Archive for the ‘transportation’ category
Apr 16, 2024
Blackrock’s Perspective on Tesla’s Future with FSD Technology
Posted by Chris Smedley in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Apr 16, 2024
Elon Musk Says “There’s Nothing More I Hate, But it Must Be Done” as He Announces a Massive 15,000 Employee Tesla Job Cut — Adds “It is Very Difficult to Say Goodbye”
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
I found this on NewsBreak: Elon Musk Says “There’s Nothing More I Hate, But it Must Be Done” as He Announces a Massive 15,000 Employee Tesla Job Cut – Adds “It is Very Difficult to Say Goodbye”
Apr 16, 2024
Watch: Tesla Optimus takes a walk bare-bones in a new video by Elon Musk
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
When we thought Tesla’s Optimus project was settling into a routine of shirt-folding chores and tasks, Elon Musk threw us a curveball. A new video, shared by the Tesla CEO on X(formerly Twitter), showcases Optimus in its new Gen 2 avatar in a state we haven’t seen before, walking but decidedly undressed.
But unlike the polished presentations we’ve seen before, this time, Optimus is bare-bones, revealing its intricate inner workings in all their unpolished glory.
Apr 16, 2024
Tesla and Hyundai advance plans to replace taxis with driverless EVs
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Self-driving cars do not get drunk, they do not fall asleep, they do not get distracted by text messages, and experts and manufacturers agree they could be the answer to slashing the road toll.
It’s one of the reasons why autonomous vehicles are in the spotlight again, with Tesla promising to unveil a robotaxi in August and Hyundai showing off the results of its driverless car trial in Las Vegas.
But debate is raging in the industry over whether the technology is or will ever be ready to drive in busy, unpredictable environments without any human oversight.
Apr 16, 2024
Electrifying all trucks will cost a lot less than some might have you think
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: transportation
An attention-grabbing report suggests $1 trillion of investment is needed to electrify 100% of the nation’s truck fleet. Here’s what it got wrong.
Apr 15, 2024
Improving Education and Communication for Electric Vehicle Rentals
Posted by Chris Smedley in categories: education, sustainability, transportation
Questions to inspire discussion.
What do rental car companies need to improve?
—Rental car companies need to improve their education and communication with customers about electric vehicles to prevent incidents like getting trapped due to running out of charge.
Apr 15, 2024
Apple’s Robotics Push Challenges Tesla’s Ambitions
Posted by Chris Smedley in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation
Apr 15, 2024
Tesla is laying off more than 10% of its workforce, memo shows
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation
Tesla is the latest major company to lay off employees.
The company is eliminating “more than 10%” of staff globally, according to an internal memo sent by Elon Musk on Sunday, which was seen by Business Insider. The layoffs have come shortly after the carmaker posted lackluster delivery numbers.
Musk wrote in the email: “There is nothing I hate more, but it must be done. This will enable us to be lean, innovative and hungry for the next growth cycle.”
Apr 15, 2024
Q&A: How to Train AI when you Don’t Have Enough Data
Posted by Natalie Chan in categories: information science, robotics/AI, transportation
Artificial intelligence excels at sorting through information and detecting patterns or trends. But these machine learning algorithms need to be trained with large amounts of data first.
As researchers explore potential applications for AI, they have found scenarios where AI could be really useful—such as analyzing X-ray image data to look for evidence of rare conditions or detecting a rare fish species caught on a commercial fishing boat—but there’s not enough data to accurately train the algorithms.
Jenq-Neng Hwang, University of Washington professor of electrical and computer and engineering, specializes in these issues. For example, Hwang and his team developed a method that teaches AI to monitor how many distinct poses a baby can achieve throughout the day. There are limited training datasets of babies, which meant the researchers had to create a unique pipeline to make their algorithm accurate and useful.
