Sentences with phrase «vehicle research agency»

TARDEC (the army's vehicle research agency) is developing a Tactical Hybrid Electric Power Station that can switch between diesel, sun, wind, and battery storage, so it's also possible that LS3 - like combat robots may eventually draw more on renewable energy than on fossil fuels.

Not exact matches

The vehicle — under development for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — is intended to resupply small groups of soldiers in remote, hostile terrain.

«NHTSA seeks comments on the research that would be needed to determine how to amend the FMVSS in order to remove such barriers, while retaining those existing safety requirements that will be needed and appropriate for those vehicles,» the agency says in its summary of the solicitation.

The agency is also seeking feedback on cybersecurity concerns, states» and localities» concerns about investment and necessary research for infrastructure needs relative to deployment of autonomous vehicles.

The White House would eliminate the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA - E), as well as loan guarantee programs, greenhouse gas reducing technologies and advanced vehicle programs.

The first DARPA Grand Challenge — a 2004 race of self - driving vehicles through the Mojave Desert sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — was a well - publicized flop, with the best vehicle covering just one - tenth of the course.

With several groups showing interest in the technology — including NASA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and companies that produce unmanned aerial vehicles — Cadogan might be aiming too low when he says the sky is the limit for these wings.

Lewis is particularly enthusiastic about the X-51 WaveRider, a hypersonic flight - test vehicle funded by the Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon's research and developmResearch Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon's research and developmresearch and development arm.

The research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA - E REACT program (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy — Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies) which develops cost - effective alternatives to rare earths, the naturally occurring minerals with unique magnetic properties that are used in electric vehicle (EV) motors, and wind genresearch was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA - E REACT program (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy — Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies) which develops cost - effective alternatives to rare earths, the naturally occurring minerals with unique magnetic properties that are used in electric vehicle (EV) motors, and wind genResearch Projects Agency - Energy — Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies) which develops cost - effective alternatives to rare earths, the naturally occurring minerals with unique magnetic properties that are used in electric vehicle (EV) motors, and wind generators.

One drawback to many technology prizes, such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Grand Challenge to develop a robotic ground vehicle, is that they often lack a tiered award structure, opting instead for a single large pot for the winner.

Citing delays with its original launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is trying to launch an experimental small satellite mission on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from India.

A consortium of federal and state agencies, research organizations and automakers is developing vehicle - to - vehicle and vehicle - to - infrastructure communications platforms that could take crash avoidance even further.

DARPA TEAMS UP WITH PRATT & MILLER The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, is trying to come up with a new stealthy ground vehicle.

«The Institute strongly supports efforts to provide consumers with enhanced vehicle safety information that rewards auto manufacturers who lead the industry in safety advancements and encourages others to improve,» Joe Nolan, IIHS senior vice president for vehicle research, said in the Institute's Feb. 16 comment to the agency.

According to market analysis firm Power System Research, North American OEMs have produced an average of 250,000 heavy duty on - road diesel vehicles equipped with DPFs each year since 2007 to comply with Environmental Protection Agency requirements.

That the California greenhouse gas motor vehicle emissions law, AB 1493, is highly «related to» fuel economy is obvious from CARB's 2004 Staff Report presenting the agency's «initial statement of reasons» for its regulatory proposal.27 Nearly all of the Staff Report's recommended options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions were previously recommended as fuel - saving options in the National Research Council (NRC)'s 2002 fuel economy report.28

H.R. 1622 — a bill that [directs] the Secretary of Energy to: (1) conduct a five - year program of natural gas vehicle research, development, and demonstration; and (2) coordinate with the natural gas vehicle industry and with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding streamlining the certification of natural gas conversion systems to federal certification requirements and in - use emission standards.

Acting for the trustees of various automotive industry businesses, including a tyre manufacturer, an automotive IT systems provider, a vehicle alarm research, development and standards agency, a polymer components manufacturer and a vehicle logistics company.

The Asimov self - driving system by Torc was jumpstarted back in 2007 with a third - place win in the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Urban Challenge, a road race testing self - driving vehicles.