Tech startup Aclima just announced a partnership with Google earth Outreach to equip Google street view cars with its mobile sensor platform.
Google street view Maps Urban Air pollution Like Never Before Aclima equipped three Google street view vehicles for the Denver pilot program for a month-long system test during the DISCOVER-AQ study conducted by NASA and EPA.
The cars spent 750 hours of drive time gathering 150 million data points on nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitric oxide (NO), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, black carbon
when 40,000 vehicles hit the road but O3 levels were low because sunshine had started just its photochemical reactions.
and Street view cars, said Davida Herzl, Aclima Cofounder and CEO. ith more than half of the world population now living in cities,
The mystery test vehicle essentially a technology test bed is designed to orbit the Earth and then land like one of NASA's old shuttles.
However, experts claim that refining an advanced manoeuvring thruster is probably just a small part of the vehicle's true mission set.
otherwise known as the Orbital Test vehicle, is blasted into orbit by a rocket. However, it lands using a runway like a normal aircraft.
but does have a cargo bay similar to that of a pickup truck, which is just large enough to carry a small satellite.
The Planetary Society's revolutionary Lightsail vehicle took off on an Atlas v rocket today, and it will later unfurl its giant sail in orbit
and will allow vehicles to explore distant destinations, such as the moon and Mars, at very low cost.
In total, the core of the vehicle weighs 22lbs (10kg) and is just 11.8-inches (30cm) high and 3. 9-inches (10cm) wide-about the size of a loaf of bread.
and then think of a repetitive task that will be associated with driving the car. Once the headset has been calibrated,
and the driver can control the shoebox-sized vehicle by thinking about their repetitive task.
Researchers from Carnegie mellon University in the US demonstrated they were able to use their iris recognition technology to identify drivers from an image of their eye captured from their vehicle's side mirror.
and other everyday objects such as computers or cars could make people see the technology as useful and easy to operate.
scale buildings and even hold a car's steering wheel. CHIMP is roughly the size of a human,
and drive a vehicle through a simulated disaster zone in the DARPA Robotics Challenge final showdown-with a'mystery'round thrown in.
or turning a steering wheel without step-by-step direction from the human controller, circumventing the lag between command and execution.'
Climbing ladders and driving vehicles are among the obstacles robots will face in environments engineered for people.
Scroll down for video This is detailed enough to be able to see cars and even people moving around the planet
#Ford unveils its all-terrain electric bike: Folding Mode: Flex has sat-nav, collision sensors and adapts to roads and mountains By Victoria Woollaston for Mailonline Published:
but Ford is hoping to bring the concept to your morning commute. At a conference in California, the car maker unveiled its latest prototype folding electric bike called Mode:
Flex. It builds on the technology used in Ford's previous electric bikes but adds a twist-the battery,
motor and wheels can be swapped easily and replaced for different riders and varying terrains. Scroll down for video The Mode:
Pro bikes unveiled at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona under Ford's Handle on Mobility scheme.
fold to fit on a train or in the boot of a car, and with pedal assist, help riders reach speeds of up to 15mph (25km/h). They are also part of the company's wider Smart mobility plan,
designed to make cars and other vehicles more connected. With all of its protoypes, Ford took inspiration from technology seen in cars including rear-facing ultrasonic sensors.
These sensors link with the handlebars to discreetly alert the rider when a car is about to overtake using subtle vibrations.
These handlebars also light up to make the bikes more visible to motorists. And each of the bikes works with an app called Mode:
and could'communicate'with other vehicles. Its multimodal navigation and smart routing lets riders filter journeys based on cost, time,
Ford said:''Mode: Flex is Ford's third, most versatile ebike yet-easily reconfigurable for different customer needs.
The bike's centre frame assembly includes the motor and battery, while the front and rear assemblies and wheels can be configured for road,
driving your vehicle from home to work is explained not feasible Ford.''Mode: Flex is Ford's third, most versatile ebike yet-easily reconfigurable for different customer needs.'
'The bike's centre frame assembly includes the motor and battery, while the front and rear assemblies and wheels can be configured for road, mountain or city riding.'
'It added the bike can also be charged while stowed in the back of a car.
As part of the announcement, Ford also said it is extending its Mode: Link app for use on the smartwatch to bring real-time data to the rider's wrist.
