaging system development

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OmniVision’s ARDS demo kits feature OmniVision’s OV2775 image sensor, the optional OV495 image signal processor (ISP) and serializer camera module. SVSs typically require at least four cameras to provide a 360-degree view. OmniVision's ARDS enables an ecosystem to design next-generation ADAS systems for the automotive industry.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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The production plug-in hybrid has a number of key changes from the 125 prototype demo units that were deployed in the field for testing and customer feedback. The demo units defaulted to EV mode. In place of a spare tire, the Prius Plug-in carries a tire-sealing kit and inflator. L/100km equivalent and 4.8 L/100km, respectively.

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