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IHS Automotive sees Google leading technology, testing, software development for autonomous driving

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Google is the current technology leader in this arena, according to a report from industry analysts IHS Automotive: “Google Self-Driving Car Strategy and Implications”. IHS estimates suggest Google has invested nearly $60 million so far in autonomous vehicle research and development, at a run rate of nearly $30 million per year.

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Google Unveils Faster, Cheaper Mechanism To Track Worldwide Deforestation Online; Support for Land Use Change Measurement, Verification and Reporting

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Landsat images via Google Earth. Through its philanthropic arm, Google.org, Google introduced an online suite of beta software that leverages cloud computing to track worldwide land-use changes such as deforestation. Google Earth, as analyzed by Carnegie Landsat Analysis System. Sources: USGS. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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U of Illinois study shows reduced speed limits save lives in busy cities with minimal impact on travel time

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We estimated that the social benefits of accident reductions greatly outweighed the social costs of increased travel time. His research group specializes in analyzing large data sets, which allowed them to conduct the first available study on this topic. greater than the social cost of longer travel times. The study included 1.4

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Fisker opens reservations for Ocean SUV; cost starts as low as $379/month

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opened reservations for the Ocean electric luxury SUV, arriving in 2022, through its website and native mobile app—available globally on the App Store and Google Play store. We created five easy-to-choose option packages for Fisker Ocean that will be available to our reservation holders closer to the end of 2020.

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Toyota is already offering $10k off a lease for its fully electric 2024 bZ4X

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Photo: Toyota Toyota has made its fully electric 2024 bZ4X – which only just landed on dealers’ lots – available to lease with a $10,000 discount. Toyota’s 2024 bZ4X lease deal Toyota released prices and specs of the 2024 bZ4X in January, and it hasn’t even been available at dealerships that long.

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Tesla China announces 0% down ‘Financial Leasing’ with buy-out options

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Bringing down the cost of Tesla’s cars, or at least offering more robust and flexible financing options so more people can afford its vehicles, is ultimately one of the goals of the automaker. Widespread EV adoption is already occurring in China, and Tesla is among the most popular manufacturers in the market.

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Stanford scientists identify new Li-B-S solid electrolyte materials that boost lithium-ion battery performance

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S system also has a low elemental cost of approximately 0.05 Some of the best solid electrolytes available today are made with rare elements like germanium, a kilogram of which costs about $500. Other co-authors are Ekin Cubuk at Google Brain, and Brian Francisco and Josh Buettner-Garret at Solid Power, Inc.

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