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Lux Research: self-driving cars will lead to a $87B opportunity in 2030, but fall short of full Level 4 autonomy; software leads

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billion from the emergence of autonomous vehicles, making this new technology an alluring proposition. The Google car is an example of limited self-driving automation. By 2030 automakers will be able to capture profits of about $9.3 Level 4: Full Self-Driving Automation. This includes both occupied and unoccupied vehicles.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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In the US program, the city of Torrance, California along with Stanford University and Google Inc., The program will also use advanced communications and telematics and solar-powered charging technologies to explore future forms of personal mobility and their potential for reducing CO 2 emissions. Click to enlarge.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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After all, mainstream companies including IBM, TEAC , Toshiba , and, ultimately, Verbatim licensed Trek’s technology for their own memory stick devices. Seldom can we attribute inventions in digital technology to one individual or company. And a host of other companies just copied Tan without permission or acknowledgment.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

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Key Automotive Announcements from CES 2024 CES, the Consumer Electronic Show, has become a key event for automotive news, especially with a technology focus. CES 2024 was no different with several concept and new vehicle reveals, and technological advancements that will be part of new cars in the coming years.

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Detroit’s Inductive EV Charging Roads: Boon or Boondoggle?

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& Leveraging technology from Electreon, MDOT has installed a section of road with inductive-charging coils that will charge electric vehicles (equipped with Electreon receivers) on the go. & In fact, the road is primarily going to be used as a testing ground for the relevant technologies.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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In October, the Texas attorney general accused Google of violating the state’s biometric privacy law, saying the Nest home-automation device “records—without consent—friends, children, grandparents, and guests who stop by, and then stores their voiceprints indefinitely.” National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Local Weather Transportation/Traffic Education Environment Politics Real Estate Joel Connelly Webtowns/Neighborhoods Obituaries Special Reports Corrections US/World U.S. We would welcome any other manufacturers of this kind of technology to come here, and we would expect that infrastructure to work for any of the manufacturers."

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