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Volkswagen Passats are offered for sale at a dealership on September 18, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has accused Volkswagen of installing software on nearly 500,000 diesel cars in the U.S. to evade federal emission regulations.
Quarter Century Project

Dieselgate spawned a large US EV charging network. Why is public charging still so vexing?

Volkswagen agreed to spend $2 billion to build out a network of EV chargers as part of a settlement in the wake of an emissions scandal. A decade later, drivers frequently cite charger unavailability as a roadblock to EV adoption.


A member of the SciAutononics II team gives a thumbs-up gesture from the chase vehicle as they follow their autonomous vehicle from the starting line in a quest for a million-dollar prize at the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Challenge on March 13, 2004 near Barstow, California.
Future of Travel

Our self-driving future has yet to materialize. What’s next for AV tech?

Autonomous vehicles have yet to live up to the hype around them, but industry stakeholders still see them as a way to transform transportation as we know it.


Laptop screen displaying the original Gmail logo.
Quarter Century Project

How can we work smarter in an era of endless productivity tools?

It’s been more than 20 years since the advent of Gmail. We’re now awash in workplace apps and platforms.


Adobe Systems corporate headquarters, computer software manufacturer in Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California in 2004.
Quarter Century Project

How the rise of SaaS transformed the tech industry

Software makers like Adobe have transformed over the past 25 years. AI could bring even more disruption.


segway
Quarter Century Project

The Segway initiated a wave of micromobility startups. What’s next?

Micromobility solutions like scooters and bikeshare programs have gone through major ups and downs in the last 25 years. After some realignment, the sector aims to ride a fresh wave of interest.


U.S. President Bill Clinton, J Craig Venter (L) and Dr. Francis Collins of the National Institute of Health look at the audience in the East Room of the White House, June 26, 2000.
Quarter Century Project

The Human Genome Project’s legacy is still yielding new advances

The massive undertaking was also the first big marriage of biology and big data.

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