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Great Britain and the United States show the same pattern of recent changes in vehicle distance traveled

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Vehicle distance traveled per person in Great Britain is currently about one-half of the distance in the United States. The years examined were 1993 through 2018. I documented recent changes in distance traveled per person for cars and light trucks in the United States in a study published last month.). Because British and U.S.

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The Meeting of the Minds That Launched AI

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So who was this unknown person? The identity of the person between Solomonoff and Shannon remained a mystery for some time. The Minsky Family Between Solomonoff and Shannon is the unknown person. I first ran across the Dartmouth group photo in 2018, when I was gathering material for Ray’s memorial website.

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Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

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Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. A differential torque of 5,000 N·m is possible, Pint added.). Audi's MLB. Developed by Prof.

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A New Treatment for Arthritis: Vagus-Nerve Stimulation

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Koopman led a landmark 17-person trial that tested whether modulating the nervous system’s electrical-signaling patterns could tamp down inflammation and joint pain in RA. In 2007, Tracey cofounded SetPoint to bring the treatment to the clinic. A small trial performed in 2018 demonstrated that this miniaturized device was safe.

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Volkswagen Group in strategic collaboration with self-driving technology startup Aurora Innovation; Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) fleets

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The Volkswagen Group and self-driving technology startup Aurora Innovation, founded by technology veterans from Google, Tesla and Uber, announced a strategic collaboration ahead of the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Self-driving technology is set to become the centerpiece of future personal mobility.

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Tesla director and former executive defend Musk’s compensation plan in court

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Among those who testified on Monday was Ira Ehrenpreis, a Tesla director since 2007. McCormick is a familiar face for Tesla’s legal team, as she was also the person who oversaw Musk’s legal dispute against social media company Twitter. A decision is expected to be reached in around three months. .

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EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

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LDV VMT per licensed driver peaked in 2007 at 12,900 miles per year and has since decreased to 12,500 miles in 2012. Before the 2007 peak, travel behavior in the United States tracked closely with economic growth. The Reference case in AEO2014 assumes that VMT per licensed driver begins to increase after 2018.

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