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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Using data scraped from the application programming interfaces of Uber and Lyft, combined with observed travel time data, the researchers found that between 2010 and 2016, weekday vehicle hours of delay increased by 62% compared to 22% in a counterfactual 2016 scenario without TNCs. Erhardt et al.

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Voith introducing new energy absorbers for trains made of fiber composite plastics

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Voith GFRP energy absorber: 60% weight reduction compared with standard steel absorbers. Compared with standard steel absorbers a weight reduction of 60% could be achieved. Its total weight of only 70 to 95 kg (154 to 209 lbs) means weight savings of 60% compared with standard steel absorbers. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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As such, there are many reasons to be concerned about its use in the criminal legal system. Secret Service claims to be able to identify an unknown person in a voice-only lineup, comparing a recording of an unknown voice with a recording of a known speaker, as a reference. A 2020 U.S.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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meditation , focus , and sleep ; these devices need only meet the safety standards that govern consumer gadgets, not the far stricter regulations for medical devices regarding both safety and proof of clinical benefit. The right to personal identity. Chile’s congress is currently considering. The 5 Neurorights. The right to free will.

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Study: California will hit climate targets >100 years too late at current pace of reductions; transportation, wildfires & landfills

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percent, respectively, from 2016 to 2017. vehicles per 100 persons in 2018. vehicles per 100 persons. from 2016 to 2017. At the same time, the recycling rate in 2017 was 42%, even lower than it was in 2016. compared to 2016. percent and 0.1 At current pace, the share will reach 2% by the end of 2019.

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Euro Parliament report analyzes Industry 4.0 potential

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The implementation horizon is to have pilots running in 2016 and full implementation as of about 2025. A common EU legal framework to support the dissemination of Industry 4.0 Standardization remains a major challenge as regards large scale implementation of Industry 4.0. Successful implementation of Industry 4.0 Social change.

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BMW’s ReachNow car sharing expands to Brooklyn, launches pilot programs for new mobility services

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Share: MINI owners of 2016 or 2017 model year vehicles are invited to join the ReachNow Share pilot program in Seattle. ReachNow free-floating car sharing vehicles are typically charged at a standard rate of $0.49 Cars can be returned to any legal parking space on the street within the city’s designated Home Area.

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