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Volkswagen Group, Google partnering on quantum computing; traffic optimization, batteries, AI

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The Volkswagen Group and Google will partner on research in the field of quantum computing. As part of this collaboration, a team of specialists from Volkswagen and Google will work together using a Google quantum computer. Thanks to our cooperation with Google, we have taken a major step towards this goal.

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Honda begins deliveries of 2013 Fit EV; first unit to City of Torrance

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Honda has begun deliveries of the 2013 Fit EV ( earlier post ), with the first going to the city of Torrance today as one of the first major steps in the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program. As part of the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program, Honda will test the Fit EV with Google Inc.

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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Every time you use your voice to generate a message on a Samsung Galaxy mobile phone or activate a Google Home device, you’re using tools Chanwoo Kim helped develop. The most rewarding part of my career is helping to develop technologies that my friends and family members use and enjoy,” Kim says.

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Pike forecasts growth for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles, but tied to overall growth of plug-in market

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In a new research brief , Pike Research forecasts that wireless charging equipment for light duty plug-in vehicle sales will grow by a CAGR of 91% from 2013 to 2020, as wireless systems move from a retrofit technology to an integrated part of new EVs, reaching annual sales of 283,000 units in 2020. million by 2020.

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IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Vint Cerf

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The Internet has enabled a large part of the world to receive instant access to news, brought us closer to friends and loved ones, and made it easier to purchase products online,” the endorser said. Since 2005, Cerf has been vice president and chief Internet evangelist at Google in Reston, Va.,

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Zhejiang VIE Science and Technology leads US$10M Series B for wireless charging company Evatran

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and Zhejiang VIE Science and Technology Company (VIE), a leading manufacturer of automotive parts based in Zhejiang Province, China earlier this month moved to the second phase of a planned global expansion with Evatran’s Plugless EV charging technology. Evatran Group, Inc. VIE’s total $3.2-million

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We Need to Decarbonize Software

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Companies like Salesforce have launched their own software sustainability initiatives , while the Green Software Foundation now comprises 64 member organizations, including tech giants Google , Intel , and Microsoft. We don’t understand huge parts of the ecosystem at the moment, and access to reliable data is tough,” Smith says.

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