Overview Of The End-to-End Autonomous Driving through V2X Challenge (Tsinghua, HK Univ., Stanford, TU Munich et al.)


A new technical paper titled "Research Challenges and Progress in the End-to-End V2X Cooperative Autonomous Driving Competition" was published by researchers at Tsinghua University, Hong Kong University, Stanford University, TU Munich, Imperial College of London et al. Abstract "With the rapid advancement of autonomous driving technology, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication has emerge... » read more

Power Converter Chip Research Booms


Power electronics are booming, fueled by demand ranging from induction chargers for wearable and portable electronics, to charging stations for electric vehicles. An estimated 80% of all U.S. electricity will pass through some form of power converter by 2030, said Yogesh Ramadass, director of power management at Texas Instruments' Kilby Labs. Transportation applications, in particular, deman... » read more

Manufacturing Bits: Aug. 23


Rolling Out Solar Power...Literally An International team of researchers have developed solar cells that can be added onto a roll of flexible plastic in liquid form, bringing the same kind of economies of production to the solar industry as rolls of paper and ink did for newspapers more than a century ago. Using a roll-to-roll processing method, the team was able to achieve a power conversi... » read more