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Congress Pushes Back Against AM Radio's Decline

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The elderly folks in Congress don’t often understand new technology, but they perk right up when somebody tries to take away something they are familiar with. That’s the scene playing out in Washington right now, as lawmakers want to pump the brakes on automakers cutting AM radio from new cars.

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Ford expands Smart Mobility projects with connected e-bike study

Green Car Congress

Ford detailed the new experiment called Handle on Mobility at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The prototype MoDe:Me and MoDe:Pro e-bikes presented at Mobile World Congress are among the top designs from more than 100 submitted. —Ken Washington, vice president, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering.

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What You Need to Know About Biden’s Sweeping AI Order

Cars That Think

While there are good steps forward in getting info on law-enforcement use of AI, I’m hoping there will be stronger regulation of its use in the details of the [executive order],” he tells IEEE Spectrum. President Biden “calls on Congress to pass bipartisan data privacy legislation to protect all Americans, especially kids,” the order states.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

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The SGL carbon fiber plant at Moses Lake, Washington, uses 100% hydropower. Meanwhile, the Speed Limit Info system is also offered in conjunction with the navigation system. (The production of the i3 marks the first time an automobile manufacturing plant in Germany has installed wind turbines on site to directly power production.)

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Unfortunately, the Electric Power Industry has resisted the implementation and worked vigorously to block any efforts by the US Congress or local governments of these “green technologies&# for more efficient use and less pollution by products from coal.

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