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Toyota and CARMERA team up to build high definition maps for automated vehicles using camera data

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are conducting a joint proof-of-concept project to develop camera-based automation of high definition (HD) maps for urban and surface roads. Its mission is to build the world’s safest automated driving car, as well as strengthening coordination with TRI’s research results and the research and advanced development within the Toyota Group.

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NVIDIA to acquire DeepMap, enhancing mapping solutions for AVs

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NVIDIA will acquire DeepMap, a startup dedicated to building high-definition maps for autonomous vehicles. The US-based company has developed a high-definition mapping solution that meets these requirements and has already been validated by the AV industry with a wide array of potential customers around the world.

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Yu Yuan on Building A Persistent Virtual World

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For example, they can permanently change the virtual world by destroying a wall or building a new house. In most of today’s video games, users can destroy a building, only for it to be restored the next time the user logs in to the game. Along with that upgrade the buildings that users created before will have to be maintained.

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Government of Canada releases framework for ending fossil fuel subsidies

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The Assessment Framework builds on Canada’s commitment under the 2021 Glasgow statement to end new direct public support for the international unabated fossil fuel energy sector. definition of subsidies as a reference. C, and account for the availability of credible alternative energy sources.

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Sony and Honda sign MOU to create JV to develop and sell EVs and mobility services; first model on sale in 2025

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The two companies will proceed with negotiations toward executing various definitive binding agreements, including a joint development agreement and a joint venture agreement, with a goal of establishing the new company within 2022, subject to execution of the definitive agreements and relevant regulatory approvals.

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Timnit Gebru Is Building a Slow AI Movement

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I was thinking about what kind of work I wanted to do and what kind of environment I wanted to create, and it seemed like it was better to start something from scratch and figure out how to sustain that. If we want to build technology that has meaningful community input, then we need to really think about what’s best. Back to top.

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Chip-enabled raised pavement markers support autonomous driving in tough conditions, remote areas

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For high quality and reliable perception of the driving environment, incoming data from multiple sensors need to be fused together using advanced computational algorithms, which requires a high compute load. The sensors could also signal temporary lane shifts or closures in construction zones when high-definition maps might be out of date.

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