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Ipsos global study finds vehicle owners continue to show interest in self-driving technology despite COVID-19

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The main reason for continued vehicle demand is the personal safety and protection a vehicle can provide. COVID-19 is expanding the definition of vehicle safety with growing interest in a “safe environment”. and personal security (connectivity, cybersecurity, etc.) and personal security (connectivity, cybersecurity, etc.)

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Study suggests global impact of obesity may be extra ~700MT/y CO2eq: about 1.6% of worldwide GHG emissions

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A further challenge may be the size of the average person on the planet and the increasing number of people with excess body weight. Accordingly, reducing obesity may have considerable benefits for both public health and the environment. —Magkos et al. Swinburn wrote a commentary on the paper.

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The New Shadow Hand Can Take a Beating

Cars That Think

I’ve personally experienced how amazing it is to use Shadow Hands in a teleoperation context, and it’s hard to imagine anything better. In a research environment, this has been fine, except that research is changing: Roboticists no longer carefully program manipulation tasks by, uh, hand.

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NVIDIA showcases DRIVE Localization platform; localizing AVs within centimeters to HD maps worldwide

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At CES 2019 last week, NVIDIA showcased DRIVE Localization—an open, scalable platform for vehicles to position themselves on high-definition maps with unprecedented robustness and accuracy, using mass-market sensors. By leveraging mass-market sensors the platform is cost effective, enabling use in personal cars.

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Opinion: Cars and Toxic Substances

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While there are a lot of downsides to a car, this blog post is going to be focused on the toxic substances in a car that poses a threat to humans and the environment. When all those cars emit CO , it is not good for the environment or for those who breathe. . Exposure to CO for about 3-5 hours can kill a person.

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Robert Bosch Venture Capital invests in DeepMap; HD mapping for autonomous vehicles with centimeter-level real-time localization

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High Definition (HD) maps are complete and accurate volumetric reconstructions of a 3D environment and provide a critical set of “pre-information” to autonomous vehicles. DeepMap has assembled a 75-person team with extensive experience at launching maps at massive scale. In the self-driving era, a map is no longer “just a map”.

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This Robot Could Be the Key to Helping People With Disabilities

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It was a PR2 , from the robotics company Willow Garage, and Georgia Tech robotics professor Charlie Kemp was demonstrating how the PR2 was able to locate a person and bring them a bottle of medicine. I imagined using it as a way to once again manipulate my physical environment after years of just lying in bed.”

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