Cars That Think

MAY 7, 2022

Adapted from the book BUILD: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell. But the technology that I needed to make it happen—reliable low-cost communications, cheap screens and processors—didn’t exist yet. Nest Gets Googled. In 2014, Google bought Nest for $3.2 The house took all night to heat up.

Tahoe 96

Tahoe Google Installation Building 96

Cars That Think

MAY 17, 2023

Brooks, who is now working on his third robotics startup, Robust.AI , has written hundreds of articles and half a dozen books and was featured in the motion picture Fast, Cheap & Out of Control. The example I used at the time was, I think it was a Google program labeling an image of people playing Frisbee in the park.

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Personal San Francisco Cheap Companies 145

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries.

Electric Cars 30

Electric Cars Charging G-Wiz Cars 30

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Create cheap clean energy, new badly needed green jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. There is a really good new book out by Jeff Wilson called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence Now. We need to utilize everything in out power to reduce our dependence on foreign oil including using our own natural resources.

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Wind Grid Green Electric Cars 34

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. Many EV groups online for more info or google EV clubs or EV racing and follow the website’s links. — jerryd 7. Next: a carbon tax.

Oregon 58

Oregon Green Electric Cars Lead Acid 58