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Daimler Trucks and Torc partner with Luminar to enable automated trucking; Daimler Trucks acquires minority stake in Luminar

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Founded in 2012, Luminar is a 350-person team with offices in Palo Alto, Orlando, Colorado Springs, Detroit, and Munich. In August 2020, Luminar announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Gores Metropoulos, Inc., Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics started their collaboration in spring 2019.

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Ipsos global study finds vehicle owners continue to show interest in self-driving technology despite COVID-19

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Ipsos see gains in experience (driven + ridden) with semi-autonomous driving between 2019 and 2020 in each of the four key regions. Interest in autonomous among new vehicle owners has remained stable for the key regions between 2019 and 2020. and personal security (connectivity, cybersecurity, etc.) ADAS, warnings, alerts, etc.)

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NVIDIA showcases DRIVE Localization platform; localizing AVs within centimeters to HD maps worldwide

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At CES 2019 last week, NVIDIA showcased DRIVE Localization—an open, scalable platform for vehicles to position themselves on high-definition maps with unprecedented robustness and accuracy, using mass-market sensors. By leveraging mass-market sensors the platform is cost effective, enabling use in personal cars.

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Elon Musk will focus on advancing Tesla Service

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“I am putting a lot of time personally into advancing Tesla service to make it awesome. Another example of how Elon Musk listens to feedback from Tesla supporters was during the design of the Cybertruck before its unveiling in 2019. . — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 8, 2022.

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Sandia team puts power into local grid with supercritical CO2 closed-loop Brayton-cycle turbine

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Maybe it’s just a pontoon bridge, but it’s definitely a bridge. Any person who controls an electrical grid is very cautious about what you sync to their grid, because you could disrupt the grid. In fall 2019, Fleming began exploring how Sandia’s closed-loop supercritical CO 2 Brayton cycle test loop could be connected to the grid.

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Tesla is revamping the Model 3, and it is about time

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In mid-2017, the Model 3 rolled off Fremont production lines for the first time, and by 2019, the Model 3 was a regularly spotted EV in areas where EVs were few and far between. Sometimes an e-Golf or Bolt EV would appear, but EVs didn’t become a regular sighting in South Central Pennsylvania until 2019 or 2020.

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Elon Musk says Tesla’s valuation is high, but has a good reason for why it’s justified

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“I’ve tried to just tamp down expectations, saying I think the stock’s maybe too high,” Musk said in an interview with TIME , who recently named him Person of the Year for 2021. Elon Musk is TIME Magazine’s 2021 Person of the Year. million cars last year, it was an over 11% decrease from 2019. Despite selling over 9.5

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