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Digital License Plates Vie For Place In Connected Car Ecosystem

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The move toward a connected car ecosystem includes the potential use of digital license plates on vehicles — an effort that has now spread to Michigan. The plates reportedly will cost Michigan drivers either $499 or $799, depending on the model; that cost does not include installation. Security and Marketing. Smart Cities Rise.

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24 Industries Other Than Auto That Driverless Cars Could Turn Upside Down

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Researchers from the University of Michigan concluded last year that driverless cars will lead us to consume more energy than we are currently, as the ease of use will encourage us to take more trips (electric vehicles will still tap the grid for power). Energy and petroleum. Urban Planning. Cybersecurity. Traffic Enforcement.

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What Do Hillbillies Have To Do With Payments Innovation?

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While Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of 3 million, it was the collective votes of the roughly 110,000 people in the working class counties in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin who turned those blue states, red — and put President Donald J. Trump into the White House. WHAT’S AN ELEGY, ANYWAY?