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GM and IBM bring OnStar and Watson together for new cognitive mobility platform: OnStar Go

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Starting in early 2017, OnStar is expected to give millions of GM drivers the ability to connect and interact with their favorite brands. The platform will deliver personalized content through the dashboard and other digital channels supported by the OnStar Go ecosystem to make the most of time spent in the car.

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A Girls’ Trip to Costa Rica. But With No Phones, Did It Happen?

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I had wondered if a vacation without my phone would reprogram my iPhone-addled brain, whether it might deepen the connections I made or improve my travel experiences. More present in the moment’ FTLO Travel , which started offering group tours in 2016 for solo travelers 25 to 39 years old, organized our phone-free trip. Cappel, 35.

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Local Motors debuts first self-driving vehicle using IBM Watson Internet of Things for Automotive

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The vehicle, dubbed “Olli,” will be used on public roads locally in Washington DC, and late in 2016 in Miami-Dade County, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada. Passengers can also ask for recommendations on local destinations such as popular restaurants or historical sites based on analysis of personal preferences.

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EV charging is changing, Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s arms

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The last year has seen more change in the EV charging landscape than at any time since the VW Group agreed in June 2016 to pay $2 billion to set up a nationwide fast charging network in the US to settle its Dieselgate scandal. Now comes the hard work of making it all happen.

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The Brain Implant That Sidesteps The Competition

Cars That Think

And I think then 2016 Wired ran a piece, calling it one of the new words. And so really, the way I think about-- how we’re thinking about the problem is: the technology is for people who can’t use their hands to control personal digital devices. So we just needed a name to call the devices that we were testing back in the early days.

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New Watch Motor Seeks to Outsmart the Smartwatch

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I was personally inspired by the very first IC-processed electrostatic motor, which was created a few years earlier by Richard Muller (UC Berkeley),” Minotti wrote in an e-mail. To get rotational motion, levers and crankshafts are connected to the moving combs.

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Best smart helmets – keep your head safe while you ride!

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The unit connects via Bluetooth and has a set of speakers, as well as an integrated microphone. However, the company crashed and burned in 2016 without delivering on its promise. The Fenix AR-1 is also supposed to have features like a way to use both the HUD and the rear camera without the need to use a connected phone.