Topic: Nissan

Silicon Valley Is the New Detroit

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Ford is heading to Silicon Valley to open a new research lab, and the car computers they hope to build will do a lot more than help you find radio stations more quickly or improve your gas mileage.

By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 6, 2011

This Wireless Car Charger Would Be Incredible If It Weren't So Inefficient

Just when you thought technology couldn't get any cooler, Nissan goes and creates a suitcase-sized plastic mat that charges the Leaf through thin air.

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