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IBM Research Initiative Developing Adaptive Systems to Provide Personalized Travel Routes to Avoid Gridlock

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IBM has launched a new research initiative to build personalized travel routes for commuters to avoid traffic gridlock. According to the Texas Transportation Institute, as cited by IBM, US traffic congestion burns enough fuel every year to fill 58 supertankers and wastes enough time to consume 105 million weeks of vacation.

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IBM releases fifth annual Next Five in Five list of near-term significant innovations; personalized routing for commuting/transportation makes the cut

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Of the five, only one is directly transportation-related: Commuters will be able to quickly access personalized recommendations that help them avoid the congestion issues they routinely face and help them get where they need to go in the fastest time. The full list of five is: Your commute will be personalized. Personalized routing.

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Volkswagen showcases inductive charging w/ “power lift”, autonomous and semi-autonomous capabilities & gesture control at CES

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If a mapped charging station is difficult to access, does not support the required plug system, is defective or does not exist at all, this would lead to time being wasted. A person logs onto the system by spreading the fingers of a hand, preventing unintentional activation of a function with a hand movement. million colors.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. A thinking person should ask, “How did the Leaf owner travel the unaccounted miles, the ones that were not e-miles?” It is wasteful and destructive to be burning this versatile molecule; we must stop. For an extended discussion see Appendix C). But use of petroleum will continue.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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And personally I like better simple solutions. Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment. Neutral jakem @ Apr 19th 2009 5:21PM Thats only a better solution for people who have a garage at home. Saving lives through nuclear power. :p Is this the Zune HD?

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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