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Over the past year, technology companies have been scrambling to integrate AI into their software and apps at a breathtaking pace.  Conversational AI is awesome, until it isn't.  During this segment I share a cautionary tale. 

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VinFast, a Vietnamese automaker, continues to expand its offerings, recently taking the wraps off of two models at opposite ends of the automotive marketing spectrum, the VF3 and VF9.  The automaker has also unveiled a midsize electric pickup truck called the VinFast Wild.   We take a look. 

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Railroads have been around for almost 200 years.  Despite the advances of technology during that time, they still play a major role in the transport of the basic commodities that America needs to run its 21st Century economy.  I review it by the numbers.  Nikola, the Class 8 hydrogen truck manufacturer, has announced the delivery of 35 trucks into private fleets.  We talk about the importance of that achievement. 

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Is a pregnant woman safe in a seatbelt?  What about the child she is carrying?  Seems that even after all these years that there is a dearth of information available to automakers about this very important topic.  Toyota, through its Collaborative Safety Research Center and the University of British Columbia, decided to tackle this issue and make the results available at no charge to the rest of the automotive industry. 

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Celanese Corporation, a specialty chemicals maker, is working to convert carbon dioxide waste into products for a wide array of end-markets, including consumer goods like adhesives, packaging, toys, paints, coatings and more.  

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Better for the environment, more fuel efficient, better overall.  hydrogen fueling and hydrogen propelled motors for recreational boating have come to the forefront of the next chapter in managing climate change.  The environment will be better off because of it. 

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Twenty tech companies have come together to fight deceptive AI in the upcoming 2024 election cycle.    The accord, known as the "Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections" aims to prevent and address AI-generated content that could influence voters.  However, the agreement is voluntary and does not include binding enforcement.  I have questions. 

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The American Transportation Research Institute has just released its annual Top Truck Bottleneck report.  Ironically enough, I am personally familiar with two of the top ten bottlenecks in the country, being on opposite ends of the same stretch of road - I-290 into Chicago.  I discuss. 

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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard #141 requires electric vehicles and some hybrids to emit an audible sound when underway to let pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers know that its on the move near them.  What happens when the software that creates the sound fails?  That is the basis of a recent BMW recall. 

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The title is NOT clickbait - in at least fourteen American cities, the total cost of ownership for an electric vehicle is about the same as an internal combustion engined vehicle.  This according to a recent study by the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems and the Responsible Battery Coalition, who funded the study. 

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