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Tesla will make some Superchargers publicly available to other EVs in 2022

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In Norway and Sweden, this is evidently on the brink of happening, according to documents uncovered by Twitter user Otto Kristofferson (via Alex Avoigt). The document states (via Google Translate): “Tesla applied to expand five fast-charging stations. Courtesy of @ottoKristoffers pic.twitter.com/HfPhEH1ewB.

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Finding Your Roots With Help From Your Phone

Baua Electric

Sure, genealogy sites have made researching one’s ancestral history much easier with digitized document archives, family-tree-building software and community forums. As you visit libraries, archives and cemeteries in pursuit of your roots, keep your smartphone or tablet at hand — it can help with translation tools, document scanners and more.

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Ending an Ugly Chapter in Chip Design

Cars That Think

The crux of the clash was whether Google’s AI solution to one of chip design’s thornier problems was really better than humans or state-of-the-art algorithms. It pitted established male EDA experts against two young female Google computer scientists, and the underlying argument had already led to the firing of one Google researcher.

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US regulator opens safety probe into Waymo robotaxis – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Waymo vehicles are available to customers in San Francisco and Phoenix, with Los Angeles and Austin expected to come online next. The top US auto safety regulator on Tuesday said it had opened an investigation into Google-owned Waymo after reports of 22 incidents with its self-driving technology.

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U of Illinois study shows reduced speed limits save lives in busy cities with minimal impact on travel time

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But speed-reduction policies can be controversial and effects are not well documented. His research group specializes in analyzing large data sets, which allowed them to conduct the first available study on this topic. Traffic accidents are the leading cause of non-natural deaths worldwide. —Peter Christensen.

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Transparency Depends on Digital Breadcrumbs

Cars That Think

Contributing Editor Mark Harris spent months poring over court documents and other records to understand how the U.S. But in order for investigators to identify suspects amidst a mob of thousands, it had to cast a very wide net and sought the cooperation of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Snap and carriers like Verizon and T-Mobile.

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Tesla’s child-saving wave sensor granted, FSD driver monitoring takes new focus

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The document also granted Vayyar Imaging Ltd., Google was granted the use of a device “under the same technical parameters” by the FCC in 2018. ” The FCC’s grant documentation is available below. Valeo North America, Infineon Technologies America Corp, IEE Sensing Inc.,

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