The new interface technology was developed by an international cooperation of the BMW Research and Development Centre in Munich, Germany and the BMW Group Technology Office Palo Alto in Silicon Valley, California.

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Up to 70 jobs could be under threat at technology firm NCR's research and development centre in Dundee.

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ATutor s core development team is with The Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto, Canada.

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Online retailer Amazon announced 100 news jobs at its Dublin development centre in May, and the body representing technology firms in Ireland said some 4, 000 new posts had been created in the sector in the first half of the year.

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Other ideas for development include using mobile phone technology to allow residents to find the quietest route into the city centre or the hospital Accident and Emergency unit with the shortest waiting time.

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