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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

Cars That Think

He left Microsoft in Seattle where he had worked for three years as a software development engineer and speech scientist. Kim’s team continued to improve speech recognition and text-to-speech systems in other products, and every year they commercialized a new engine. Kim saw a role for his expertise in the endeavor—he has a Ph.D.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

Fleet Orders · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – 1,800 · City of Chicago - 850 vehicles · Shohomish County, WA - 300 · City of Seattle - 410 · Kansas City, MO - 120 · Capital Metro (Transit agency in Austin) - 165 · ABC Lawn and Pest Control (Austin) - 150 Cities Cities continue to join the Plug-In Partners coalition.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

The good news that Jayasuriya shared was that production is being ramped up - and can touch more than 2,000 vehicles a month soon. Another piece of news that Jayasuriya shared was that the charger actuator jamming problems faced by Nexon owners are on way to being resolved. Discussed the issues that TML owners have been facing.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Local Weather Transportation/Traffic Education Environment Politics Real Estate Joel Connelly Webtowns/Neighborhoods Obituaries Special Reports Corrections US/World U.S. Skip ads and navigation MomSeattle · Pets · MySeattlePix · Your account seattlepi.com Web Search by YAHOO! Washington, D.C. We think the consumers are ready."

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The GridWise smart-grid trial in the Seattle area in 2007 found that consumers lowered their energy use by 10 percent and utilities were able to shave their peak demand by 15 percent. He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development. In the telecom industry, people quickly adjusted to call at night to get cheaper rates.

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John Brooks Slaughter: Courageous Advocate for Diversity in STEM

Cars That Think

If the phrase “lift as we climb” were a person, chances are good he would be John Brooks Slaughter. That day, in what would prove to be his last hearing before a congressional committee, Slaughter expressed his personal views. These are the ingredients of a successful person: You must be willing to work hard.