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IDTechEx: buying an autonomous electric car will feel more like buying a laptop than a car

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It has been hard to escape the screenification of car cabins over the past few years. When IDTechEx attended CES, it was clear to see that the future cabin interior would be filled with screens. The real computation power in modern and future vehicles will be used to drive autonomous systems.

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World Builders Put Happy Face On Superintelligent AI

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One of the biggest challenges in a World Building competition that asked teams to imagine a positive future with superintelligent AI: Make it plausible. We’re just trying to show futures that are not dystopian, so people have something to work toward.” She sees the contest partly as a way to provide hopeful visions of the future.

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Ford unveils Fusion Hybrid research vehicle for autonomous driving

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Ford, in conjunction with the University of Michigan and State Farm, unveiled a Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle that will be used to make progress on future autonomous driving and other advanced technologies. The Ford Fusion Hybrid automated vehicle represents a vital step toward our vision for the future of mobility.

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Using Manga to Spark Interest in STEM

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Hoping to connect with young readers through a Pokémon -inspired card game, Sher-DeCusatis’s first comic, Riko-chan: Cybersecurity Engineer , centers around two of the title character’s classmates who are concerned whether a rare trading card used in their favorite game is authentic. I also think it’s fun and exciting,” she adds.

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Ford expanding global electrified vehicle battery R&D

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Ford began selling hybrid vehicles in the US in the fourth quarter of 2004 with the introduction of the Escape Hybrid. Through this network, the EPE team will take advantage of globally connected technologies to develop lighter and more durable EV batteries. Ford electrified vehicle sales in the US.

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Ford developing Traffic Jam Assist, evolving active parking system

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Developing these technologies is part of the first step in a journey toward a more connected future. Traffic Jam Assist has the potential to follow the traffic ahead while maintaining lane position in environments where there are no pedestrians, cyclists or animals, and where lanes are clearly marked.

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What’s In It For Me?

Creative Greenius

There is no doubt that my fate is to be part of the first generation in American history to leave behind a future radically worse than the one that was gifted to us. Because my father’s mother was a Romanian Jew, an illegal immigrant, who fled to America to escape World War II, all Jews and all refugees on the run are my family.