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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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Solutions for Providing Internet Access to Rural Areas

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Many people with affordable access have been able to work from home, learn remotely, and shop online, but that certainly hasn’t been the case for everyone. The group has released a series of videotaped interviews with industry professionals, researchers, and policymakers working on challenges in Africa, India, Indonesia, and Mexico.

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Video Friday: Dark Side Spot

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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. Paper ] Two arms for $1700 seems pretty good, although as with most affordable hardware, getting it to do something useful is probably on you. Paper ] Is there anything that ANYmal can't traverse?

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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. Our technology is unique (we own the relevant IP), unrivaled and a must-have tool for those in robotics research. Wyss Institute ] Towel folding: still not easy for robots.

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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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