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Rivian teases R2 lights and silhouette, announces unveiling event details

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Details surrounding the R2 are scarce, though Rivian noted on its official website that those who are new to how the company approaches vehicle design could refer to the R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV. Watch the live reveal event March 7th, right here on X. Meet R2 — our new take on electric adventure.

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Honda just premiered two crazy EV designs at CES

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Honda just premiered two CRAZY electric vehicle designs at this year’s CES event in Las Vegas, and has plans to bring them to market with a launch in 2026. The company also wants to introduce new advancements in design, automated driving, connected technologies, performance, and battery efficiency.

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Infiniti Launching Design Language at Pebble Beach

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In what our Managing Editor rightly described as ‘mild news’, Infiniti has announced they will use the unspeakably pompous Pebble Beach Automotive Week to show a concept vehicle they claim previews the brand’s next-gen design language.

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Not a Joke: Tesla is Giving Away a Sledgehammer As a Referral Reward

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Head designer Franz von Holzhausen recently tweeted images of the CyberHammer, an actual sledgehammer available through Tesla’s referral program as a reward. Von Holzhausen used a similar tool to bash the Cybertruck’s doors during the initial reveal event in 2019 before breaking a window with a metal ball.

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Video Friday: Multitasking

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. MIT ] We present a novel adversarial attack method designed to identify failure cases in any type of locomotion controller, including state-of-the-art reinforcement-learning-based controllers. CMU RI ]

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New Joint Research Centre Reference Report sets out options for reducing emissions from shipping

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This new JRC Reference Report contributes to raising awareness of the environmental impacts, including on health, of world-wide shipping. Technical solutions to reduce fuel consumption, air pollutants and greenhouse gases are readily available and range from better ship design, propulsion and machinery to optimized operation.

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GM China Tech Day 2013 showcased advanced manufacturing processes, technologies and designs

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GM created this annual event in 2011 to introduce its latest technology achievements to Chinese media. This year’s event showcased developments in advanced manufacturing processes, user-friendly automotive technologies and advanced vehicle designs at the ATC. Water jet cutters can pressurize tap water to 250-400 Mpa.

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