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Autonomous driving visionary Dr. Lawrence Burns joining Neural Propulsion Systems as Executive Advisor; L4/L5 autonomous driving

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Dr. Burns is the former Corporate Vice President of Research & Development and Planning at General Motors ( earlier post ). He coined the phrase “age of automobility” to describe this future in his book, Autonomy: The Quest to Build the Driverless Car And How It Will Reshape Our World (2018). He received a B.S.

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Vaclav Smil: Cars weigh too much

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metric tons, General Motors’ Volt is more than 1.7 Smil has spent his career working on energy and its interactions with the environment, economy and food production and its impact on the quality of life and political and strategic matters. He has published 35 books and more than 400 papers on these topics. metric tons.

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GM and IBM bring OnStar and Watson together for new cognitive mobility platform: OnStar Go

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General Motors and IBM are partnering to bring the power of OnStar and IBM Watson together to create OnStar Go, the auto industry’s first cognitive mobility platform. —Phil Abram, Executive Director, GM Connected Products and Strategy. Drivers find, reserve and pay for parking all at the click of a button.

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SAE International publishes new J2954 wireless charging standard

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The SAE J2954 standard is a game-changer by giving a ‘cook-book’ specification for developing both the vehicle and charging infrastructure wireless power transfer, as one-system, compatible to 11 kW. The SAE J2954 alignment technology gives additional parking assistance, even allowing for vehicles park and charge themselves autonomously.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Peter Valdes-Dapena , CNNMoney.com senior writer Last Updated: April 15, 2009: 2:59 PM ET The Dodge Circuit, slated to enter production late next year, is based on a vehicle platform engineered by Britains Lotus.

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GM developing Wi-Fi Direct driver assistance systems for wireless pedestrian and bicyclist detection

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General Motors researchers are developing a driver assistance feature potentially capable of detecting pedestrians and bicyclists on congested streets or in poor-visibility conditions. Wi-Fi Direct devices work. just like any Wi-Fi device, with ranges up to 200 meters (656 feet). Wi-Fi Direct basics.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required).

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