ORLANDO, Fla. — A local family is now homeless after losing their entire savings to a rental-home scam.\nWhen Action 9 arrived, the couple only had 10 minutes left to take their stuff and get off the property.\nThe home is a rental, but its real owner is Progress Residential.\nAccording to the FBI, nearly $400,000,000 were lost in 2022 to frauds involving real estate, including rental scams.\nIf you think you’ve been taken by an online rental con, contact the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center right away.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"VW ready to deal with China metal curbs; chipmakers play down fallout","slug":"vw-ready-to-deal-with-china-metal-curbs-chipmakers-play-down-fallout","publishDate":"2023-07-06 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-08 14:31:01.997829","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"VW, which relies on gallium and germanium for automotive products, said it was \"ready to take measures together with its partners if necessary\" but did not elaborate.\nThe metals will play a role in future autonomous driving functions, a spokesperson for the German automaker said.\nGermanium is used in high-speed computer chips, plastics, and in military applications such as night-vision devices, as well as satellite imagery sensors.\nBut if prices rise as restrictions take hold companies would have another reason to shift supply chains.\nNXP makes some chips for the auto and communications sectors using gallium or germanium.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"GM purchases software for predicting EV battery fires","slug":"gm-purchases-software-for-predicting-ev-battery-fires","publishDate":"2023-07-07 15:19:20+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-08 14:31:01.859559","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"When driving an electric car, nothing is worse than a battery fire.\nIt puts the driver at risk and makes the car unusable.\nThat’s why GM has invested in a software startup called ALGOLiON that specializes in predicting EV battery fires.\nThis is according to a press release by the carmaker published last week.\n“The company has developed sophisticated software that uses data streams from EV battery management systems to help identify anomalies in cell performance to ensure proper vehicle health management and provide early detection of battery hazards including thermal runaway propagation events,” said the press release about the acquisition.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"How police connected a driver to violent road rage shooting on PA Turnpike in Bucks County","slug":"how-police-connected-a-driver-to-violent-road-rage-shooting-on-pa-turnpike-in-bucks-county","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-08 14:31:01.437355","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"A 30-year-old Montgomery County man who shot at three motorists during separate road rage incidents on the Pennsylvania Turnpike last year will serve at least 15 years in prison.\n“The fact that no one died on these crowded highways in Bucks County is a miracle,” Liller added.\nA 30-year-old Montgomery County man has been sentenced for shooting at three vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike during road-rage incidents last yearRoad Rage: Montco man faces charges Montgomery County man charged with shooting at vehicles on PA Turnpike in BensalemHow did authorities catch the road rage driver on the PA Turnpike?\nFalls Township police started looking at Green as a possible suspect in a Jan. 3, 2022, road rage incident there.\nState prison for road rage on PA TurnpikeBefore sentencing, Deputy District Attorney Thomas Gannon played dashboard camera footage captured by two victims.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"British Grand Prix: Tonnes of waste food saved from bin","slug":"british-grand-prix-tonnes-of-waste-food-saved-from-bin","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-08 14:31:01.399487","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"All year, the organisations help people struggling to afford essentials, but around the Grand Prix the larger quantity of food means sessions where the food is handed out are open to everyone.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Brand recognition of Renfe’s AVE high-speed label backfires","slug":"brand-recognition-of-renfes-ave-high-speed-label-backfires","publishDate":"2023-07-07 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-08 14:31:00.502593","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"ShutterstockSo synonymous is Spanish operator Renfe’s AVE brand with high-speed services that when a competitor’s train broke down earlier this week, Renfe received the complaints.\nThe Spanish operator has reached out to market and competition authorities to ‘protect the AVE brand’.\nApparently, Renfe’s AVE label has become synonymous with high-speed trains in Spain, a recent incident has revealed, but to the dismay of Renfe.\nBoth organisations have vowed to work to “defend the AVE brand and protect it”.\nRenfe’s AVE label is the well-established operator of 30 years, whereas its Avlo brand offers discounted fares of high-speed train services.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"HARMAN receives 2022 ISG Digital Case Study Award for Transforming Dominos Pizza Groups Digital Experience","slug":"harman-receives-2022-isg-digital-case-study-award-for-transforming-dominos-pizza-groups-digital-experience","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-08 14:31:00.097827","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The award focuses on HARMANs work in enhancing and transforming Dominos Pizza Groups (DPG) eCommerce technology platforms and operations.\nWe are honored for this ISG award, acknowledging our digital services work for Dominos Pizza Group, which will help them succeed in a highly competitive marketplace, said Nick Parrotta, President Digital Transformation Solutions & Chief Digital and Information officer (CDIO) at HARMAN.\nThe top case studies were chosen from a record number of global provider submissionsmore than 320 best-in-class digital transformation work enterprise use cases.\nAbout HARMAN Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS)HARMANs Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) is a strategic business unit dedicated in blending the physical and digital to make technology more dynamic in order to serve the ever-changing human needs.\nIn 2017, HARMAN became a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.© 2022 HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Protesters develop novel way to build cone-sensus against driverless cars","slug":"protesters-develop-novel-way-to-build-cone-sensus-against-driverless-cars","publishDate":"2023-07-07 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-08 14:31:00.072999","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"A group of San Francisco organizers are encouraging people to put traffic cones on the hoods of driverless vehicles as a form of protest against the cars’ expansion on city streets.\nSafe Street Rebel, a group of organizers that advocate for pedestrian safety and reducing the number of cars on roads, are behind this stunt.\nUsually they focus on human drivers, but they argue that driverless cars pose many risks to safety and the environment but are being sold as a strong alternative to vehicles driven by people.\nIn late-July, the San Francisco fire chief, Jeanine Nicholson, urged the state to move slowly on allowing fleets of driverless cars to roam city streets 24x7.\nDriverless cars have been accused of blocking emergency vehicles and buses.
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