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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., In addition, the city of Torrance will test a plug-in hybrid as a part of the program in 2012. Study the low noise impact of electric vehicles in residential neighborhoods. Solar-powered charging station for the test vehicles.

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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. Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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While it was picking up steam at that point, in the years since it has morphed and been influenced by changing technology, both in vehicles and in the software that enables the service. Autonomous technology can overlay much of this as well. Investors in RelayRides included Google Ventures and GM Ventures.

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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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Four Motiv electric shuttle buses deployed in one-year demo in Mountain View, CA

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The Mountain View Community Shuttle service is aimed at moving residents and visitors through the City between neighborhoods, shopping centers, medical complexes, City facilities, and recreation areas. Google is funding the bus service for the community. The vehicles use a modular, plug-and-play electric powertrain technology.

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

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& The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) partnered with Electreon Wireless to complete the task as part of a five-year commitment to develop the electric road system (ERS) and expand it around the state. & 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.