A new, multimillion-dollar center at the University of Virginia will bring together researchers to eliminate a data bottleneck built into computer systems 70 years ago. The university announced Monday that the Center for Research in Intelligent Storage and Processing in Memory will be established at the School of Engineering & Applied Science. The $27.5 million […]
Auto Safety Group Seeks Chrysler Pacifica Recall
An auto safety group is asking the government for a recall of Chrysler Pacifica minivans over complaints that the engines can stall without warning. The Center for Auto Safety petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Monday, asking for an investigation and a recall of 150,000 minivans from the 2017 model year. The group says […]
Supreme Court Rejects Samsung Appeal in Apple Patents Case
The Supreme Court has rejected Samsung’s appeal of court rulings that it impermissibly copied features of Apple’s iPhone. The justices on Monday left in place rulings in favor of Apple involving its patents for smartphone features that include auto-correct and a slide that unlocks the device. In 2014, a jury awarded Apple $120 million in […]
BMW Issues Recalls for Fire Risk, Recommends Parking Outside
BMW is recalling more than 1 million cars and SUVs in two U.S. recalls due to the risk of fires under the hood, and it’s recommending that they be parked outdoors until repairs are made. A spokesman for the German automaker says the risk of fire is very low in both cases, but the vehicles […]
Developer Tests Self-Driving Shuttles In Downtown Detroit
A developer is testing two self-driving shuttles in downtown Detroit with an eye on the future of public transit and autonomous vehicle technology. Ann Arbor-based May Mobility has partnered with Detroit businessman Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock real estate firm to bring the Polaris GEM e6 vehicles to the city as a way of improving access and […]
Electric Car Maker Faraday Future Leases California Plant
Electric car maker Faraday Future says it has decided to build vehicles at an existing factory in California. The move comes less than a month after the company scrapped a plan to build a $1 billion factory in Nevada. Faraday said Monday it signed a lease on a 1 million-square-foot (93,000 square meters) factory in Hanford, California, […]
Self-Driving Uber SUV Struck During Arizona Accident
Officials say a self-driving Uber SUV was operating on its own when it was struck by another vehicle making a left turn at an intersection in Arizona, where the company is testing autonomous vehicles. No one was seriously injured. Uber says its vehicles have been grounded as it investigates. Police in Tempe say the self-driving SUV was […]
New MIT technology allows 3D image interaction
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to allow people in one place to interact with three-dimensional versions of people or objects in a different location. MIT’s Tangible Media Group calls the technology inFORM. A person in one location moves or puts an object in front of […]
EU: Google shouldn’t discriminate against opt-outs
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Europe’s top regulator says he has asked Google not to discriminate against companies that don’t want it to use their content in Google’s specialized search results, such as price comparison for plane tickets or reviews of restaurants. Joaquin Almunia said during a speech in Paris Monday that the Internet search giant currently […]