And despite Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt's hope that "self-driving cars should become the predominant mode of transportation in our lifetime", it could be that even a small risk could be too much for some people to be comfortable removing the driver completely.
When the vehicle is in reverse-mode, the SmartGPS will automatically switch from navigation mode to become a rear-view monitor that allows the driver to see what is behind the vehicle including children, pets and toys, or for assistance when parking into a tight parking space.
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Perhaps you've seen the dedicated mode dial that's become the trademark of anything premium at Canon.
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Many of these companies will fail, but some will go into hyper-growth mode and become the Apples, Facebooks and Intels that add thousands of jobs.
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The offline mode is expected to become available for Android devices within a few weeks.
In the former mode, the idea is to battle your way through the competition to become Champion of Springfield.
At a festival where the remarkable has become commonplace, 30 maniacs working round the clock only to land in full-on promotion mode is far from unique.
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Both Foma and i-mode prices are likely to fall as the 3G services become available.
This is nothing less than a recipe for a completely new mode of politics with in the UK. Pluralism will become the norm.
And, if application-rich smart-phones become the standard, where does this leave RIMM other than in catch-up mode?
Many bands and performers who were to become musical legends passed through the show including U2, REM, The Smiths, Depeche Mode and Joy Division - but of late On the Wire has taken a more relaxed view of the music scene and is as likely to play pre-war hillbilly music as much as experimental dance or dub.
Innovation through less planning and more doing outmatched traditional business-model schools of thought, and this mode has become a best practice strategy in Silicon Valley and innovation hubs around the world.
The research of Verhaeghen and colleagues shows when people are in a reflective mode, they may become more creative, depressed, or both.
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