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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. For example, if a pedestrian looks both ways at an intersection, drivers understand that that person intends to cross the street. —Chris Wood.

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

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Interest rates on some retail loans, excluding home loans, have started inching up, with several banks revising their marginal cost of lending rate ( MCLR ). Several other banks have increased their personal loan rates as well. Representative image. Bank of Baroda, which was charging 8.7% on auto loans last month, is charging 8.8%

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BlackBerry IVY Innovation Fund makes strategic investment in CerebrumX

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CerebrumX works with automakers enabling them to generate innovative use-cases across every aspect of their business by tapping into key data-driven insights on vehicle and driver performance. We look forward to working with their team and expand our catalogue of BlackBerry IVY-enabled solutions with this exciting new offering.

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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. But there is also a strong business case for remote updates from cost savings available in the short term.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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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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TESLA: if you're asking this channel's pro-NIO founder for insight about Tesla, you're asking the wrong person. Seeing the "Robo-taxi should give insight to the entry-level steering-wheel-equipped variant as well. 8 what's coming sooner than thought even a few months ago.