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GM’s Maven and Uber to pilot flexible car-sharing offer

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Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, and Uber Technologies, Inc., Insurance coverage is included in the cost of every lease for a weekly price of $179 plus taxes and fees. There are no additional fees if a driver utilizes the vehicle for personal use. Maven recently expanded its Maven City car sharing to Los Angeles.

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GM restructuring; changing product development, production; 5 NA & 2 international plants shutting next year; staff reduction

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General Motors on Monday outlined a series of major restructuring steps that it said would accelerate its transformation for the future, building on the strategy it laid out in 2015 to strengthen its core business, to capitalize on the future of personal mobility and to drive significant cost efficiencies. Optimizing product portfolio.

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Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

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Other cities Gurney has mapped to this degree are Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Baltimore. Animated graphics help people visualize their city and their personal emissions to illustrate how their actions are affecting the environment in which they live. We’re providing city stakeholders with a scalpel instead of a hammer.

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Maven Gig begins expanding geographically; Bolt EV the most popular

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Future cities include Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. Having unlimited mileage and insurance to cover personal and commercial use are extremely important for drivers in the gig economy. Drivers want the Bolt EV because of cost savings as well as helping with energy and environmental goals.

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ARPA-E to award $14.5M to 5 projects to reduce energy use for transportation

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Even when presented with travel options that consume less energy, travelers and commuters may be less likely to use these energy-efficient options if they affect the duration, cost or convenience of a trip. Project teams will each design a system model that dynamically simulates an urban transportation network and its energy use.

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High School Students Built This iPhone App for the Visually Impaired

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Blind Industries and Services of Maryland , a not-for-profit organization in Baltimore that provides training and career resources to the state’s visually impaired. Assistive devices on the market for the blind can cost as much as US $6,000, he says. They tried many iterations before they had a working prototype. IEEE Spectrum.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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Intel microprocessors now power personal computers made by major manufacturers including Dell , HP , and IBM. Moore is best known for his 1965 prediction, which would become known as Moore’s Law : the observation that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would grow exponentially while the retail cost of computers would decrease.