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Elon Musk’s xAI highlights societal impact with Nevada incorporation: report

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Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has been incorporated in Nevada as a benefit corporation. Anthropic, a Google-backed AI startup, has adopted a relatively similar structure as it also prioritizes long-term human benefit over short-term financial gains. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Nevada grants Audi first automaker permit to operate autonomous vehicles on public roads

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The State of Nevada issued to Audi a license allowing the testing of autonomous vehicles on the state’s public roads. The first license went to Google; in December 2012, the state also awarded a testing license to automotive supplier Continental. Earlier post.). Audi has been at the fore of autonomous driving research.

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Google’s Waymo robo-taxi service nears full autonomy approval

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Google), is nearing full autonomy approval in San Francisco. Uber and Lyft have instead chosen to work in cities in Texas, Nevada, and Arizona. While some see Tesla’s future robotaxi service as the upcoming competitor to these services, perhaps the closest current competitor is Tesla’s Full Self Driving software.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. Google believes that a future state with having computers drive cars can “ remove a gigantic chunk ” of the US fatalities.

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Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

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We have Tesla in the far corner, building its battery gigafactory in Nevada, for which it needs tons of lithium at a reasonable price, and just last week Tesla announced its plans for the Model 3, which has already hit over 325,000 reservations. In North America, Nevada is the only player in this game, but more to the point, the U.S.

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