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Honda and China-based SenseTime to jointly research and develop AI technologies for automated driving

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SenseTime won the first place for two consecutive years (2015 and 2016) in the ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge ( ILSVRC ), a competition jointly hosted annually by multiple universities including Stanford University to evaluate image recognition technologies.

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Tesla has changed ‘majority-minority’ wording in its latest 10-K filing

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” However, instead of the “minority-majority” workforce phrasing included in last year’s filing, the 10-K filed this week includes the following language: “We remain unwavering in our demand that our factories, offices, stores and service centers are places where our employees feel respected and appreciated. .”

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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This is actually something Cleveland has been working on for years, starting way back in 2015. Bike lanes and green space aren’t going to be appreciated by people living in areas without grocery stores, schools, or places to work. However, the program hadn’t built the necessary momentum until the pandemic.

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BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

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Working with a select group of BMW i3 drivers, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to improved electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership.

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MAN shows TGX parallel diesel hybrid truck concept, previews CNG in TGM trucks at IAA; gearbox cooperation with Scania

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The low-temperature cooling system with its own dedicated circuit makes charge-air cooling more effective in the Euro 6 version. Due to the increased heat input through the EGR and the two-stage turbocharging, the charge air needs to be re-cooled to a greater extent. MAN TGM CNG. Click to enlarge.

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Spin Me Up, Scotty—Up Into Orbit

Cars That Think

To transport a kilogram of cargo, commercial air freight services typically charge about US $10; space flight reaches $10,000. Sure, you can save money by re-using the booster, as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are trying to do, but it would be so much better if you could dispense with the booster and shoot the payload straight into space.

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2016 Optima midsize sedan gains new 1.6L engine

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Kia Motors America (KMA) introduced the re-designed Optima midsize sedan at the New York International Auto Show. Engineers also added more hot stamped components to the all-new Optima, a 350% increase over the 2015 model. Sales begin in the fourth quarter of 2015. X or higher. Engines Fuel Efficiency'

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