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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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Honda combines personal mobility and VR in extended reality mobility experience – ET Auto

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The all-new Honda XR Mobility Experience integrates digital environments with the real-world experience of riding the Honda UNI-ONE, a hands-free, personal mobility device. For the demonstration testing at Suzuka Circuit Park, Honda integrated UNI-ONE with AR technology to create a game.

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Smartphones and sensors as personal, real-time pollution monitors

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Now scientists, reporting in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , have used smartphone and sensing technology better to pinpoint where and when pollution is at its worst. Nieuwenhuijsen’s team wanted to test technology''s ability to fill in these gaps. Nieuwenhuijsen et al. home, school, and commute).

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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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Sheeva.AI enables in-vehicle payment technology for Citroen C3 Aircross SUV AT – ET Auto

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has introduced in-vehicle payment technology through SheevaConnect product suite for Citroën C3 Aircross SUV AT , a budget-friendly automatic midsize SUV in India. The in-vehicle payments technology will allow the new Citroën C3 Aircross AT owners to pay for fuel at 32,000 fuelling stations across India. With Sheeva.AI

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MITEI releases report on 3-year study of future mobility; technological innovation, policies, and behavioral changes all needed; “car pride” an issue

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The report highlights the importance of near-term action to ensure the long-term sustainability of personal mobility. Understanding the future of personal mobility requires an integrated analysis of technology, infrastructure, consumer choice, and government policy. From Insights into Future Mobility.

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Elon Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self-driving technology rollout – ET Auto

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Tao said Tesla was leading autonomous driving research and development with its “end-to-end neural network” technology and data collected from millions of cars on the road. Tesla did not respond immediately to a request for comment. He said on X this month that he would unveil the robotaxi on Aug.

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