This includes a'no sweat'mode which increases electric pedal assist based on heart rate. The wearable also provides safety notifications.
but Ford said they will help test alternative transportation ideas. t
#Medical cannabis DOESN'T ease pain, nausea, vomiting, sleep disorders or Tourette's By Lizzie Parry for Mailonline Published:
#The gas powered 3d printed supercar that can go from 0-60 in TWO seconds It can go from 0-60mph in just two seconds,
and weighs 90%less that traditional cars. According to San francisco firm Divergent Microfactories, the Blade is the first 3d printed supercar,
and is created using a series of chassis parts held together by carbon rods-rather like a giant Lego kit.
and altogether it weighs just 1400lbs-90%less than some modern cars. Scroll down for video'Society has made great strides in its awareness and adoption of cleaner and greener cars'
said Divergent Microfactories CEO Kevin Czinger.''The problem is that while these cars do now exist,
the actual manufacturing of them is anything but environmentally friendly, 'The firm says its approach incorporates 3d printing to dramatically reduce the pollution,
materials and capital costs associated with building automobiles and other large complex structures.''At Divergent Microfactories, we've found a way to make automobiles that holds the promise of radically reducing the resource use
and pollution generated by manufacturing.''It also holds the promise of making large-scale car manufacturing affordable for small teams of innovators.'
'The Blade is made using a proprietary solution called a Node: a 3d printed aluminum joint that connects pieces of carbon fiber tubing to make up the car's chassis. This solves the problem of time
and space by cutting down on the actual amount of 3d printing required to build the chassis
In addition to dramatically reducing materials and energy use, the weight of the Node-enabled chassis is up to 90%lighter than traditional cars,
Divergent Microfactories plans to sell a limited number of high-performance vehicles that will be manufactured in its own microfactory.
allowing them to set up their own microfactories and build their own cars and, eventually, other large complex structures.
#Lexus builds car with human HEARTBEAT in connection between driver and vehicle Lexus has built a car that pulsates with light in time with the driver's heartbeat in order to display the connection between the driver and the car.
Using electroluminescent paint, Lexus have converted an RC F coupe into a on-off model they are calling the'heartbeat car'.
'Unfortunately for petrol heads, the special project is a onetime collaboration, and won't go on general sale.
and Lexus Australia, was to connect the human body to the car. Pictured, the side panels light up The model uses biometric technology to visualise the physical and emotional connection shared by man and machine when at the wheel.
The aim of the project, a collaboration between the creative technology division of M&c Saatchi Australia, Tricky Jigsaw, and Lexus Australia
was to connect the human body to the car. The car with INFRARED headlights: Ford develops smart lights...
The village where only ROBOTS drive: University launches autonomous driving test track The village where only ROBOTS drive:
Inside the autonomous...Could we finally power cars with SOLAR PANELS? Nanowire...Forget the Insane Mode:
Elon musk says Tesla's new...'We're changing the conversation from top speeds, to talking about what the car does to you emotionally,'Ben Cooper,
innovation director at M&c Saatchi, told Mashable Australia. The build, which took six months, was started at a closed-off track in in southern New south wales,
Lexus unveil the world's first ever car with a heartbeat LEXUS RC F SPECS Unfortunately for petrol heads,
the'hearbeat car'special project is a onetime collaboration, and won't go on general sale. Here are the specs of the Lexus RC F
which was modified for the project. Engine: 5. 0 litre V8 Torque: 530 Nm Wheels: 19 inch (48 cm) forged alloy DIN hp:
'From there, we looked at how we were going to take the heartbeat and express it throughout the car.'
'A wireless heartbeat monitor sends the driver's heartbeat to a control board in the rear of the car.
and uses it to trigger the electroluminescent paint to display the heartbeat in a pulsating pattern on the car's side panels.
Pictured, the car on the test track The electroluminescent paint contains phosphorescent substances that emit light
When the car is parked in the day time and the system is shut down, the car has a standard silver finish,
with its secret heart pulsing potential hidden from sight. The system is powered by a 13v battery
Professor Axel van de Walle, an engineer at Brown University, Rhode island, who led the research,
They worked out its melting point would be 474°C higher than Hf-Ta-C. Professor van de Walle and Dr Qijun Hong,
Professor van de Walle added: Melting point isn't the only property that's important in material applications.'
though imperfect method of access to homes, vehicles and even cupboards. why do we still use them?
a connected car and location and asset tracking g
#Start-up develops vitamin measurement pen A start-up has developed a noninvasive device which allows users to check 30 most important vitamins
moves their hands in the air or moves their eyes in a car heads up display or under a VR hood,
#Battery swap charges moped in 10 seconds Smartscooter from Gogoro is moped an electric that charges in under 10s
as distance sensors in cars. Another application is the measurement of dust particles and trace gases in environmental monitoring.
as distance sensors in cars. Another application is the measurement of dust particles and trace gases in environmental monitoring.
