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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Audi, Toyota land on MIT's list of 50 Most Disruptive Companies]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/23/audi-toyota-land-on-mits-list-of-50-most-disruptive-companies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/23/audi-toyota-land-on-mits-list-of-50-most-disruptive-companies/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/23/audi-toyota-land-on-mits-list-of-50-most-disruptive-companies/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/" rel="tag">Toyota</a></p><a href="http://www2.technologyreview.com/tr50/2013/"><img height="317" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/02/mit628.jpg" vspace="4" width="628" /></a><br />
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<em>MIT Technology Review</em>, a magazine all about innovation, has announced its list of the 50 most disruptive companies in 2013, and both <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/">Audi</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/">Toyota</a> made the cut. While the term "most disruptive" may carry a negative connotation in most uses (especially in the classroom), the acknowledgement in this case is an accolade, signifying that the company is at the forefront of its industry. In a nutshell, a disruptive company is a business whose innovations force other businesses to alter their strategic direction.<br />
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Audi made the list for "pushing autonomous cars closer to fruition with a laser-scanning road detector that fits in a vehicle's front grille," and Toyota for "expanding its dominance of the hybrid-car market with its new plug-in version of the Prius." Click on the <a href="http://www2.technologyreview.com/tr50/2013/">image above</a> to be taken to the original graphic at <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/"><em>MIT Technology Review</em></a>, where clickable colored squares reveal information about each of the 50 winners, compiled from a variety of industries.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/23/audi-toyota-land-on-mits-list-of-50-most-disruptive-companies/">Audi, Toyota land on MIT's list of 50 Most Disruptive Companies</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/23/audi-toyota-land-on-mits-list-of-50-most-disruptive-companies/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20472204/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/23/audi-toyota-land-on-mits-list-of-50-most-disruptive-companies/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>50 most disruptive</category><category>audi</category><category>mit technology</category><category>mit technology review</category><category>most disruptive</category><category>toyota</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Harley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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