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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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Advanced technology, prototype vehicles, and business plans are being developed by Google, car sharing services like Car2Go (Daimler), Uber, automakers, network providers, software and technology suppliers. You Can Buy Level 2 Today. DOT, NHTSA and the University of Michigan. Features are paving the way to self-driving cars.

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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

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Potentially unsafe mental distractions for drivers can persist for as long as 27 seconds after dialing, changing music or sending a text using voice commands, according to a pair of new studies for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety by University of Utah researchers. It’s better not to use them when you are driving.

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Rare discount on universal Tesla level 2 EV charger at $580, Save $700 on LG smart electric ventless dryer, NIU KQI Air, and more

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Memorial Day deals are still lingering, with today’s Green Deals coming in with both first-time arrivals and older returns, headlined by the rare discount we’ve found on Tesla’s Universal Wall Connector Level 2 Hardwired EV Charger at $580. Usually going for $620, this is a rare opportunity to save money on this universally compatible device.

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The Mythical Non-Roboticist

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It’s like saying you want to invent an invisibility cloak and want to be able to make it from materials you can buy from Home Depot. That feels universal enough that I’m tempted to call it Holson’s Law of Tolerable API Design. Though, as Google tends not to hire them, I don’t have good examples.

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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

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Assistant Professor, University of Toronto. In short, I’d bet that any decent university or corporate robotics lab with a similar budget and an active PR team would be able to pull this off. Roboticist, Google Brain. Assistant Professor, Florida State University. BACK TO TOP ↑ ]. Animesh Garg. BACK TO TOP ↑ ].

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Are Homemade CPUs Alibaba’s Bid For Independence?

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sanctions, which also cut Huawei off from using Google's Android operating system, Huawei released its first RISC-V development platform to help engineers use its own Harmony operating system for smartphones, IoT gadgets, and other so-called edge devices. In the wake of the U.S. But the United States is intent on blocking the sale. (3

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X PRIZE Foundation Aims to Launch $100M in Prizes Over Next 10 Years, Targeting 4 Key Areas

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XPF’s goal is to inspire a new generation of viable, safe, affordable and super fuel-efficient vehicles that people want to buy. The current open prize in this area is the Google Lunar X PRIZE (GLXP). The current prize in this area is the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE (PIAXP). Space Exploration : orbital debris, asteroid deflection.

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