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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

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Ford has opened its new Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto, growing its global research team and accelerating the company’s work in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, customer experience and big data. Autonomous driving Behavior Big Data Connected vehicles Research Urban mobility V2X Vehicle Manufacturers'

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BMW showcasing urban mobility connectivity applications at ITS World Congress

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The concept of intermodal routing is enhanced by the DriveNow package available in Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and San Francisco. The net effect is that you drive more calmly and more safely, save fuel and protect the environment all at the same time. There are currently 14 ParkNow stations installed in and around San Francisco.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk seeks TX venue in class action lawsuit over Bay Area juror concerns

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Elon Musk has requested that a shareholder class action lawsuit be transferred from San Francisco, California, to West Texas. “The recent local media coverage has created an environment that encourages the District’s jury pool to hold negative biases against Mr. Musk’s use of Twitter.

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Aclima partnering with Google to map outdoor air quality with Street View vehicles

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a San Francisco-based company that designs and deploys environmental sensor networks, is partnering with Google Earth Outreach to map and better to understand urban air quality. Aclima is pioneering the use of small-scale sensors to map indoor and outdoor environments. Aclima, Inc., —Dan Costa, Sc.D.,

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Video Friday: Quadruped Transformer

Cars That Think

Swiss-Mile ] OTTO Lifter drives nimbly in crowded and dynamic environments and improves safety in warehouses and facilities. B&R Automation ] How does the Waymo Driver safely handle interactions with cyclists in dense urban environments like San Francisco?

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Autonomous electric car technology: Why should a self-driving vehicle be all-electric?

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Artificial intelligence and connected vehicles are interesting inventions in the field of vehicles. A self-driving car is capable of driving itself sensing the environment with no help of a driver. Ability to analyze the environment and react according to the conditions is not an easy process. Proximity sensors, cameras, etc.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

Cars That Think

VR headsets allow students to immerse themselves in realistic digital environments to learn math and science by solving real-world problems, such as calculating how high a house’s foundation should be raised to offset the risk of flooding. The San Francisco–based company helps educators teach math to preuniversity students.