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For now, because Car-to-X technology isn’t widespread, it doesn’t make sense to roll out the new robots just yet. But they represent one potential solution for the major transition needed in infrastructure as electric cars become more affordable than gas cars, and eventually more common. (Volkswagen itself plans to go all-electric by 2026.) The robotic system is less expensive than installing traditional charging stations. In California alone, where the state plans to ban new gas and diesel-powered car sales in 2035, at least 1 million new charging points will be needed by the end of this decade. … [Read more...] about This helpful little Volkswagen robot will roll up and charge your electric car

Do employees understand company policies? Not always, and this is why it’s important for companies to be prepared, warns Joey Price, founder of Jumpstart:HR, a Baltimore consultancy for small businesses and startups. Employee handbooks need to outline what is and is not allowed in the workplace and beyond. A business doesn’t have to list “no rioting” among its rules to fire a person for doing exactly that. … [Read more...] about Can you fire an employee who was a U.S. Capitol rioter? In a word, yes

I’ve loved electronics ever since I was a kid. In 6th grade, after saving up for five years, I built a PC that was better than any computer I could find. Throughout middle school, I tinkered with wiring and welding and electronics (as you can see by the piles of unused Arduino boards and leftover electronics in my room). It was easy to make something for myself—an awesome PC—but making something other people wanted wasn’t as easy. … [Read more...] about I’m a high school sophomore. Here’s how schools can teach kids to solve real-world problems

We spoke to Ford head of marketing Jim Farley at the New York Auto Show earlier this year about the changes in Ford’s culture, its commitment to social media and content and the launch of the Fusion. See the video interview, in installments, in the slide show above. … [Read more...] about Ford’s CMO On Building A Social And Product-Driven Brand

Forcing everyone to “join the team” Before Mulally arrived in Dearborn, Ford meetings were arenas of mortal combat. Executives entered them eying each other for advantage, looking for weak spots in each other’s armor, ready to drive home a shiv at the first sign of vulnerability. As a result, little was accomplished beyond self-preservation. Mulally made his weekly executive meetings a safe environment where data could be shared without blame. “So-and-so has a problem. He’s not the problem,” the upbeat CEO told the assembled executives. “Who can help him with that?” … [Read more...] about Saving An Iconic Brand: Five Ways Alan Mulally Changed Ford’s Culture