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This Idea Wasn't All Wet: The Sensing Water-Saving Shower Head Debuts

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In 2012, with California in the midst of a severe drought, Schneider, then a mechanical engineering graduate student at Stanford University , once again tossed out a “cool idea.” The general idea is really simple,” Schneider says. “A A lot of people have said they also thought of this idea.

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Toyota and Suzuki conclude memorandum toward business partnership; environment and safety, IT and mutual supply of products and components

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Toyota and Suzuki have agreed to start exploring ideas directed toward business partnership on 12 October 2016. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) have concluded a memorandum on beginning concrete examinations for business partnership.

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Honda opens new Silicon Valley facility to advance connected mobility; refreshed 2016 Accord; Honda Xcelerator

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Honda officially opened its new Silicon Valley R&D facility, using the occasion to unveil a refreshed 2016 Accord featuring Honda’s first application of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. As the test vehicle moves, the passenger synchronously glides through the virtual environment. —||Honda R&D Americas President, Frank Paluch. ".

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3 autonomous vehicle startups move into U-M incubator

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Mcity, operated by the U-M Mobility Transformation Center, is the first controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies. In February 2016, CFE launched the pilot of TechLab with Zendrive, a Bay Area startup founded by Google and Facebook veterans.

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GM sees connectivity, autonomy and transport-as-service fundamentally changing automotive industry

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These three factors, said Abelson in a panel talk at the 2016 SAE World Congress in Detroit, are changing how the vehicle interacts with the environment; how the user interacts with the vehicle; and the entire business structure around it. US ridesharing company Lyft had 85 million rides in 2015; China’s DiDi had 1.5

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Chevrolet unveils the Bolt EV

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As promised, GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra unveiled the production 2017 Bolt battery-electric vehicle at CES 2016. The Bolt EV, which will go into production by the end of 2016, will offer more than 200 miles of range on a full charge. Other connectivity and infotainment features include: 10.2" MyLink color touch-screen display.

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USDOT launches Smart City Challenge; up to $40M award from DOT, $10M from Vulcan

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The USDOT kicked off its Smart City Challenge by inviting cities to submit a high-level description of their vision of a Smart City by 4 February 2016, consistent with the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Additionally, Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc., announced its intent to award up to $10 million to the USDOT winner of the Smart City Challenge.