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Amazon’s Acquisition of iRobot Falls Through

Cars That Think

All such foreclosure strategies could have restricted competition in the market for robot vacuum cleaners, leading to higher prices, lower quality, and less innovation for consumers. As I think about all the events surrounding those actions, there is a common thread. Building robots means knowing failure. We believed we could.

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Volkswagen to invest ~$18B in China through 2022 on e-mobility, autonomy, digitalization, mobility services; new JAC-VW electric SUV

Green Car Congress

We are accelerating to make mobility cleaner, safer and more intelligent to really improve people’s lives. FAW-Volkswagen is building an intelligent network-connected ecosystem that will provide users with a safe, convenient and personalized experience. At the event, JAC Volkswagen unveiled its first product, SOL E20X.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

Cars That Think

You said then that you wanted an artificial general intelligence to exist—in fact, you said it had always been your personal motivation for working in robotics and AI. We see a person do something, and we know what else they can do, and we can make a judgement quickly. Or, how far can a person throw a Frisbee?

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Wandering Robots in the Wild

Cars That Think

There are ways to wriggle out of some of these requirements: If you don’t have a map, there are methods that build a map and localize at the same time, and if you don’t have a good range sensor, visual navigation methods use just a regular RGB camera, which most robots would have anyway. Robotic Wandering.

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Green Motorsports: The Indy 500 Greens Up Its Act

Clean Fleet Report

The power behind the sponsorship In its fifth year of IndyCar sponsorship , Capstone provides energy to clients with commercial buildings, hospitals, hotels, colleges, prisons, military bases, multifamily buildings and wastewater treatment plants. So we let them know there is a less expensive and cleaner option.

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Why Hotels and Other Short-Term Rental Properties Need EV Chargers

Blink Charging

Places like malls, museums, casinos, galleries, theaters, arenas, stadiums, event centers, and big box stores should, at this point, already have at least some EV charging stations on location. . These are businesses where customers regularly stay for hours at a time. . Higher income guests utilize EVs. The general rise in EVs.

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OLA Electric Scooter Ownership Blog - Dark Knight

Plug In India

Solar at home,EV for commute & rain water harvesting at home that’s the best we can contribute to cleaner environment. Unlikely event of a spark or fire, stop immediately. If your charging infra is from solar & battery recycling is sorted, then it’s the ideal for environment. Handle bar buttons need to be backlight.

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