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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

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One of the studies showed that it is highly distracting to use hands-free voice commands to dial phone numbers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smartphone personal assistants, though Google Now was a bit less distracting than the others. moderate distraction. Strayer, Joel M.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

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Brooks, who is now working on his third robotics startup, Robust.AI , has written hundreds of articles and half a dozen books and was featured in the motion picture Fast, Cheap & Out of Control. The example I used at the time was, I think it was a Google program labeling an image of people playing Frisbee in the park. More context.

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

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This interval is now simultaneously shown on the exterior lights of an e-Golf via the Charge Check function that is being shown for the first time in Las Vegas. Volkswagen uses the sidelights and the LED daytime running lights at the front and the LED taillights and the high-mounted stoplight at the back to show the state-of-charge.

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L. Frank Baum’s Cautionary Tale About the Gifts of Electricity

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In those books and numerous other works, he wove together magic, adventure, and nature into fantastic tales that were beloved of children and adults alike. The book plays up both the promise and the perils of what was still a very new technology. The American writer. Occasionally, Baum also drew inspiration from technology.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

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Followed Google Maps to hit Hosur road - and from then on the Maps was switched off. Also, there is a blue LED that lights up below the appropriate gear as soon as it is selected. With the cruise control on, managed to have a lovely conversation with Karthik on Jared Diamond’s excellent book Guns, Germs and Steel. (In

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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

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Three hours later, I was in the City of Lights, on my way to Gare de Lyon for a layover. I tried to make a reservation in advance, but alas, it was fully booked. Booking train tickets for international trips is not always easy. Tickets were easy to book online, and I was surprised by how modern the stations are.

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Visiting PURE EV factory | Startup Showcase | ETryst electric motorcycle first look

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Also, they booked us in the swankiest hotel in Sangareddy for our stay. PURE is looking at buying a vehicle dynamometer to make their task easier. There are lights above each part bin. Based on the order, the appropriate part bin lights come on. They are spending money on Google Ad words, FB and Instagram.