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MINI unveils electric, autonomous Urbanaut concept

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Having been conceived from the outset as an electrically powered vehicle with automated driving functions, the MINI Vision Urbanaut has afforded the designers a greater level of freedom when creating both the exterior and interior. This creates a minimalist, cosy spatial experience while maintaining full connectivity.

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HARMAN introduces range of connected vehicle technologies and Microsoft partnership at CES

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HARMAN International Industries made a number of connected vehicle technology announcements during CES 2016 last week, including a connected car computing platform, demonstrated in the Rinspeed Σtos concept car; an advanced navigation system with live data fusion; an open cloud-based software delivery system; and a new partnership with Microsoft.

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Lewis H. Latimer: A Life of Lightbulb Moments

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Meanwhile, he wrote poetry, played the flute, became a renowned public intellectual writing about the confluence of art and science, and even taught himself to speak French well enough to supervise an electrical lighting installation working with francophones in Montreal. Supreme Court, in the 1857 Dred Scott v.

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These Courses Will Sharpen Your Knowledge On 6 Emerging Technologies

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With companies buying and selling our personal data, protecting privacy and securing the data remain important. With 15 billion devices now connected to the IoT worldwide—and the number forecast to double by 2030 —the need to protect cloud-based, Internet-connected hardware and associated networks has never been greater.

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Stellantis to invest more than €30B in electrification and software through 2025

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presented a comprehensive electrification strategy that delivers class-leading vehicles for the company’s brands, while leveraging in-house expertise, partnerships and joint ventures to deliver advanced technology at affordable prices. In Paris, Stellantis N.V.

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How Robots Can Help Us Act and Feel Younger

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One is within the home for an older person who needs help, and the other is for the rest of society—for younger people who need to be more productive to support a greater number of older people. Well, one robotic idea is to just cook meals for the person. How do we help that person have a truly better quality of life?

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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At CES, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. Connecting with every customer in a socially collaborative and rewarding way. —Mark Fields. Data Driven Insurance, London.

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