#Will car makers become internet companies? Connected vehicles will create a new business opportunity proving the internet-based mobile services to the driver.
Car manufacturers will soon be competing against technology companies to provide the online services to connected cars. Autonomous connected vehicles are seen as the first major market for so-called internet of things (Iot.
This will be an important market for IC and hardware system suppliers. But arguably the biggest market opportunity will be in the provision v of online services that support the Iot devices in the car.
Car manufacturers see this as their domain and they want a major slice of the business. But to do this they will have to compete with IT firms
and partner with software suppliers. According to chip supplier NXP: Existing automotive technologies and business models that have worked for the car industry for a century are not so well suited to a changing car market with autonomous vehicles and Iot-connected cars.
In order to address the connected vehicle opportunity it will be necessary to form cross-industry groups. This will combine car makers with electronics firms and software services suppliers.
No single sector will be able to capitalise on this market, due to its diversity and the range of technologies required.
Putting electronics management systems in cars was only the beginning. Connecting vehicles to the internet will add a far greater level of complexity to the automotive business model.
NXP believes car makers will find themselves fighting on two major battlefronts. Their core activity will be designing new forms of autonomous connected vehicles,
but to be successful in the connected vehicles market they will need to develop and sell internet based services.
Whether they are successful in doing this will determine they business growth in the years ahead.
#Raising Millions With Equity Crowdfunding Will Cost You, But How much? The recently released Regulation A is the first section of the JOBS Act that allows a company to raise capital from the general public.
By opening up private company investments to the rowd, Regulation A+promises to be a game changer for how emerging companies are funded.
It's the first nationally available form of equity crowdfunding to non-accredited investors. This will not be as easy as a Kickstarter campaign, however.
he says. ou have to drive a car, vacuum the floor or take the garbage out.
Fire engine Red, which does marketing, technology and data solutions, was founded as a remote company in 2001.
#DOE, EEI to Boost Production, Use of Electric vehicles The Edison Electric Institute and the Department of energy announced a partnership that aims to boost the production
and use of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure in the United states. DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz and EEI President Tom Kuhn signed a memorandum of understanding Monday to take several joint actions,
The initiative will total more than $90 million in 2015 with EEI member companies adding more than 800 new plug-in vehicles
and its partnering member companies to invest at least 5 percent of their annual fleet budgets in plug-in vehicles and technologies.
Ford motor company announced it would allow competitors to purchase its electrified vehicle technology patents in an effort to help accelerate industry-wide research and development of electrified vehicles
#Toyota, Nissan, Honda Fund Hydrogen Infrastructure Project Toyota, Nissan and Honda have agreed on key details regarding a new joint support project for the development of hydrogen station infrastructure in Japan.
000 per station the three automakers have agreed also to help infrastructure companies deliver the best possible customer service
hassle-free refueling network for owners of fuel cell vehicles (FCVS). The joint project (conducted alongside the Japanese government support for hydrogen stations) will partially cover hydrogen station operating expenses incurred by infrastructure companies.
Toyota and Nissan are also members of the US Energy department public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure for FCVS.
The most powerful machine is so strong that its magnetism is enough to lift a lorry.
#Google throws nearly a billion Android users under the bus refuses to patch OS vulnerability When it comes to providing security updates for previous products,
given that it threw Microsoft under the bus in December when it published the full details of a security flaw two days before Redmond patched it,
but the team that performed that analysis noted that proper recycling would put Al-air in the same cost range as conventional internal combustion engines.
Whether auto manufacturers will jump for the technology remains to be seen car companies tend to be conservative
#lastic bucklinghoneycomb structures bounce right back from major impacts The concept of impact resistance likely brings to mind vehicle airbags, trampolines, helmets, kneepads,
Leiden University student Florijn dreamed of alleablecar bumpers at that time. magine a car bumper that you can program for instance
and drive a miniature car as the water evaporates please see the video on this page.
#Ford GPS aims headlamps around dark corners Now there are headlamps that will steer around the corner before you reach the corner,
before you start to turn the steering wheel. Your car uses GPS map data to tell the headlamps when to swivel.
If GPS isn available, the front-facing camera in the rear view mirror watches for signs the road is curving.
This is Ford Camera-Based Advanced Front Lighting System project being developed in Europe. Ford says he technology will be available for customers in the near term.
It one more tool to keep drivers safer at night along with better xenon, LED and laser headlamps;
If the car has built-in GPS, Ford says, the car will use the map data to see
when the car is about to go around a curve. It then swivels the headlamps to the right
or left to lead the driver into the curve. Ford since 2007 has had an Adaptive Front Lighting System
and Traffic Sign Recognition that turned the car headlamps up to 15 degrees as the driver turned the wheel to steer into the curve.
