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Musk says Tesla’s next-gen vehicle will be ‘almost entirely’ autonomous

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Musk appeared in a conference with Morgan Stanley on Tuesday to mostly discuss Twitter, but during the latter half of the event, some questions regarding Tesla and SpaceX were fielded by the CEO. The vehicle, which will be built at Tesla’s newest factory in Mexico , is expected to operate “almost entirely in autonomous mode.”

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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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automotive groups have expressed concerns over the Seagull EV and other affordable mass-market EVs eventually coming to North America. However Tesla and other automakers have generally been considered to be targeting a $25,000 price tag, and while affordable, it’s still far greater than $10,000.

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Volkswagen might unveil ID.2 EV hatchback on March 15

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To get updates on the event, Volkswagen started the hashtag #VWforthepeople. VW’s hashtag for the livestream teases the affordable nature of the ID.2 Earlier this month, Tesla announced that its upcoming Gigafactory Mexico would build its next-generation vehicle. 2 EV hatchback. The German automaker’s ID.2

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Nissan’s Intelligent Mobility vision builds on electrification, autonomous drive and vehicle intelligence

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The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices and the first model will come to Japan this year. An on-road demo event in Europe in 2016, will showcase the maturity of Nissan’s autonomous drive technology. In 2017, the Nissan Qashqai will become the first Piloted Drive vehicle available in Europe.

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Video Friday: Robot Soccer Finals

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. The Lab, informally known as the "drone pen," allows operators to pilot drones safely and build trust with their robotic teammates. Wyss Institute ] Towel folding: still not easy for robots.

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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There are many reasons for the divide, including affordability, the lack of digital literacy, and the absence of relevant content and services in local languages. Last year’s winning projects were presented at the Connecting the Unconnected Summit , a virtual event held in November. But that’s not the case for more than 3.5

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

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From Elon Musk’s Master Plan Part 3, details on the company’s third-generation platform, and discussions on how Tesla could each extreme scale, Investor Day promises to be an event that is one for the books. In past comments, the CEO noted that the “investors” Tesla is referring to in the event are pretty much all life on Earth.

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