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BMWs to feature in-car intelligent personal assistant

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The BMW Group is introducing the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant—a new proprietary in-car AI assistant intended to enhance the BMW driving experience. BMW’s Intelligent Personal Assistant combines with the new BMW Operating System 7.0 BMW’s Intelligent Personal Assistant combines with the new BMW Operating System 7.0

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Study shows two-stroke scooters dominant source of air pollution in many cities; asymmetric polluters

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The study by the team led by researchers from the Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland, appears in the journal Nature Communications. Data on the other vehicles shown are from the literature for light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles (LDVs and HDVs).

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The Maestro Behind Design-Software Behemoth Synopsys

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Much like jazz musicians improvising, engineers go with the flow at team meetings, he says: One person comes up with an idea, and another suggests ways to improve it. Creating the first circuit synthesizer Born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands, de Geus grew up mostly in Basel, Switzerland. In the early 1980s, while pursuing a Ph.D.

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EC adopts proposals for automated emergency eCall in all new cars and LDVs

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Last year, 28 000 persons were killed and 1.5 Once the proposals are approved by the Council and Parliament, the Commission is aiming to have a fully functional eCall service in place throughout the EU (as well as Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) by 2015. (A The EC estimates that eCall could save up to 2500 lives a year.

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Big Data Could Accelerate Drug Approvals

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The way in which quality is assured hasn’t changed much in about 25 years, says Timothé Ménard , head of quality data science at pharmaceutical company Roche in Basel, Switzerland. The technology could have been used during COVID-19 shutdowns, when auditors were unable to make in-person visits to clinical-trial locations, Ménard says.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs. For over 40 years I have organized demos and exhibited EVs, especially light EVs, at in-person EVents to thousands of people. About Mark: Mark and his family own a baker's dozen Light EVs from an Optibike Helia to mini Segways, GoKarts, and HoverKarts.

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Drones That Can Fly Better Than You Can

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Davide’s drones rely primarily on computer vision, and he’s also been exploring potential drone applications for a special kind of camera called an event camera , which is ideal for fast motion under challenging lighting conditions. So Davide, you’ve been doing drone research for a long time now, like a decade, at least, if not more.