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Stanford team developing neural network system to help autonomous cars learn to handle unknown conditions

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Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new way of controlling autonomous cars that integrates prior driving experiences to help the cars perform more safely in extreme and unknown circumstances. The group ran comparison tests for their new system at Thunderhill Raceway. —Spielberg et al. Spielberg et al.

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Understanding the Coronavirus Is Like Reading a Sentence

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Baidu Research USA and Oregon State University has shown that applying algorithms originally developed for natural language processing (NLP)—which helps computers parse human language—can vastly speed up predictions of RNA folding and the design of RNA sequences for vaccines. By comparison, there are only about 1080 atoms in the universe.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis. Table of Contents. Engineering Advantages of PHEV.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video. It is thought that the cars that Renault is building to function with the Better Place model will have the ability to have its power supply swapped and the newly announced Tesla Model S is said to also incorporate this concept. Battery swapping has its critics.