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This Startup’s AI Tool Makes Moving Day Easier

Cars That Think

How Yembo grew out of a family business Rattner has his wife to thank for his startup idea. From 2011 to 2015, she worked for a moving company, and she sometimes told him about the challenges facing the industry. Together they came up with an idea for a tool that would allow people to build websites without writing code.

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2011 Mercedes-Benz GL Class

Green Car Reports

A seven-passenger full-size sport utility vehicle that weighs roughly three tons is rarely anyone’s idea of a green vehicle, but the 2011 Mercedes-Benz GL Class gets the nod when it’s fitted with the company’s Bluetec clean-diesel engine.

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The Meeting of the Minds That Launched AI

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Most of the time I had no idea what they were talking about.” How neurons might inhibit this effect were among his ideas that led to new insights at the workshop. The program relied on early ideas of symbolic logic, with algorithmic steps and heuristic guidance in list form. They later won the 1975 Turing Award for these ideas.

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GM, Honda to collaborate on next-generation fuel cell technologies; targeting commercial feasibility in 2020 time frame

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2011 Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle. GM’s Project Driveway program, launched in 2007, has accumulated nearly 3 million miles of real-world driving in a fleet of 119 hydrogen-powered vehicles, more than any other automaker. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) —Takanobu Ito, president & CEO of Honda Motor Co. Earlier post.).

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AI Is Helping to Stop Animal Poaching and Food Insecurity

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She graduated in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree, then went to the United States to pursue a doctorate at the University of Southern California , in Los Angeles. A similar AI algorithm had been used for airport security since 2007 to schedule canine patrols. Volunteers were notified through the app’s push notification.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A Bright IDEA BY SARAH A. will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. Bright is planning to sell its IDEA to commercial businesses only. The 100 m.p.g.

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Finally, Tesla Confirms The Wireless Charging & A Little More On Wireless Charging of EVs

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In 2011, the first induction charger trials for electric vehicles were started. All being said, in my personal opinion setting up a wireless charging station at home is not that great of an idea as it is very expensive. Energy is sent wirelessly from the charger to the car battery to charge the EV.