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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

Green Car Congress

Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. Erhardt et al.

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The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper

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In the 1990s, he became known for his long-running legal battle against Universal Manufacturing Corp. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, majoring in journalism, and got his first job in radio, working on a local children’s show. Eventually, they filed for a U.S. patent for the new and improved device.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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Alma mater: University of British Columbia, in Vancouver. The tokens, along with using smart contracts to reduce legal fees, would make real-time exchange and monetization feasible, he says. After AT&T, he helped companies develop chips for 3G and Wi-Fi at Cadence Design Systems , in San Jose, Calif. About Siavash Alamouti.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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Yuste, a professor of biology at Columbia University who studies neural circuitry, has been promoting the idea of neurorights for nearly a decade now. Legal scholars working with the NeuroRights Foundation say the right to mental privacy is under the most imminent threat. He first raised the issue through his involvement with the.

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Battle of the (Anti-Nausea) Bands

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Though the architecture of the app does not mandate the company seek FDA regulatory approval from a legal standpoint, Bucklin said they will still need to figure out how to offer compelling evidence it works and works well. Sense Relief's smartwatch app in action. Sense Relief. Rich Ransom, CEO of Horsham, Pa.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

DOT, NHTSA and the University of Michigan. Although Google’s ultimate vision is autonomous vehicles that do not need a steering wheel or brakes, for legal compliance, these 25-mph prototypes will have both should a driver need to take over. Level 4 Prototype Cars on California Roads Since 2009. Think of a. Talk amongst yourselves.

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Notes from the road: a guest post from Portland

Revenge of the Electric Car

Long recognized as an EV hotbed alongside our brethren Seattle and San Francisco, Portland never disappoints when it’s time to round up and roll out. Hometown hero John Wayland and the one and only White Zombie - the world’s quickest street legal electric drag racing car - headlined the display.

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