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Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

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Before the demo vehicle—a DAF CF 340 front loader with a Millennium XXL 40 body from Terberg HS—could be used to collect commercial waste, a conversion from standard diesel propulsion to hydrogen was required. Refueling at 350 bar takes just under 15 minutes.

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VW vehicles to converse with drivers via ChatGPT by mid-year – ET Auto

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Volkswagen ‘s voice assistant integrating ChatGPT into its cars will be able to converse with users in a back-and-forth dialogue by the middle of the year, the carmaker said on Monday as it presented the technology in Las Vegas. General Motors said last March it was working on a virtual personal assistant using AI models behind ChatGPT.

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Do We Dare Use Generative AI for Mental Health?

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And ChatGPT has helped millions of people experiment with conversational AI. As a company that relies on conversation, Woebot Health had to decide whether generative AI could make Woebot a better tool, or whether the technology was too dangerous to incorporate into our product.

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Forget JPEG, How Would a Person Compress a Picture?

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So we decided to take a step back from the standard image compression tools, and see if there is a path to better compression that, to date, hasn't been widely traveled. Since then, other engineers have used experiments with humans to set standards for gauging the performance of artificial intelligence algorithms.

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Government of Québec launches $6.7B 2030 Green Economy Plan; emphasis on transportation electrification

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This target will be achieved in particular through optimal complementarity between the electricity and gas networks and the use of dual energy, energy efficiency, the conversion of fuel oil to electricity and the use of renewable natural gas and other renewable energy sources.

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Lunaz to begin production of electric classic Range Rovers; prices begin at £245,000 excluding local taxes

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These cars will be available in both standard and long wheelbase. Every car by Lunaz goes through a full bare metal restoration and re-engineering process ahead of conversion to the company’s proprietary electric powertrain. This provides extraordinary scope for personalization. It starts with an exhaustive inspection.

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New Ford Escape launching with two new EcoBoost engines with standard Auto Start-Stop

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The new Ford Escape, being showcased at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is the first Ford vehicle to make Auto Start-Stop standard with either of two EcoBoost engines new to the model—a 1.5-liter Escape SE and Titanium trim levels come standard with the new 1.5-liter liter and 2.0-liter liter twin-scroll. liter EcoBoost is optional.

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