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We Don’t Need a Jetsons Future, Just a Sustainable One

Cars That Think

For decades, our vision of the future has been stuck in a 1960s-era dream of science fiction embodied by The Jetsons and space travel. In fact, what if our vision of that particular technologically advanced future is all wrong? Where everyone had access to preventative health care that was both personalized and less invasive?

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Metaverse Offers Chance to Get Technology Right

Cars That Think

Today, the tech industry is facing its most important moment in 20 years, a moment in which decisions are going to be made that affect the future of technology—and humanity. In the fictional future, the world has become such a mess, things have gone so horribly wrong, that people have to escape into a virtual reality."

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World Builders Put Happy Face On Superintelligent AI

Cars That Think

One of the biggest challenges in a World Building competition that asked teams to imagine a positive future with superintelligent AI: Make it plausible. We’re just trying to show futures that are not dystopian, so people have something to work toward.” She sees the contest partly as a way to provide hopeful visions of the future.

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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

Cars That Think

Five years later, he changed roles and began serving as director of Telecom Italia’s Future Centre , an interactive technology museum, in Venice. Saracco also published a daily blog on the IEEE Future Directions website, where he mused on the latest technological developments and their impact on humanity.

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81% of EVs Sold in 2023 Still Qualify for the Federal EV Tax Credit

EV Life

4 2023 $7,500 $80,000 Personalize Incentives Five of the top ten best-selling EVs of 2022 qualify for the federal tax credit, including the Ford F-150 Lightning, Chevy Bolt EV, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Tesla Model 3, and Tesla Model Y (though the standard Model 3 and Ford Mustang Mach-E are only eligible for half of the tax credit).

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Using Manga to Spark Interest in STEM

Cars That Think

The idea for Sher-DeCusatis’s second comic, she says, came from a personal experience she had while volunteering for IEEE. So much of our world is based on technology, so we need to have a lot of voices to shape its future. “I In the story, Riko-chan and a friend are able to escape being hit by a car while crossing a busy road.

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Ford unveils Fusion Hybrid research vehicle for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

Ford, in conjunction with the University of Michigan and State Farm, unveiled a Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle that will be used to make progress on future autonomous driving and other advanced technologies. The Ford Fusion Hybrid automated vehicle represents a vital step toward our vision for the future of mobility.

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