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Matthew Betz Named 2024 Global Fleet Conference Chair

Green Fleet Magazine

4-6 in San Diego, California. Betz brings over 35 years of experience in the fleet industry to the 2024 conference, which will take place Nov.

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Remembering Ross Stone, an Influential Leader of IEEE Technical Activities

Cars That Think

He was president of Stoneware , a business he founded in San Diego that provided consulting and expert witness services related to antennas, propagation, and telecommunications. Communications and patent law expert Stone received a bachelor’s degree in 1967 in earth sciences from the University of California, San Diego.

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

A guy with pictures of his car in hot rod magazines understands.” Last summer, he drove his Tesla cross country to San Diego. So they appreciate the effort that old school EV conversions took. With these kind of relationships, Erb has long been spreading the word about EVs to folks who would otherwise be wary of them.

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‘AI Pause’ Open Letter Stokes Fear and Controversy

Cars That Think

In the news media, the open letter has inspired straight reportage , critical accounts for not going far enough (“ shut it all down ,” Eliezer Yudkowsky wrote in Time magazine), as well as critical accounts for being both a mess and an alarmist distraction that overlooks the real AI challenges ahead.

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Celebrating 25 Years of IEEE Women in Engineering

Cars That Think

Its in-person events are to take place at the San Diego Convention Center. Nominees will be featured on the WIE website and in the December issue of WIE Magazine. Women working in STEM fields are often cheered on by extraordinary men, says Jenifer Castillo , chair of WIE. Nominations closed in April.

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San Diego electric car club social invites public to drive the Tesla Model S

Green Car Congress

The San Diego event will be held on Saturday, 9 November from 11 am-5pm in Balboa Park. one-year subscription to Electric Car Insider Magazine. The Tesla Model S will be featured in a series of Electric Car Guest. Drives hosted by the EV Quorum car club. In a single afternoon, participants can drive six different electric.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Also, answer the “Question of the Week” and enter for a chance to win a free full-conference pass to EmTech—the Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT (a $1,795 value). Register » ) Current Issue The 10 Emerging Technologies of 2009 Technology Review presents its annual list of 10 technologies that could change the way we live.