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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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Cadillac and ContiTech win 2016 Altair Enlighten Awards for innovation in automotive vehicle lightweighting

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The winner of the OEM-focused Full-Vehicle category was GM for the 2016 Cadillac CT6, a vehicle 157 lbs (71 kg) lighter than the BFI (body frame integral) construction. The awards were presented during the 2016 CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS) in Traverse City, Mich.

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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. —||Honda R&D Americas President, Frank Paluch. ". Earlier post.)

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This Startup’s AI Tool Makes Moving Day Easier

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Rattner cofounded Yembo in 2016 to develop an AI-based tool for moving companies that creates an inventory of objects in a home by analyzing video taken with a smartphone. How Yembo grew out of a family business Rattner has his wife to thank for his startup idea. We are bringing about change.

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Audi unveils redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for 2016 season

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Audi unveiled its redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for the 2016 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Starting in the 2016 season, this competition will intensify, as the upper limit for fuel consumption will considerably decrease by 10 megajoules per lap at Le Mans. This shows how sound the basic idea still is.

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Lynk & Co. launches in Europe with hybrids and PHEVs: Not just a car, a club

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” Since its 2016 announcement, Lynk & Co.—if —if you can get past the name that sounds a lot like Lincoln to Americans—has been built around a solid collection of future-focused, technology-informed ideas than a. European marketing taglines for Geely’s Lynk & Co.

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NHTSA Calls On Airbag Manufacturer ARC to Recall 67 Million Airbags for Safety Defect

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& This is not the first time NHTSA has investigated ARC, as it first got on the government’s radar in 2016 when a driver was killed in a Hyundai equipped with its inflators. The vehicle owner would have no idea until there’s shrapnel flying at their face. That makes it a pretty good idea not to ignore airbag recalls.&