Over the long term Marchionne expects those jointly engineered architectures to be the source of an array of small cars and crossovers selling in huge volumes under multiple brands around the world.

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When combined with a suitable light source and projection optics, the array of mirrors can project an image.

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Perhaps the most interesting part of this design is its dual-mode power system, which consists of the standard solar cell array as well as a nuclear power source, allowing the rover to operate continuously and in areas that go long periods without sunlight.

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Android operating system, which is used with an array of device makers and is based on open-source software, so it can be more vulnerable to security breaches.

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Linaro was formed to increase investment in open source, address the challenges in developing products for sophisticated consumer markets and provide the support of a broad array of semiconductor products from multiple companies.

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