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Why Are We Still Doing What Simon Says?

Cars That Think

They decided to create their own light-up, pattern-matching game, but with more colorful buttons and pleasing musical notes. After a few more tweaks—including making the plastic case round and adding three levels of difficulty— Simon was launched in May 1978 at Studio 54 in New York City. Morrison was a toymaker there.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

Among its first announced customers, back in December 2017, was Pepsi, which reserved 100 of the trucks and plans to use them in the California regions of Modesto and Sacramento. Identifying ideal routes is key to success,” says the LIGHTS group’s final report , and the learnings were underscored by the fleet operators taking part.

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

Cars That Think

Barbara Campbell was walking through a New York City subway station during rush hour when her world abruptly went dark. The patches of light and dark that she’d been able to see with the implant’s help vanished. Terry Byland is the only person to have received this kind of implant in both eyes.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

Cars That Think

The Flow headset from Kernel uses near-infrared light to measure blood flow in the brain. And what do the squiggly patterns of electrical activity that can be recorded from a person’s brain reveal about them? The right to personal identity. This is something that affects the essence of what it means to be human,” he says.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

If you are one of those “I will never drive a minivan” type of persons, please keep reading. When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market. But the landscape has changed since 2017 as the 2021 Toyota Sienna minivan is now a hybrid. Ready to ride.