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IBM’s Watson supercomputer might best be known for its appearance on Jeopardy, but it could also lend a helping hand in making cars safer.

For millennia man has tried to see into the future.

As more and more automakers develop autonomous driving technology, experts believe that the industry needs a single standard sooner rather than later.

Limited range is one of the biggest current deterrents to owning an electric vehicle, but technology heavyweight IBM is hoping to help change that.

In 2009, IBM researchers set out to develop lithium-air battery technology that would allow an electric vehicle to have a range of around 500 miles on a single charge, making them more comparable to a gas-burning car. The idea is that a lithium-air battery would borrow oxygen from the air as a vehicle is being driven, creating an air-breathing battery.

Electric powered vehicles have long faced challenges in battery cell packaging and the difficulties of maximizing range optimizing weight and placement.