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When AI Unplugs, All Bets Are Off

Cars That Think

The next great chatbot will run at lighting speed on your laptop PC—no Internet connection required. Personalized, private AI so seamless you might forget it’s “AI” at all. The most capable AI models today lean heavily on data centers packed with expensive AI hardware that users must access over a reliable Internet connection.

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

Green Car Congress

Ford Smart Mobility is the company’s plan to deliver the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data; the initial stage was the creation of 25 mobility experiments across the globe. In many cities, driving a personal vehicle from home to work is not feasible. It runs through November.

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Air Quality: Easy to Measure, Tough to Fix

Cars That Think

Portland, Ore., I had the monitor installed, working, and connected to the Airthings app less than 10 minutes after it arrived at my doorstep, in June. LG led its presentation with personal air purifiers instead of televisions. Harry Campbell. The summer of 2020 brought wildfire to. Obviously, the air in my home was bad.

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World Builders Put Happy Face On Superintelligent AI

Cars That Think

The first, a solo effort by Rebecca Rapple of Portland, Ore., imagines a world in which an AGI agent named TAI has a direct connection with nearly every human on earth via brain-computer interfaces. IEEE Spectrum corresponded with two finalists that have very different visions.

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Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs

Baua Electric

At 23 locations across 12 countries, I talked with workers, stewards and experts, who taught me about the local history and personality of each place. But he tells me that this kind of connection to the land is available to anyone. Try to make that connection.” “In Greta Rybus is a photojournalist based near Portland, Maine.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

For her car sharing had subcategories of: Car sharing is expanding our mobility Roundtrip One-Way Personal Vehicle Sharing (which can include fractional ownership models) Then there’s scooter sharing and bike sharing (also with subcategories of public, closed campus and peer-to-peer [P2P]).

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Green Car Congress

Portland General Electric. Provided full participation levels, Avista expects to install a total of 272 EVSE connection ports in approximately 200 different locations: 120 in residential homes, 50 at workplaces, and 30 in public locations, including 7 DC fast chargers to enable regional EV travel. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. National Grid.

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