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Nevada, USA to authorize driverless cars for the open road!

New state of Nevada law will encourage the development of rules and regulations for driverless automobiles on open state roads. Citation: Knapp, A. (2011, June 22). Nevada Passes Law Authorizing Driverless Cars – Alex Knapp – Robot Overlords – Forbes. … Continue reading

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Google moves ahead with plans for “driverless” vehicles for Las Vegas

Nevada could be the first real test market for the inaugural introduction of smart “driverless” vehicles into the public consciousness of the United States. Google is making preparation through legislation to allow this technology to be used on public roads. … Continue reading

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GM’s ENV’s debut at Las Vegas CES

GM debuted their four ENV (Electric Networked Vehicle) prototypes at the recent Las Vegas CES. I was lucky enough to ride in one and they are so cool. Truly, they could revolutionize urban mobility – and yes they do drive … Continue reading

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Cloud Mobility = Cloud Taxi?

Standing at the 5 bus stop on a beautiful Saturday, watching a bus go by that was completely full and waiting another 20 minutes for the next full bus made us think of car sharing, specifically sharing a taxi. Why … Continue reading

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Urban Interfaces

Besides the hurdles of technology and funding, innovative infrastructure faces another obstacle, the fear of the new and unknown, the man who scoffs “text messaging is not a valid form of communication” as he bitterly googles “the way thing used … Continue reading

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CARROTMOB: Social Activism + the Emergent Node

http://carrotmob.org/about/ Check the link to learn more about CARROTMOB and how your spending dollars can transform local businesses to compete to be the greenest!! Just imagine the possibilities as to how cloud based mobility could pool local dollars to create … Continue reading

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Cloud Mobility = Cloud Taxi?

Standing at the 5 bus stop on a beautiful Saturday, watching a bus go by that was completely full and waiting another 20 minutes for the next full bus made us think of car sharing, specifically sharing a taxi.  Why … Continue reading

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Facebook to Debut in GM Vehicles

After reading an article in The Washington Post the other day about the upcoming integration of a facebook application into GM’s in-vehicle OnStar systems, I couldn’t help but make the comparison to proposed REDCAR features. Facebook has the potential for … Continue reading

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Cloud Mobility

“The underlying concept of cloud computing dates back to 1960s, when John McCarthy opined that “computation may someday be organized as a public utility“. Almost all the modern day characteristics of cloud computing (elastic provision, provided as a utility, online, … Continue reading

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Redcar hypothesis & questions

Ken Greenberg, August 16, 2010: I understand the appeal of coming up with a system that can cope with the highly dispersed polycentric pattern we have inherited in many US cities, notably LA. The REDCAR concept proposes to address this … Continue reading

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