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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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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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BlackBerry IVY Innovation Fund makes strategic investment in CerebrumX

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CerebrumX Lab, a leading AI-driven automotive data services & product provider ( earlier post ), announced a strategic investment from BlackBerry that will help the company ramp up the delivery of new data-driven, in-vehicle products and services that make it easier for automakers to create turnkey user-centric applications and enterprise solutions.

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Garmin’s Q1 results beat on strong demand for fitness, auto products – ET Auto

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Garmin topped Wall Street estimates for first-quarter results on Wednesday as the Swiss navigation device maker benefited from new launches and strong demand for its products in fitness and auto segments, sending its shares up 9.6%.

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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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billion by remotely implementing fixes to product recalls. According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, performing these legally required software updates in-person costs OEMs half a billion dollars annually. Product recalls such as this are unpredictable, disrupt operations, and damage brand reputation.

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Stellantis launches Mobilisights to grow data and connected services business; leveraging connected vehicle data

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announced the establishment of Mobilisights, an independent business unit fully dedicated to growing the company’s data as a service (DaaS) business and to developing and licensing innovative B2B products, applications and services. At CES 2023, Stellantis N.V.

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Kia and Kakao Mobility collaborate in mobility services with purpose-built vehicles

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The developed PBVs are expected to continue to capture operation data during their partnership, bringing further insights. In addition, the collaboration is expected to establish advanced ride-hailing models that can evolve the mobility service market by providing highly personalized mobility solutions for numerous types of customers.

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