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Insight LiDAR develops first gesture detection sensing technology for autonomous vehicle LiDAR systems

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Insight LiDAR announced that its product, Insight 1600, is the first LiDAR with the combined high resolution and velocity detection to enable pedestrian gesture recognition. We’re watching for cars moving into our lane and looking at nearby pedestrians to see what they might do. —Chris Wood.

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Banks quietly raise interest rates on car, personal loans – ET Auto

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Several other banks have increased their personal loan rates as well. Union Bank of India too has hiked rates on auto loans and some of its personal loans by revising the spread over the external benchmark. The public sector lender now has car loans starting at 9.15% as against 8.75% earlier.

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Elon Musk shares insights on jet tracker ban, Twitter’s privacy info policy updates

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On Wednesday, Sweeney stated that his @ElonJet account, his personal account @JxckSweeney, and his other jet trackers were suspended as well. Elon Musk shares some insights on why Sweeney’s jet trackers were banned through Twitter recently. . Does affiliation with a public figure affect a person’s right to privacy?

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BMW integrates Ubigi’s global Personal eSIM solution for premium connectivity – ET Auto

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BMW customers in France and Germany can activate the Personal eSIM of their vehicle with Transatel’s Ubigi 5G data plans to enjoy additional infotainment features and WiFi connectivity, irrespective of their primary network operator for their regular smartphone subscription. and 9 with the option Personal eSIM (SA6PA).

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ABI Research: by 2028, automakers will save $1.5B using over-the-air updates to fix recalled cars

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According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, performing these legally required software updates in-person costs OEMs half a billion dollars annually. Although most new cars can now receive OTA updates, many OEMs still lack the in-vehicle architecture to update software in all domains. Its 2016 recall of 3.6

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Ford and Intel demonstrate in-car personalization with perceptual computing; Project Mobii

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Ford and Intel are researching new opportunities for the connected car, including giving drivers the ability to remotely peer into their car using a smartphone, or a vehicle that could identify its owner using facial recognition software. —Paul Mascarenas, chief technical officer and vice president, Ford Research and Innovation.

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Comment on Tesla scraps plans for low-cost car amid fierce competition from Chinese EVs, report says by John Hanna

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How NIO's shareholders imagine that NIO is going somehow magically make money on a vehicle with a sharply lower selling price than the cars it's already losing huge money on, is beyond rational thought. TESLA: if you're asking this channel's pro-NIO founder for insight about Tesla, you're asking the wrong person.