Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 04:57:28 +0000
A few companies are starting to offer geographically limited robotaxi service in China, most notably Baidu and AutoX. You can now add Pony.ai to the mix, sort of. Its robotaxis just got approved for testing from the Beijing Intelligent Connected Vehicle Policy Pilot Zone. To begin, Pony.ai will test 10 robotaxis — completely driverless — “in […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 11:10:19 +0000
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the transportation sector accounts for approximately 27% of all greenhouse gas emissions annually in the United States, and emissions from road transportation — driven by carbon-creating internal combustion vehicles — account for a large majority of that. For years, researchers have tried to measure these emissions more closely, but […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2022 17:48:17 +0000
I saw many takes on Tesla AI Day 2022 that fell into a couple of main buckets. Those were mostly about the robot, Optimus, and we’ve published articles covering that at length. However, I stumbled across some critiques of the FSD Beta portion of the presentation that I found surprising and interesting. These mostly came […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:48:00 +0000
Back in the 1990s, researchers undertook the Human Genome Project, a 13-year journey designed to enable a new era of innovation in medicine. By assembling and sharing vast amounts of data to uncover the secrets behind the genetic determinants of disease, this project transformed the medical industry and led to innumerable breakthroughs. Now, researchers are […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:24:20 +0000
I’m not a robotics expert, so I’ve been particularly keen to hear what robotics experts think of Tesla’s Optimus presentation the other day. The core arguments from Elon Musk and many Tesla fans regarding why Optimus is such a big deal are: Tesla will find a way to mass produce it at relatively low cost, […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2022 01:12:38 +0000
Tesla’s AI Day livestream event is supposed to start in about 5 minutes. We’ve published some articles leading up to today’s event about what might be included, but there have been essentially no leaks about what will actually be covered. We’ll see! You can watch the livestream on Tesla’s website or via the embedded YouTube […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 04:10:45 +0000
The big surprise at the initial Tesla AI Day in 2021 was Tesla’s plan for an actual human-like, or “humanoid,” robot. (Though, our own Chanan Bos did predict that type of product.) Some basic details were presented, and a human in a robot costume danced around a bit. While Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) has […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 22:22:52 +0000
Near-real-time data on avian–solar interactions will help the energy industry understand risks and opportunities for wildlife at solar energy plants. How does an array of solar panels change a habitat? The question is complex — and increasingly important, as solar energy plants proliferate across the United States. The industry and researchers, however, currently don’t have […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 02:19:51 +0000
Volkswagen brought its fully autonomous TaaS GEN. TRAVEL concept car to the Chantilly Art Show outside Paris last week.
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 02:53:59 +0000
The sun continuously transmits trillions of watts of energy to the Earth. It will be doing so for billions more years. Yet, we have only just begun tapping into that abundant, renewable source of energy at affordable cost. Solar absorbers are a material used to convert this energy into heat or electricity. Maria Chan, a […]