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Did You Make Your Connecting Flight? You May Have A.I. to Thank.

Baua Electric

is poised to change almost every aspect of the customer flying experience, from baggage tracking to personalized in-flight entertainment, said Jitender Mohan, who works with travel and hospitality clients at the technology consulting company WNS. The person makes the decision, but it’s streamlined,” Mr. Baskaran said. Generative A.I.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

Cars That Think

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. We see a person do something, and we know what else they can do, and we can make a judgement quickly. Can they throw it 10 miles?

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

Green Car Congress

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.

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Volvo Cars says early demand for fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD is strong

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars has opened order books for the XC40 Recharge P8 AWD ( earlier post ), the company’s first fully electric car which is based on the best-selling SUV, in selected markets. The all-wheel drive XC40 Recharge P8 offers a range of more than 400 km (249 miles) (WLTP) on a single charge and output of 408hp.

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The Ultimate Guide to EV Road Trip Planning

Plug in America

While it can be scary to try something new, there’s some comfort in knowing you’re not the first person to take a road trip across the U.S. Google Maps has also improved and often does the trick for finding charging along your route, according to some drivers, while PlugShare confirms chargers’ functionality. Plan out your route.

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City of LA, Xerox introduce multi-modal transportation app for commuters

Green Car Congress

Los Angeles’ Mobility Plan 2035 calls for hundreds of miles of bike and bus-only lanes to be added to city streets over the next two decades. As the app learns more about its user’s individual travel preferences, it will eventually recommend and highlight personalized commuting options.

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Finally, an eVTOL You Can Buy (Soon)

Cars That Think

Opener’s highly unusual, single-seat flier is intended for personal use rather than transporting passengers, which makes it almost unique. Previously, Moore led a team at NASA that designed a personal-use eVTOL and then served as engineering director at Uber’s Elevate initiative. Opener’s aircraft is as singular as its business model.

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