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Ford, Argo AI, and Walmart to launch autonomous vehicle delivery service in three US cities

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Ford Motor Company, Argo AI and Walmart are working together to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Miami; Austin, Texas; and Washington, DC—Walmart’s first multi-city autonomous delivery collaboration in the US. Walmart previously tested with Ford in Miami in 2018.

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AT&T reaches speeds above 10 gigabits/second in 5G lab trials; enabler for autonomous driving

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AT&T has reached speeds above 10 gigabits per second in early lab trials with Ericsson, according to Tom Keathley, senior vice president – wireless network architecture and design, AT&T. AT&T expects 3GPP will likely complete the first phase of standards-setting process in 2018.

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Tesla Van, revised Cybertruck, Tesla Boat — Here’s what could be coming

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In late 2018, Musk stated that it may be “interesting to work with Daimler/Mercedes on an electric Sprinter.” ” While a Tesla Van might be a great idea for some personal applications, this would be something that would undoubtedly be used as a commercial vehicle. .”

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Loan guarantees can be an important tool to commercialize innovative technologies because these projects may be unable to obtain full commercial financing due to the perceived risks associated with technology that has never been deployed at commercial scale in the United States. The solicitation can provide up to $4.5

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Video Friday: Welcome to Fall

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IEEE SSRR 2023 : 13–15 November 2023, FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN Humanoids 2023 : 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEX. ANYbotics ] Since their mass production in the early 2000s, vacuum robots have emerged as highly successful commercial products in the field of home automation. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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SAE International publishes new J2954 wireless charging standard

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Publishing SAE J2954 is a major step forward in wireless charging commercialization for EVs. There is also possibility to have specific designs for captive fleets; as described in SAE J2954, in this case a GA would only be expected to fully operate with a specific group of vehicles. 11(2):89-108, 2018. —Jesse Schneider.

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Is Elon Musk Back In “Production Hell” With Tesla’s 4680 Battery?

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Any whisper of production bottlenecks at Tesla inevitably recalls the Model 3's troubled launch in 2017 and 2018 , the one that had Musk sleeping in his office. That chain-of-gains approach includes a "tabless" cell design, which some experts see as the 4680's best physical innovation.

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