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Professional Driving’s Coming Automation Crisis

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The Boston Consulting Group estimates that perhaps one-quarter of the miles Americans travel by 2030 will be in driverless vehicles operated by ridesharing services. Uber and Lyft are both also looking to an automated vehicle future such that hailing rides becomes cheaper for customers than owning a car.

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Carmageddon: The Downshifting of America’s Auto Industry

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According to an estimate by Boston Consulting Group, “One-quarter of miles driven in the U.S. may be through shared, self-driving vehicles by 2030.” Corporate data released by Debtwire shows corporate spending was divvied up between Uber and rental cars for the past three years.

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Brain-Machine Interfaces, Implantables, And Neuroprosthetics: 10 NeuroTech Startups Targeting Your Brain

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Select Investors: Innovation Commission 2030, Laurent Alexandre, MAIF Avenir, Xavier Niel. Select Investors: Boston Angel Club, Hantan Capital, Wandai Capital. It then uses “bone conduction technology” to modulate brain activity via emitting subtle sounds at precise moments that enhance the overall quality of deep sleep.

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Innovators Take A Bite Out Of Food Waste

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Those numbers are from Wasted, a recent documentary by American chef, author and television personality Anthony Bourdain — and backed by the USDA — which has set its own food waste reduction goal of wasting 50 percent less by 2030. Food waste at home is certainly a factor. Hands-On Mobile App.