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Timnit Gebru Is Building a Slow AI Movement

Cars That Think

Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), which is billed as “a space for independent, community-rooted AI research free from Big Tech's pervasive influence.” If we want to build technology that has meaningful community input, then we need to really think about what’s best. Spatial apartheid is legally over. Back to top.

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Volkswagen Group investing $700M in XPENG for 5% stake, VW EV development; Audi jointly developing EVs with SAIC

Green Car Congress

—Jürgen Rittersberger, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG responsible for Finance, IT and Legal Affairs SAIC and Audi have signed a memorandum of understanding. Local partnerships are an important building block in the Volkswagen Group’s ‘in China for China’ strategy.

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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The entrepreneurs in 1982 found Adobe a suitable name since the creek meandered near both their domes and, even more important, had none of the Qs, Xs, Ys, and Zs then popular with high-tech startups. Only when the simulator hardware was ready would they build a compiler to translate the database into the appropriate machine language.

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Open-Source AI Is Good for Us

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However our governments choose to regulate AI, we need to promote a diverse AI ecosystem: from large companies building proprietary superintelligence to everyday tinkerers experimenting with open technology. We’re unable to inspect these systems or build competitive alternatives. In this environment, open models play a vital role.

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On National Golf Cart Day (seriously), here’s 10 ways they beat cars

Baua Electric

Several manufacturers have also created street-legal versions of their golf carts, usually signified with “LSV” in the name ( for the Low-Speed Vehicle designation ), which can be legally driven on most public roads posted with speed limits of 35 mph (56 m/h) or lower.

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$90M UR:BAN research initiative presenting results on ADAS and traffic management for cities; intelligent vehicles

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All these challenges are supported by studies of legal issues and effectiveness evaluation. MAN Truck & Bus AG; PTV Group; Institute of Automotive Engineering at the RWTH University in Aachen; state capital Düsseldorf; city of Kassel; Tech. University of Braunschweig; Tech. University of Chemnitz; Tech.

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Ford unveils new Focus; 10% better fuel economy; focus on tech; gasoline and diesel

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Braking distances from 100 km/h (62 mph) are reduced by up to 1 meter, supported by the new Electric Brake Booster for select models that builds pressure faster, and delivers a more confident and consistent pedal feel across a broader range of operating conditions. ACC works at speeds up to 200 km/h (125 mph).