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Weaponized Robots Letter Calls for Policy, Tech Fixes

Cars That Think

We’re not taking issue with weapons systems that are already governed by an international legal framework. Schulman: This is part of the discussion we’ve been having in the industry and with other stakeholders. It’s not about military robots per se , and that’s made quite clear in the letter.

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Daimler establishing “Startup Autobahn” in Stuttgart; focus on future of mobility

Green Car Congress

As part of the Startup Autobahn’s Accelerator scheme, the Coworking Space and Hardware Lab will be at the startups’ disposal in the ARENA2036 research factory. We are warmly welcoming international as well as local startups. The Hardware Lab in ARENA2036 is a large high-tech workshop (approx.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

Cars That Think

Girardi says he hopes that Chile will be an example for the world and that other nations and international agencies will adopt comparable regulation. Legal scholars working with the NeuroRights Foundation say the right to mental privacy is under the most imminent threat. Staff attorney.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

Drive Electric

With modern tech everywhere you look; easy-to-use infotainment systems, heated seats and digital dials, it makes saving the planet a pleasurable experience. Electric vehicles run their impressive futuristic-tech from the humble battery. Futuristic tech doesn’t just come in the shape of fancy cabin gizmos and twinkly LEDs, though.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

IBM has its own claim to the invention of an aspect of the device, based on a year-2000 confidential internal report written by one of its employees, Shimon Shmueli. Tan had filed a patent application for his invention a month before the 2000 CeBIT tech fair, but a pending patent did little to stop copycats.

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A closer look at minimizing AC charging losses: From the breaker to EV (Part 1)

Charged EVs

In the quest to improve efficiency even more, the focus tends to be on the flashier parts of the drivetrain, like the motor (which certainly deserves it) and inverter (which arguably doesn’t, since efficiency is typically already ~99 %), while scant attention is paid to relatively unsexy things like charging cables and auxiliary/parasitic loads.

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GM Proposes Electric Car Plug Standard - GoodCleanTech

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Autoblog Green Cleantech Blog Cleantech Group CNETs Green Tech Earth2Tech EcoGeek Ecotality Green Inc. In order for plug-in electric vehicles to become part of the mainstream, a plug-in ecosystem must be in place when vehicles like the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle hit the market," GM said on its company FastLane blog.

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