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Lux Research: “The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong”

Green Car Congress

In a note following the 2014 Automated Vehicle Symposium, Lux Research said : “ The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong. ” The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong. Multiple times, we heard the phrase “But Google says.”

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Conference To Spotlight Harm Caused by Online Platforms

Cars That Think

This year’s IEEE Conference on Digital Platforms and Societal Harms is scheduled to be held on 14 and 15 October in a hybrid format, with both in-person and virtual keynote panel sessions. The in-person events are to take place at American University , in Washington, D.C.

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Penn State and partners hosting Next Generation Biomass Conversion Short Course and facility tour

Green Car Congress

This short course is perfect for companies and individuals looking to capitalize on these opportunities in the current environment. Venue: Desmond Hotel and Great Valley Conference Center in Malvern. Registration: Early bird registration for the event is $780 per person (up to October 22), after that the price rises to $960.

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Greenius Says The Congresswoman Gets It. Harman Calls Lack of Bold or Binding Agreement to Cap GHG Emissions in Copenhagen, “Stunning.”

Creative Greenius

“ Though President Obama’s personal intervention at Copenhagen salvaged a modest non-binding agreement among major polluter nations, he acknowledged that much remains to be done at the international and national levels. I haven’t endorsed anyone else running for office in any race in 2010, but I’m endorsing you.

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Portable sensors enable monitoring of pollution on smart phones; inferring pollution maps with greater granularity

Green Car Congress

These results suggest that the cumulative impact of many individuals using personal sensing devices may have an important role to play in the future of environmental measurement for public health. Computer scientists presented findings from these field tests at the Wireless Health 2012 conference in San Diego earlier this year.

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I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

Creative Greenius

So you can see why I can no longer spend 70 hours a week writing press releases and media advisories, rolling from one conference call to another, and flying from one city to another for media events – no matter how meaningful and satisfying the results were, and no matter how cushy and fun the gig was. ” What a no-brainer.

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Volvo Car Corporation intends to lead in field of autonomous driving technology; targeting the next-generation of consumers

Green Car Congress

The necessity for a successful carmaker to please the next-generation consumers was the main topic for CEO Stefan Jacoby’s presentation at the 2012 Automotive News Europe Conference in Monaco. Personally, I am convinced that the majority of tomorrow’s car owners will not even dream of buying a car without autonomous driving possibilities.