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QOTD: is Volvo planning a low cost, electric Robotaxi rival?

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There’s some convergent evolution there, too, because while Tesla’s been developing its highly publicized FSD software, Volvo’s parent company, Geely, has been working hand in hand with Alphabet (read: Google) to develop their own fully autonomous taxi for Waymo through the ZEEKR brand. appeared first on Bauaelectric EV News.

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Years Later, Alphabet’s Everyday Robots Have Made Some Progress

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Last week, Google or Alphabet or X or whatever you want to call it announced that its Everyday Robots team has grown enough and made enough progress that it's time for it to become its own thing, now called, you guessed it, "Everyday Robots." But this doesn't seem fair to me, especially for a company that Google used to own.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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Luiz André Barroso Data center pioneer Senior member, 59; died 16 September An engineer at Google for more than 20 years, Barroso is credited with designing the company’s warehouse-size data centers. He left Compaq in 2001 to join Google in Mountain View, Calif., As Google’s business expanded, its need for infrastructure increased.

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Moving Tech raises USD 11 mn in Pre-Series A funding round with Blume Ventures and Antler – ET Auto

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This funding round was led by Blume Ventures and Antler , with participation from Google and other investors. The company’s mission is to provide low-cost, reliable technology to service providers like drivers while fostering a sustainable, community-driven mobility ecosystem in India.

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

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But the technology that I needed to make it happen—reliable low-cost communications, cheap screens and processors—didn’t exist yet. How did these ugly, piece-of-crap thermostats cost almost as much as Apple’s most cutting-edge technology? A year later we decided to build a new, superefficient house in Tahoe.

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Volvo EX30 tops Mini in Europe as low-cost EV’s sales surge in May

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It includes Google built-in with Apple CarPlay as standard. Most automakers are planning or have already launched low-cost EVs. Source: Automotive News FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. As you would expect from Volvo, the EX30 has the latest safety and connectivity tech.

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Meet the Teens Whose Tech Reduces Drownings and Fights Air Pollution

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Eventually, she says, she would like to build and mass-produce technologies that help communities at a low cost. The low-cost smartphone app uses eye-gesture recognition, AI sentence generation, and text-to-speech capabilities to allow people with disabilities linked to ALS to use their phone’s front-end camera to communicate.

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