LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 172  (Sun. 2021/02/07 21:56)
Welcome to issue # 172 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.

This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since February 3 (02/04 onward).

This is the first issue sent out using Outlook, rather than Workspace webmail.

Website for the General Public, with a lot about my LeviCar project:  http://www.LeviCar.com.

Website for Innovative Transportation Professionals:  http://www.PROACCTIVE.info.

Website as a substitute for the former blog on EVWorld:  http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php.  It has the same content as the previous blog, except for some explanatory notes.  The “catch phrases” are in small type, and highlighted in yellow.

All three websites, above, are “gluten-free” (no cookies) and “caffeine-free” (no java[script], or any other script).  All of LULUE’s events are either in LeviCar.com or PROACCTIVE.info, or both.  LULUE has only upcoming events and a list of various organizations’ event calendars.

Many of the links to EV World are still on LeviCar.com, and I was able to recover them from “The Wayback Machine”.


Research Paper:  Click here to download or view my 25‑page Research Paper, The Future of MagLev: How the Magnetic‑Levitation SuperTurnpike will Revolutionize Ground Transportation (.doc format).


Contest notice: I had entered the “Create the Future” Contest for this year, and actually made Two entries, but did not win.  Details are at: http://www.LeviCar.com/#CreateFuture.
The first one is “High-Throughput End-Loaded MagLev Passenger Vehicles” (http://contest.techbriefs.com/2020/entries/automotive-transportation/10635).  The second one is “Soft-Sided Transportation Tubes (SSTTs) – an Alternative to Hyperloop” (http://contest.techbriefs.com/2020/entries/automotive-transportation/10730).
Other Contest:

NASA Langley Launches $20,000 UAV ‘Safeguard’ Competition (postponed due to COVID-19).



Newly-Added Item: (other than events)
None



Newly-Revised Items: (other than events)

Rocky Mountain Institute — New, Simple Logo
http://www.LeviCar.com/#RMI
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#RMI

Dept. of Transportation Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) solicitation — Solicitation opens
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#DoT-SBIR



New Event on the websites:

International Conference on Ecology and Transportation (ICOET)   Tu, September 21 to Th, September 30
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ICOET
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ICOET



Revised Events on the websites:

Transportation Camp Unconference — Added Registration
http://www.LeviCar.com/#T-Camp-PHL
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#T-Camp-PHL
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#T-Camp-PHL

2021 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC)   M‑F, June 21‑25 — Made Virtual
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ITEC
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ITEC

Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo   M‑Th, August 30 to September 2 — Postponed again
http://www.LeviCar.com/#ACTexpo
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ACTexpo
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ACTexpo

ITS World Congress 2021   M‑F, October 11‑15 — Template Type Changed
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#ITS-World
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#ITS-World



Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Wed., February 17):
49th European Transport Conference   Submit an Abstract due  Mon, Feb. 8   (tomorrow)
AIAA/IEEE Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (EATS)   Call for Papers:  Abstracts due Thu, Feb. 11
ITS World Congress 2021   Call for Contributions due Fri, Feb. 12 (extended)



IN THE NEWS  (Notice that the criteria for this are much broader than for PROACCTIVE.info):

EV Charging:
Easy charging, easy driving with this questionnaire
Study suggests EV drivers are more satisfied with wall chargers vs. mobile cords
TVA Plans Electric Vehicle Charging Network Across Tennessee

Electric Cars:
Renault introduces new Mobilize mobility brand

Electric Trucks:
Amazon’s electric trucks from Rivian start delivering goods in LA

Electric Vehicles in General:
Volvo Group to accelerate electrification with new business area

Electric Motors and their controllers:
AEM’s new control board increases Tesla Drive Unit’s power in EV conversions

Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
Virginia Port to Evaluate Autonomous Trucks

Sensors / AI Training / Microchips for Self-Driving Vehicles:
‘Apple Car’ may recognize hand signals from people directing traffic
Volkswagen plans to challenge Google with own autonomous car software
Aptiv’s satellite route to ‘democratizing’ autonomous tech
Traxen ‘trains’ AI-based adaptive cruise control for trucks

Business:
R&D World Index:  More vaccine and battery R&D coming   (Also pertains to “Batteries”.)
Tesla:  A Concerning Overreliance On Regulatory Credits
Chinese EV maker Evergrande raises $3.35 billion
2021 Tesla Model S and Model X drop the lead-acid accessory battery
Apple Car EV project reportedly converging on Kia and its Georgia plant
Daimler to Split into Two Companies
Daimler will create stand-alone truck business
Supplier opportunities for 2021
What is a SPAC? – Everything SPAC And How It Works (Video)   [Includes video (4:57).]

Electric Aircraft:
Alauda unveils full-sized Airspeeder Mk3 electric flying race car   [Includes short video (0:54).]
Archer partners with Fiat Chrysler to develop electric VTOL aircraft
Springfield-Beckley (Ohio) Airport receives grant to update infrastructure   (Build[ing] charging stations and flight simulators for eVTOL vehicles.)

Autonomous Aircraft:
Drone developed by Bell makes first delivery as part of transportation innovation project
India demonstrates swarm of small unmanned aircraft able to locate targets and unleash kamikaze attacks

Governmental Affairs:
Dynniq Partners with Yucatan Government to implement innovative C-ITS technology
Sustainable Transport Forum publishes recommendations for public authorities
Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP) – Videos
Will the Biden Administration Fund our Clean Transportation Future?
Autonomous vehicle makers should be held responsible for accidents, says Law Commission   (UK)

Miscellaneous:
Shaping the connected car of tomorrow:  Volkswagen Automotive Cloud
SBCTA Board to begin negotiating with The Boring Company on the Ontario Loop project
Protecting AV Control Circuits


OLD NEWS:
The Disappointment Of Success
The Eloquence of Life


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    —  Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)

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