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An Inconvenient Truth About AI

Cars That Think

That same year we started deploying the first of thousands of robots in Afghanistan and then Iraq to be used to help troops disable improvised explosive devices. So far the only self-driving systems deployed on production automobiles, no matter what the marketing people may say, are all Level 2.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

In a session on total vehicle energy consumption, several people shared similar pie charts showing the flow of energy within an automobile. The systems are designed to maintain mobility for the elderly and those with weakened leg muscles. Where does all of the energy go? Braking losses add another 6%. kg) of aluminum used.

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