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Elon Musk Has No Idea What He’s Doing With Tesla Bot

Cars That Think

But from listening to what Elon Musk said today, I don't think he has any idea what getting humanoid robots to do useful stuff actually involves. Besides, autonomous cars live in a highly constrained action space within a semi-constrained environment, and Tesla cars in particular have plenty of well-known issues with their autonomy.

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This Idea Wasn't All Wet: The Sensing Water-Saving Shower Head Debuts

Cars That Think

In 2012, with California in the midst of a severe drought, Schneider, then a mechanical engineering graduate student at Stanford University , once again tossed out a “cool idea.” The general idea is really simple,” Schneider says. “A A lot of people have said they also thought of this idea.

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US DOE announces $26.9M for advanced nuclear technology

Green Car Congress

Two awards will advance flexible operation of light-water reactors with integrated hydrogen production systems. The system will be critically verified and validated through collaboration with INL such that it will be ready to integrate into the nuclear environment. These projects, valued at $26.9

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YORI: A Hybrid Approach to Robotic Cooking

Cars That Think

There’s the “let’s make a robot that can operate in a human kitchen because everyone has a human kitchen,” which seems like a good idea, except that you then have to build your robot to function in human environments which is super hard.

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777 hp electric overland concept from Italdesign bows in Beijing [video]

Baua Electric

And, if your idea of a pickup truck leans more towards “ Subaru Brat ” than “Ford F-150 Lightning,” that’s probably right! They map the surrounding environment when the satellite signal is poor, and offer multifunction lights indicating the car’s driving mode and braking when the hard top is removed.”

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MAN eTGE battery-electric van to be mass-produced from July onwards

Green Car Congress

For around ten years, MAN Truck & Bus has been working on innovative concepts for supplying and removing material in the urban environment. This problem involves developing ideas for reducing traffic at specific times and relocating it out of the city altogether, new approaches to the use of land, plus new transport and drive concepts.

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Honda just premiered two crazy EV designs at CES

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” Honda describes the vehicle briefly: “Realizing a spacious cabin and excellent visibility based on the “Thin, Light, and Wise” development approach, the Space-Hub offers a flexible space that immediately accommodates a variety of passengers and becomes a “hub” that connects people to each other and the outside world.”

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