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The Critical Role of Public Charging Infrastructure [PDF]

, 2019
Editors: Peter Fox-Penner, PhD, Z. Justin Ren, PhD, David O. JermainA decade after the launch of the contemporary global electric vehicle (EV) market, most cities face a major challenge preparing for rising EV demand.
Fox-Penner, Peter, Hao, Jie (Roger), Hatch, Jennifer, Helveston, John P., Jermain, David O., Pereira, Guillermo Ivan, Ren, Z. Justin, Sandalow, David B., Wang, Peishan   +8 more
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Sustainability‐Oriented Collaborations in Green Energy Markets Formation: A Configurational Analysis of Alliance Management Capabilities and Relational View

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability‐oriented collaborations are inter‐organisational arrangements where the competencies of multiple companies are pooled together to tackle environmental challenges. These collaborations differ from traditional strategic alliances in that they tackle complex goals amidst greater uncertainties that extend beyond economic performance,
Vittorio Maria Garibbo, Eleonora Annunziata, Francesco Rizzi, Marco Frey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Domain‐adapted driving scene understanding with uncertainty‐aware and diversified generative adversarial networks

CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Autonomous vehicles are required to operate in an uncertain environment. Recent advances in computational intelligence techniques make it possible to understand driving scenes in various environments by using a semantic segmentation neural network, which assigns a class label to each pixel.
Yining Hua, Jie Sui, Hui Fang, Chuan Hu, Dewei Yi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Do We Know About How Companies Manage Waste? The Effect of Tenure and Diversity of Directors on Disclosures

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aims to analyze the effect of board tenure on firms' waste management disclosure and explore whether this effect is amplified by board gender and cultural diversity. The analysis is based on data from 832 large firms worldwide from 2011 to 2020.
Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez, Beatriz Aibar‐Guzmán, Salvador Marín‐Hernández, Esther Ortiz‐Martínez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing infrastructure resilience: machine learning-based prediction of bridges’ rating factors under autonomous truck platoons

Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience
The operational characteristics of freight shipment will significantly change after the implementation of Autonomous and Connected Trucks (ACT). This change will have a significant impact on freight mobility, transportation safety, and the sustainability
Mohamed T. Elshazli, Dina Hussein, Ganapati Bhat, Ahmed Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed Ibrahim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seating in Autonomous Trucks : Design of Driver Seating for Autonomous Long Haulage Trucks

, 2019
The biggest shift in the automotive industry lies ahead. Autonomous vehicles create both curiosity and skepticism among drivers and people around. Autonomous vehicles, more specifically trucks, will not be utterly self-driving overnight. The whole transformation will take place in different phases. When a vehicle does not need a driver behind the wheel,
Wikberg, Amanda, Andersson, Therese
openaire   +1 more source

Positive Doping Test Linked to Crumb Rubber From Artificial Football Pitch: Case Report

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
1,3‐DMBA was detected in urine samples of eight athletes following a doping control, resulting in one AAF and levels below WADA's MRL in seven teammates. Investigation revealed contamination from rubber infill used on the indoor artificial turf, with analysis confirming 1,3‐DMBA in the turf's crumb rubber originating from recycled tires.
Astrid Gjelstad, Geir Holden, Per Ole M. Gundersen, Yvette Dehnes, Magnus Tvedte, Maren Levernæs, Åse Kjustad Eriksson, Fredrik Lauritzen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of an intelligent post-diagnosis decision support system for highly automated trucks

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
In recent years, advancements in autonomous driving technologies have accelerated the commercialization of highly automated trucks. This shift away from human drivers raises concerns about the loss of critical functions, particularly in post-diagnosis ...
Xin Tao, Lina Rylander, Jonas Mårtensson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

VANET Applications: Hot Use Cases [PDF]

, 2014
Current challenges of car manufacturers are to make roads safe, to achieve free flowing traffic with few congestions, and to reduce pollution by an effective fuel use.
Denis, Richard, Dillschneider, Julien, Lèbre, Marie-Ange, Mouël, Frédéric Le, Ménard, Eric   +4 more
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source