LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter # 209 (Mon. 2021/09/27 17:55 EDT)
Welcome to issue # 209 of the LeviCar / PROACCTIVE / Lulue Newsletter.
If you are primarily interested in the "IN THE NEWS" part, click here.
This issue covers updates and changes for three of my websites, since September 24
(09/25 onward).
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:
The “Create the Future” 2021 Contest is closed. For my own entries for 2019-20, click at: http://www.LeviCar.com/#CreateFuture.
Other Contest:
NASA Langley Launches $20,000 UAV ‘Safeguard’ Competition
(postponed due to COVID-19).
Newly-Added Item: (other than events)
None
Newly-Revised Item: (other than events)
None
Newly-Added Event:
SAE CEU Course: Robotics for Autonomous Vehicle Systems Bootcamp F, 2022 September 16
to F, December 9 (Fridays only, 9:00‑10:30 am EDT/EST;
3:00‑4:30 pm CEST/CET)
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#C2012-22-9
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#C2012-22-9
Newly-Revised Event:
Transportation Camp Unconference — Moved up due date (made earlier) for Student Competition
http://www.LeviCar.com/#T-Camp-NYC
http://www.PROACCTIVE.info/#T-Camp-NYC
http://www.LeviCar.com/LULUE.php#T-Camp-NYC
Events with due dates within the next ten days (until Thu., October 7):
DoD SBIR/STTR Programs —
DARPA HR001121S0007 -20, -21, and -22 will close on Tue, Sep. 28, 12 noon EDT.
DoD SBIR/STTR Programs —
DARPA HR001121S0007 -27 and -28 will open for submissions on Tue, Sep. 28, 12 noon EDT.
TechConnect Europe Innovation Conference & Expo
• Call for Presentation: Abstracts (300 words max.) due Thu, Sep. 30
(re‑extended)
• Innovation Showcase: Innovations due Thu, Sep. 30
(extended)
SysCon 2022 (16th Annual IEEE
International Systems Conference)
Call for Tutorial: Submission due Fri, Oct. 1
IN THE NEWS (Notice that the criteria for this are much broader than for PROACCTIVE.info):
What I would like you all to do is to check my list of blogs and bulletins, currently at
http://www.LeviCar.com/#Group-B and look at any
of those that you think are interesting, and subscribe them if you wish – most of the subscriptions are free.
This way, you can keep up-to-date. I shall continue to post links to exceptional articles in the newsletter, as well
as articles from sources not on the list. Later, I plan to separate out this list into a standalone webpage.
Batteries:
ACCURE raises $8 million to scale its battery analytics software
GM, LG and Hyundai Battery Fixes from Mid-October 2021-2023
New all-solid-state battery holds promise for grid storage and EVs
[Includes video (1:00).]
EV Charging:
Lithium-carbon battery lets electric mopeds recharge in 90 seconds
(Also pertains to “Supercapacitors”, “Batteries”,
and “Electric&nbasp;Bicycles …”.)
Electric Cars:
Aura concept reimagines classic British roadster for electric era
(See “Jewel E offers …” for another example
of a vehicle that uses multiple electric batteries to evenly distibute the weight.)
BMW EVs not targeting range of 400 miles or more: Here’s why
(Also pertains to “EV Charging”.)
Electric Motors and their controllers:
Increase EV range 5 to 12% by reducing losses using AI transistor control to increase switching speeds
Self-Driving Cars, Trucks, and Delivery Robots:
FedEx to test Aurora’s self-driving trucks on Dallas-to-Houston route
User-following gita wheeled cargo robot gets a smaller sibling
Industry groups urge DOT to expand AV efforts, reform regulations
Arizona State University (ASU) transportation study supports expanded autonomous vehicle use
Self-Driving Off-Road Machinery:
Toro Autonomous Technology is Enriching Sustainable Growth
Sensors / AI Training / Microchips / Software for Self-Driving Vehicles:
Tesla Trains Safer Driving With Safety Score Feedback
[Notice that on the bar graph “LOWEST PROBABILITY of INJURY (Tested by NHTSA)”,
that the ordinate is not zero-based, but rather starts at “5%”.]
V2X signals are looking up
AI Traffic Controls:
Tennessee Testbed to Study Connected Vehicles, Traffic Flow
Business:
GM Invests $300M in China’s Self-Driving Car Company Momenta
Electric Bicycles, Motorcycles, and Scooters:
Scott hides the shock away on its 2022 Patron eRide ebike
[Includes video (2:04).]
Hard-edged ebike brings beefy MTB specs to your daily urban commute
Did you think you could ride a bicycle without a chain? Well think again, Schaeffler introduces the “Free Drive”
Ungoverned powerboard is back, as the quicker electric Vendetta
[Includes video (3:06).]
Full-suspension electric kickscooter comes with collision warning system
Electric Buses and other mass-transit (but not rail):
Jewel E offers the longest range of any electric double decker bus
[Includes video (2:24) – Use close‑captioning (CC) as the audio is full of reverberation.]
All new London buses to be zero-emission
OPINION:
Battery Guru Says Automakers Should Butt Out of Making Cells
(… and then I think about LG and the Chevy Bolt Battery Fiasco! –
Also pertains to “Batteries”)
Miscellaneous:
The R RYZR EV Concept is a Wearable Fusion of Motorcycle and Car
Meet Soar, a New Liquid Hydrogen-Fueled eVTOL With a Range of up to 800 Miles
Next-gen Human-Machine Interface (HMI) crucial to increasing ADAS efficacy
OLD NEWS:
Oblongs Look Better Than Squares
Mister Earl comes under the DTW spotlight.
A View With a Room
We recall a legendary name in American coachbuilding.
Special notes:
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Thank you for your attention.
— Josh Levin (Dr. Zev)