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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

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The other countries currently covered are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. TomTom invented the new category of the PND (personal navigation device) as something being connected.

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Finally, Tesla Confirms The Wireless Charging & A Little More On Wireless Charging of EVs

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It would make sense for the cars to be able to charge themselves without needing a person to plug them in if they were capable of driving alone. All being said, in my personal opinion setting up a wireless charging station at home is not that great of an idea as it is very expensive. Why Should We Endorse Wireless Charging?

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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However, the slow pace of negotiations spurred UNFCCC delegates to publish a “roadmap to Copenhagen” in December 2007 at the 13 th Congress in Bali, in an effort to accelerate the progress of those negotiations.

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The Maestro Behind Design-Software Behemoth Synopsys

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Much like jazz musicians improvising, engineers go with the flow at team meetings, he says: One person comes up with an idea, and another suggests ways to improve it. Creating the first circuit synthesizer Born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands, de Geus grew up mostly in Basel, Switzerland. In the early 1980s, while pursuing a Ph.D.

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EC adopts proposals for automated emergency eCall in all new cars and LDVs

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Last year, 28 000 persons were killed and 1.5 The Commission is proposing two pieces of legislation to help create and implement the system: A Regulation concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall system (and amending the related Directive 2007/46/EC)—making the vehicle fit for eCall; and.

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