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U-M, Ford open robotics complex to accelerate future of advanced, more equitable robotics and mobility

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As Ford continues the most profound transformation in our history with electrification, connectivity and automation, advancing our collaboration with the University of Michigan will help us accelerate superior experiences for our customers while modernizing our business. Robots and robotics for any environment.

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Toyota to build prototype city of the future, powered by hydrogen fuel cells

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Called the Woven City , it will be a fully connected ecosystem powered by hydrogen fuel cells. With people, buildings and vehicles all connected and communicating with each other through data and sensors, we will be able to test connected AI technology… in both the virtual and the physical realms … maximizing its potential.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly. But this is but a singular component.

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The Benefits of Bidirectional Charging

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Then overnight the electric car will charge, benefiting from cheaper power rates due to lower energy demand and making this friendly to the environment. The possibility of using your electric motor vehicles as a power source for your home also presents huge benefits to your neighborhood. Environmentally friendlier.

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Ford first to test autonomous vehicle at U Michigan Mcity

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Ford is the first automaker to test autonomous vehicles at Mcity—the full-scale simulated real-world urban environment at the University of Michigan. The full-scale urban environment provides real-world road scenarios—such as running a red light—that can’t be replicated on public roads. Earlier post.)

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Los Angeles to receive more than $200M in state grants for active transportation projects

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They are: Skid Row Connectivity and Safety Project ($38.6 This project will construct three miles of complete streets elements in the Skid Row neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles, where 50% of residents live in poverty, and 35% of residents are unhoused. Normandie Beautiful: Creating Neighborhood Connections in South LA ($23.58

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. Yen Meng Jiin/Singapore Press/AP Tan, the third of six brothers, was born and raised in a kampung (village) in the neighborhood of Geylang, Singapore.

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