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Rivian echoes Elon Musk, pushes engineers to return to in-person work

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Rivian is reportedly asking its manufacturing engineering team to work in person either in Irvine, California, or Normal, Illinois. As the COVID pandemic increasingly becomes a fleeting memory in the United States, more and more businesses are asking workers to return to work in person.

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Tesla receives mind-blowing interior ‘personalization system’ patent

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Tesla has received a patent for an incredible new “personalization system,” which could make its vehicles more accessible and comfortable than ever before. The system uses the car’s interior camera system to identify occupants, approximate their size, and personalize settings to optimize comfort and ease of use.

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Tesla could be ‘passing the torch’ to this person as executives depart

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Tesla’s Rohan Patel, Vice President of Public Policy and Business Development , Drew Baglino, Senior Vice President of Powertrain and Energy Engineering , both announced their departures on Monday, after eight and 18 years, respectively. It also caused many to speculate as to if other key executives would be leaving Tesla.

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Final California deadline for upgrading heavy-duty diesels to MY2010 or newer engines

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Under the regulation, 1 January 2023 marked the final deadline to replace or repower older diesel trucks and buses with heavy-duty 2010 or newer model year engines. Any person, business, school district, tribal reservation, or federal government agency that owns, operates, leases or rents affected vehicles.

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AI Prompt Engineering Is Dead

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Since ChatGPT dropped in the fall of 2022, everyone and their donkey has tried their hand at prompt engineering —finding a clever way to phrase your query to a large-language model (LLM) or AI art or video generator to get the best results or side-step protections. So, we wanted to see if we can automate this kind of prompt engineering.” “Now

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Tesla Lead Engineer defends Cybertruck’s steer-by-wire system

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A Tesla Cybertruck Lead Engineer has defended the all-electric pickup truck’s steer-by-wire system, which has so far been received warmly by reviewers but also criticized by more traditional auto fans. The post Tesla Lead Engineer defends Cybertruck’s steer-by-wire system appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Bosch Engineering presents modular assistance system for deep and open cast mining machinery

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Electronic assistance systems such as those from Bosch Engineering can help to alleviate this: when they identify persons or objects within the detection area around the vehicle, they issue corresponding warnings and show the exact position on the display, thus allowing the machine operator to keep a close eye on any blind spots.

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