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GM expands medical projects and charitable deliveries to hospitals

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The first VOCSN V+Pro critical care ventilators produced by General Motors and Ventec Life Systems in Kokomo, Indiana ( earlier post ) are being delivered by UPS to Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Olympia Fields, Illinois and Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago at the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Tesla registers insurance company at Giga Berlin’s address

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Last month, those plans seemed to be pushing forward with the company taking steps to introduce Tesla Insurance in other US states, including Texas, Illinois, and Washington. In Q2 2020, Elon Musk and Zachary Kirkhorn stated that the company intended to expand Tesla Insurance.

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Ford Issues Official Statement On UAW Contract Ratification

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Thankfully, we are on track to reach full production schedules in the coming days at our assembly plants in Michigan, Kentucky and Illinois that were affected during the strike. Image: Ford Motor Co.] Now, we are getting back to work as one Ford team. Become a& TTAC insider.

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7-state Midwest EVOLVE project to promote electric vehicles; Ford, GM, Nissan initial automotive partners

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The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest announced the launch of Midwest EVOLVE , a three-year project to promote electric vehicles in seven Midwestern states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Helping people determine the best vehicle and charging options for their needs.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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That was the first time he had met a person with a limb difference. Two years later he was accepted into the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since then, Psyonic has received funding from the University of Illinois Technology Entrepreneur Center , the iVenture Accelerator , and the U.S.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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which is located at the end of a peninsula, and boarded a lobster boat, motoring out into water so shockingly cold it can induce lethal hypothermia in as little as 30 minutes. Even something as simple as putting in an order at a McDonald’s drive-through in Illinois has raised legal questions about collecting biometric data without consent.

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Ford launches Tesla-like insurance program with State Farm

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Customers can better manage their car insurance premium because their rate will be more closely associated with their personal driving characteristic. During the last TSLA earnings call, CFO Zachary Kirkhorn shared that Tesla Insurance is available in five states: Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Arizona, and California.

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