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Volkswagen plans integrated mobility concept in Rwanda; vehicle production in Kenya

Green Car Congress

Francis Gatare, Director of the Rwanda Development Board, and Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group South Africa, this week signed a memorandum of understanding for a new integrated mobility concept in Kigali in the presence of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. —Thomas Schäfer.

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

Cars That Think

Last year the IEEE Future Networks initiative ran the inaugural IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Challenge to seek out innovative projects and ideas aimed at increasing connectivity. It solicited early-stage projects that have already been piloted but not yet widely deployed, plus theoretical concepts that have potential.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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Connected Vehicles that leverage data, enhance vehicle safety and connect drivers with their digital worlds in a responsible way. GM anticipates this trajectory continuing as it explores concepts such as vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and other autonomous technologies. The 2020 target was raised from 0.70

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Is Worldcoin a Crypto-currency for the Masses or Your Digital ID?

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So far, Worldcoin has signed up more than 700,000 users in some 25 countries, including Chile, France, and Kenya. tried out in locations including California, Finland, and Kenya. Signing up involves scanning users’ irises and keeping records that connect those scans with their digital wallets.