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Ford to build new EV and battery plants in Tennessee & Kentucky; $11.4B total investment in two mega-sites; 129 GWh/year total

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Ford’s new Tennessee assembly plant is designed to be carbon-neutral with zero waste to landfill once fully operational. The mega campus is designed to add more sustainability solutions, including the potential to use local renewable energy sources such as geothermal, solar and wind power. BlueOvalSK Battery Park.

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See Inside DARPA's Incredible Subterranean Finals Course

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When DARPA announced that the Subterranean Challenge Final Event would take place in a giant cavern complex in Louisville, and that it would include elements of tunnels, caves, and the urban underground, we had very high hopes for what the agency would put together. And, predictably, DARPA vastly exceeded those hopes.

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San Francisco selects BAE Systems Series-ER for 68 transit buses for Green Bus Zones

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BAE Series-ER (Electric Range) systems will operate on 68 transit buses and support designated green zone routes throughout San Francisco that are free of emissions. This technology helps San Francisco get one step closer to full zero emissions operations, improving the health of the city’s environment and its residents.

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DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute awards ~$10M to 10 projects

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The aim of this project is to develop Smart Manufacturing Platform-ready tools for the reliable, profitable, and energy-efficient operation of a cryogenic air-separation unit, rigorously test these tools in cyber-physical environment, and deploy some of them to efficiently operate in a commercial air-separation plant.

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Video Friday: Preparing for the SubT Final

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Team Explorer, the SubT Challenge entry from CMU and Oregon State University, is in the last stage of preparation for the competition this month inside the Mega Caverns cave complex in Louisville, Kentucky. Meaning, it needs to be able to perform a collection of tasks in practically any environment. This is early AI in action.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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To produce the vehicles, Ford is converting three truck and SUV plants to car plants—Michigan Assembly, Cuautitlan Assembly in Mexico, which begins building the new Fiesta subcompact early next year; and Louisville (Ky.) Michigan Assembly Plant will be designated as the state’s first automotive technology anchor site.

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Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

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Deep below the Louisville, Ky., The robots (along with their human teammates) were there to tackle a massive underground course designed by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, as the culmination of its three-year Subterranean Challenge. zoo lies a network of enormous caverns carved out of limestone. They’re dusty.