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MIT researchers conclude fundamental changes in the US energy-innovation system are needed to meet challenges of climate change and energy supply

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A three-year study by a team of researchers based at MIT has concluded that fundamental changes are needed in the US energy-innovation system. The study was carried out at the MIT Industrial Performance Center and involved faculty and students from nine MIT departments. Business as usual is unsustainable over the long run.

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The Heart and the Chip: What Could Go Wrong?

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Legendary MIT roboticist Daniela Rus has published a new book called The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots. There is a robotics revolution underway,” Rus says in the book’s introduction, “one that is already causing massive changes in our society and in our lives.”

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GM Webchat with Chris Borroni-Bird on Reinventing the Automobile, Friday 2pm EDT

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EDT, with Christopher Borroni-Bird, GM’s Director of Advanced Technology Vehicle Concepts and co-author of the book Reinventing the Automobile: Personal Urban Mobility for the 21 st Century.

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BMW i Ventures invests in Bus.com

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Funds will be invested to improve the booking technology, rider experience, bus supplier operations, as well as fuel growth. They have worked with top event producers from Live Nation, AEG, Huka Entertainment, as well as student organizers from Harvard, Yale, MIT, and 150 others.

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Early Tesla Model S road warrior successfully passes 1 million mile mark

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The Tesla owner expects the 1-million-mile feat to be recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records. . The Model S P85 road warrior seemed destined for history then, with the feat being recognized by a representative of the Guinness Book of World Records. It has been one insane journey. Its battery, a used 63.1

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This 1920 Chess Automaton Was Wired to Win

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Torres Quevedo built his chess player to find out, as he explained in his 1917 book Mis inventos y otras p á ginas de vulgarizaci ó n (My inventions and other popular writings). Automatons with feelings were the future, in Torres Quevedo’s view. How far could human collaboration with machines go? 2079, 6 November 1915).

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Lyft and nuTonomy form strategic R&D partnership to optimize passenger experience in self-driving cars

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Under the partnership, nuTonomy and Lyft will align their respective technology platforms to gather valuable research and insights into all aspects of ensuring a passenger’s comfort and safety during an AV ride—from routing and booking to the performance of the driving system and how it interacts and communicates with the rider.

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