Steerable headlamps are now common, especially in conjunction with premium headlamp options. Ford says the headlamps can also be steered to show dips in the road.
If there no GPS the fallback is to use the lane departure/forward collision warning camera to track which way the road curves,
and steer the headlamps accordingly. Spot Lighting shows people, animals near the road In pre-development at Ford is Spot Lighting using an infrared camera in the grille to find
and track up to eight people and larger animals (deer and horses yes, terriers maybe not), at ranges up to 120 meters or about 400 feet.
Ford says it can illuminate two of the bogeys with a pair of special purpose LED lamps next to the fog lamps.
The two most serious threats are illuminated inside the car on an LCD display. This is Ford take on infrared night vision systems that now employ algorithms to detect people and animals,
then shine a light on them if theye a likely hazard (on or along the side of the roadway).
000 to $500 with greater volume and also if automakers did away the in-cockpit view,
Headlamp arrays offer promise, once the US signs on Ford system uses LED LIGHTS separate from the headlamp systems.
Mercedes-benz and BMW in Europe are offering multi-array headlamps where one or more of the beams can be swiveled to shine on the deer or human,
Automakers would like to use multi-array headlamp elements to paint a high-beam picture of the road ahead,
then mask or move the elements that would shine at oncoming cars. That would give you a mostly high-beam view of the road.
Automakers need to work harder to bring the cost of navigation down drive down what they pay for maps (automakers pay more for maps than do makers of $199 dashboard GPS SYSTEMS),
and make the interface drop dead simple. Most users still don like how you can tell a phone,
but that the address entry process takes more time with far costlier car navigation c
but weighs less than a car and can stay in the air for months at a time. Facebook has announced also
but weighs less than a car and can stay in the air for months at a time. Facebook has announced also
but weighs less than a car and can stay in the air for months at a time. Facebook has announced also
but weighs less than a car and can stay in the air for months at a time. Facebook has announced also
and car surfaces would be a ar bigger market Other markets could open, however, as prices are driven down. utomotive is potentially important,
Professor Wass explains. arbon fiber composites have been used widely in Formula one and performance cars for many years,
The threat came late last week after a Turkish court banned media coverage of a police raid on Turkish Intelligence agency trucks,
Perhaps not surprisingly, the news organisation continued to post new messages relating to the raid on the trucks, with other Twitter users sympathetic to the media organisation stance retweeting the messages.
The satellites will be put into orbit by Launcherone Virgin galactic under-construction orbital launch vehicle a method which Branson considers highly cost effective. t much more efficient than the big rockets of the pasthe said. e can literally take off every three
Lockheed martin test fired a laser weapon in March that took out a truck engine from a mile away,
and Aldo Ferrari at the Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, has succeeded now in creating bacterial cellulose with a controlled surface structure.
as part of the connective tissue, explains Ferrari. The cellulose strands and the grid pattern provide cells with an orientation along predetermined paths that they can sense. his is of major benefit to wound dressings.
In addition, researchers working with Poulikakos and Ferrari have founded the spin-off Hylomorph to make the method market-ready. e are planning to apply the structured cellulose as part of the urich Heartproject at the new Wyss Translational Center,
or rejection, explains Ferrari. As part of the Zurich Heart project, the researchers are, in effect, helping to design the packaging
a bit like a car at a stoplight. t is very important to regulate that balance of excitation
and then aggregate, culminating in their precipitation from suspension as their buoyancy decreases. Important features are no temperature increase, no damage to cells or proteins,
A fifth G-track found a few nucleotides distant from the G4 tracks involved in folding can act as a pare tire,
#Plant protein Discovery Opens Door to Better Understanding of Human Gene Silencing Researchers at the Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) published a paper that they say reveals a key molecular mechanism in plants that has significant similarities to certain
and EL panels have been in use in automobiles since at least 1960 when Chrysler used them in their prestige models.
Essentially the equivalent of a capacitor when used in an AC (Alternating current) circuit, EL panels encase their light-emitting material between two electrodes.
#Audi claims first synthetic gasoline made from plants Just weeks after producing its first batch of synthetic diesel fuel made from carbon dioxide and water,
Audi has laid claim to another synthetic, clean-burning and petroleum-free fuel called"e-benzin."
"The fuel was created by Audi's project partner Global Bioenergies, in France. In late 2014, Global Bioenergies started up the fermentation unit for a pilot program to produce gaseous isobutane from renewable biomass sugars such as corn-derived glucose.
