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Ford targeting smart parking as element of Smart Mobility; vehicle sensors, connectivity and big data

Green Car Congress

At CES 2015 in January, 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. Natl Book Network, 2011. Big Data Connected vehicles Mobility services Sensors Urban mobility'

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Eugene H. Spafford: Malware Nemesis

Cars That Think

Spafford then went to Georgia Tech to pursue a master’s degree in information and computer science. I did a lot of reading and studying on where computers might be used and where they could go wrong, as well as reading science-fiction books that explored those possibilities,” he says. Spafford wrote the first papers on the topic.

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Help! I Missed a Cruise and the Cruise Line’s Own Travel Insurance Won’t Pay.

Baua Electric

Dear Tripped Up, After graduating from college in 2022 and working for a year, I used my bonus and some of my savings to book a nine-day Mediterranean cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line for my partner and me. Weather delayed our first flight, we missed the connection, and United Airlines could not get us to Barcelona in time to embark.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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She was one of three Georgia women honored in 2008 as part of the ninth annual Women of the Year in Technology Awards. Her focus is on keeping passengers, flight crews, and militaries safe, connected, and informed. He has authored more than 600 scholarly publications and nine books. He is a member of the U.S.

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How to Fly Your Kid Solo, Free of Stress

Baua Electric

was 10 when he started flying unaccompanied to visit his father in Kansas and later Georgia, said his mother, Chelsea Tippett. Before you book, know the process Regardless of the airline or route, flying an unaccompanied minor differs from an adult or a family catching a flight. Booking procedures vary. Tippett recalls.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia. Order books were originally scheduled to open in November, but Volvo has delayed that to the early part of this year—with first customer deliveries in the U.S. and Canada chosen by their peers.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia. Order books were originally scheduled to open in November, but Volvo has delayed that to the early part of this year—with first customer deliveries in the U.S. and Canada chosen by their peers.

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