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Toyota Research Institute launches next phase of collaborative research with 13 new academic institutions; more than $75M investment

Green Car Congress

To get to the best ideas, collaboration is critical. Our aim is to build a pipeline of new ideas from different perspectives and underrepresented voices that share our vision of using AI for human amplification and societal good. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). University of California, Berkeley.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

The high-tech navigation relied on multiple hard disk cartridges rather than multiple map CDs. & The first Guidestar test models in late 1994 were implemented in the San Jose, California area, distributed once again through Avis rental outlets. No touch screen troubles here!& At the time the system cost $2,000 ($4,085 adj.).

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We drove all of Lucid’s 2024 Air models and got a sneak peak at its upcoming ‘Mid-Size’ EVs

Baua Electric

As part of our visit, Lucid Motors also invited us behind the scenes at its design studio in California, where we got a look at the progress of its upcoming “Mid-Size” EVs. The latter has been on my to-do list since it was first announced in the fall of 2022, so that review got its own dedicated post and video review.

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Shock! VinFast’s VF Wild electric pickup was designed in Melbourne!

EV Central

The VinFast VF Wild electric pickup concept unveiled at the 2024 CES tech extravaganza in Las Vegas this morning was designed in Australia. I always had the idea Australia needed an independent design studio,” said Thorpe. The VF 8 has also been panned in US media reviews.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

Cars That Think

Yuste, a professor of biology at Columbia University who studies neural circuitry, has been promoting the idea of neurorights for nearly a decade now. It might be wiser, she says, to start with a review of existing human rights and biometric privacy laws around the world and to consider whether those rules apply to the novel technology.

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

Cars That Think

This should start at the section level, but the idea of community should pervade IEEE, helping us be inclusive, efficient, and effective. Virginia Tech. Recognize contributions our volunteers make through committee work and reviews. The lessons learned can help us improve IEEE's reach, relevance, and value. Saifur Rahman.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

Charged EVs

Charged : You’ve done some pilot programs with battery-electric planes, but your long-term idea is to build fuel cell aircraft, correct? The idea from day one was hydrogen fuel cell-based drivetrains, but it’s hydrogen-electric, so you have to build the electric part. In California, there is a Low Carbon Fuel Standard program.