Audi calls the final, refined form of the fuel"e-benzin"and claims that it burns clean due to its lack of sulfur and benzene.
Audi will test the fuel composition and conduct engine tests to see how it performs before eventually trying it out in vehicle fleets.
Delcourt says he could see it being used in consumer cars on a large scale"very soon.""
""We thinking we're bringing greenness to a field that desperately needs greenness, "says Rick Bockrath, vice president for chemical engineering at Global Bioenergies."
"Audi and Global Bioenergies hope to tweak the production process in the future so that biomass is required no longer
#Air2nitrous device claimed to cut vehicle exhaust emissions by 90 percent Driving an electric car that gives off no emissions is one of the best ways to reduce your personal transport carbon footprint.
As air from the atmosphere passes through the vehicle air filter, it then passes unobstructed through the converter ring located in the air intake duct.
Vehicle and machinery operators trying A2n out are reporting fuel savings of six to 20 percent
a job that can be done by any mechanic to any internal combustion engine, with the benefits of the installation being immediate.
including long haul transportation and trucking, agriculture (tractors), mining and off-road vehicles, motorcycles, diesel trains, generators, container ships and aircraft, among others.
It is hoping to have the same impact as the catalytic converter, which was introduced in 1975 to reduce emissions
A2n has passed already California emissions standards on vehicles with and without catalytic converters. The device was shown recently at the Earth day Fair organized by the American Chamber of commerce in Shanghai on April 22,
which can vary from a 100cc scooter to a Super Panamax ship p
#Herpes virus genetically engineered to destroy skin cancer cells A new study has pointed to a chink in the armor of skin cancer cells,
#Remote-control Range rover can be driven with a smartphone app High end cars are creeping towards full autonomy,
Jaguar land rover has demonstrated a very nifty remote control app that lets you get out of your car, stand beside it
The prototype smartphone app lets you start the car and control the brakes, throttle and steering, as well as gearshifts.
The car will go a maximum 4 mph (6 km h) in remote pilot mode, but it'll stop
if the smartphone or the car key get more than 10 meters (33 ft) from the vehicle.
whether the car's collision avoidance sensors will stop you from running it into a pole.
The car uses its ultrasonic sensors to look for hazards in the environment and then autonomously executes an about-turn in as many steps as is necessary, from a simple 3-point turn towell, presumably to one of these.
or others involve complicated, unpredictable moves, like dismantling a car, that are well beyond even the most advanced robots.
Meanwhile, the leg modules support the inner thighs and act like a seat while squatting,
#Ford rolls autonomous and smart tech into new city/road/mountain e-bike Earlier this year, Ford previewed its Mode:
The bikes were envisioned as key components of a multimodal transportation ecosystem that would also incorporate cars and public transit.
Ford revealed them at Mobile World Congress back in March and has continued its research in the area since then.
the third prototype in Ford's ongoing research is designed for a broader demographic of bicycle enthusiasts.
though Ford doesn't explain or show exactly how the bike magically transforms between these different configurations.
but things stray from the norm at the bloated seat tube, which houses the battery and electric motor drive.
where Ford sees it working as one of the modes within a smooth, seamless multimodal transportation system.
Ford imagines riders driving to a convenient, low-cost public parking area outside the dense city center, pulling the Mode:
The battery can be charged directly from the vehicle outlet. The multipurpose, breakaway frame may have you thinking that the Mode:
Flex looks just like a bike designed by an auto manufacturer in other words, a bike sculpted by automotive folks that haven't actually ridden bicycles since childhood.
The fact that Ford is a car manufacturer dipping its toes into e-bike design isn't all bad, though.
Flex gets a bit of the autonomous tech that is taking over the auto industry. An ultrasonic rear sensor provides a warning
when cars approach from behind, both via the handlebars and the accompanying Mode: Link app. It also HAS LED the latest headlight
and taillight technology, derived from vehicles like the F-150 and Ford GT, integrated into its construction."
"The LED lighting is efficient and detailed in a way never before done in the bike world,
"Ford revealed the Mode: Link app with the original two Mode e-bikes back in March
It also syncs with the rider's Ford vehicle to provide parking location, lock/unlock functions,
and access to vehicle information including mileage, EV charge status and maintenance manual. Ford revealed the new Mode:
Flex last month as the latest update of the Smart mobility Plan it first announced in January.
We don't see any information about the bike's specific drivetrain, so we're left to assume that it packs the same 200-watt motor and 9 Ah battery as the Mode:
The video below provides a little more information about Ford's e-bikes and its vision of multimodal transportation i
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