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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

Cars That Think

constitutional amendment that was passed by the National Congress of Chile and signed by the president, the people of Chile are the first in the world to be granted a new kind of human rights—“neurorights”—which advocates say are made necessary by rapid advances in neurotechnology. Chile’s congress is currently considering.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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As a child, Zadeh was surrounded by governesses and tutors, while as a young adult, he had a personal servant. Favorite periodicals Four newspapers daily ( The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, The Wall St. I now read scientific books and other nonfiction only.” Lotfi Zadeh.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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It shows that we have four core innovations: smart sustainability, automated driving, intuitive interaction and personalized connectivity. and the underlying MEB emphasize several additional functionalities: autonomy, connectivity, and personalization. In order to bring this into an ecosystem of e-mobility services, [the I.D.]

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

New partners in recent months include: Denton, TX., They join Founding Members from these cities: Arlington, TX, Baltimore, Boulder, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, Memphis, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, and Wenatchee, WA. Sign the On Line Petition more news HOME Keene, N.H., Fayetteville, AR.,

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China’s SAIC Motor named winner of 10th LA Auto Show Design Challenge; Mobiliant

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Eastman, Dassault Systèmes, Autodesk, Bose and BBC.com, alongside the 2013 Design Challenge media partner, Car Design News. Other sponsors that made Design LA possible included Lacks Enterprises, Inc., The Design Challenge is organized by the LA Auto Show and the Design Los Angeles chairs, Joan Gregor and Chuck Pelly of The Design Academy.

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Audi e-tron premium electric SUV debuts; starting at $74,800 in US; delivery Q2 2019; reservations open

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Audi unveiled its all-electric Audi e-tron mid-size SUV—its first fully electric production model—in an event in San Francisco. Furthermore, customers can define their own personal priorities, such as charging when electricity is less expensive where available. And you access the wide variety of Alexa skills.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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A thinking person should ask, “How did the Leaf owner travel the unaccounted miles, the ones that were not e-miles?” The good news is that this storage could easily and simply be provided by PHEV cars and trucks as discussed above. The good news is that the 2016 Volt will come out with 50 miles (85 km) AER.)

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