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AI Weekly: Google shifts from mobile-first to AI-first world
Here’s this week’s newsletter: “An important shift from a mobile first world to an AI first world,” declared Google CEO Sundar Pichai, summarizing the Google I/O 2017 keynote yesterday. His description...
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The voice memo feature in the Volvo V90 Cross Country actually works
It’s not a voicebot like Alexa, but it does the job. A voice memo feature in the 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country can record everything you say, then send the recorded clip to any email address. I tested...
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How Volvo’s using self-steering trucks to help sugarcane farmers improve crop...
A day doesn’t go by without self-driving cars hitting the headlines — Honda is just the latest company to reveal its plans, with the Japanese carmaker aiming to put autonomous vehicles on city roads by...
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Volvo to make only electric and hybrid cars from 2019
Volvo is the first of the major car manufacturers to commit to ditching petrol- and diesel-only cars by the end of the decade. The Swedish automotive giant has revealed that every car it makes will...
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These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
This week, Tech.eu tracked 11 technology M&A transactions, 1 IPO and 63 tech funding deals totaling about €373.2 million ($425.5 million) in Europe, Turkey and Israel. Here’s an overview of the 10...
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U.S. push for self-driving car law exposes regulatory divide
(Reuters) — As the U.S. Congress moves quickly to pass the first federal law governing self-driving cars, some state and city officials are pushing back over fears that the measure will limit their...
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Why GM is making a dramatic move to electric vehicles
“Electrification” has long been a buzzword in the automotive sector. Now, GM has decided to raise the stakes with the announcement that it’s planning “an all-electric future.” In the next 18 months,...
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Automakers in denial after scathing AAA report on distracted driving
Are automakers in denial? That’s the claim AAA is making after its scathing report picked 12 vehicles that make “very high demands” on drivers last week. It’s a sign that the tech in cars is...
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Uber buying up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo
(Reuters) — Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo, marking the transition of the U.S. firm from an app used to summon a taxi to the owner and operator of a fleet of cars. The...
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Amazon can now leave packages in your car trunk, starting with GM and Volvo
First it was in-home deliveries, now Amazon wants to deliver goods directly to the trunk of your car. The ecommerce giant today announced a partnership with General Motors that will open up in-trunk...
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Luminar partners with Volvo and unveils perception development kit
Silicon Valley-based lidar developer Luminar announced a new OEM partner today: Volvo. Luminar will collaborate on the automaker’s autonomous car efforts and provide its lidar platform, which has an...
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Baidu partners with major automakers, outlines plans for level 4 autonomous...
At Baidu World 2018, Baidu announced a host of partnerships with major automakers, as it outlined plans for level 4 autonomous passenger cars and taxis.Read More
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Volvo’s first commercial self-driving trucks will be used in mining
Volvo signs commercial deal to put its self-driving trucks into operation transporting limestone from a mine to a port.Read More
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Volvo and Luminar demo advanced lidar tech that gives autonomous cars...
Volvo and Luminar gave a glimpse into the future of autonomous cars at the Automobility LA trade show today, as the duo demoed advanced lidar technology.Read More
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unplugged — The blockchain bubble and car autopilots
Jensen Huang gave a freewheeling Q&A at CES 2019, talking about everything from the blockchain bubble to AMD's rival graphics chip.Read More
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Dirac Research partners with Fujitsu to expand its audio tech to PCs
Dirac Research, an audio tech supplier for Rolls Royce cars and Xiaomi smartphones, has partnered with Fujitsu to expand to the PC market.Read More
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Varjo teams up with Volvo to enable safe driving with AR headsets
Varjo has announced a partnership with Volvo to enable safe driving with an augmented reality headset that you could eventually wear while driving.Read More
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The DeanBeat: The building blocks of better AR/VR at Augmented World Expo
The Augmented World Expo 2019 showed us the next-generation augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality technologies.Read More
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Volvo’s Vera autonomous trucks will transport DFDS goods on public roads
Volvo has announced a commercial first for its autonomous Vera trucks -- a partnership with logistics company DFDS to transport goods on public roads.Read More
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How Nvidia and Volvo plan to drive the autonomous truck industry
Nvidia and Volvo Group announced a plan to collaborate on self-driving trucks in multiple commercial truck industries. Read More
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Einride raises $25 million to accelerate rollout of its autonomous electric...
Einride has raised $25 million to continue development of its self-driving electric shipping vehicles and begin targeting international markets.Read More
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Volvo will report autonomous truck financials from 2020
Volvo is setting up a new business area for autonomous transport as the company ramps up its ambitions in the driverless truck realm.Read More
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Upstream Security raises $30 million to protect connected cars from cyberattacks
Upstream Security has raised $30 million in a round of funding led by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance to protect connected cars from cyberattacks.Read More
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Volvo’s prototype autonomous bus drives itself around depots
Volvo Buses showcased a self-driving bus that's capable of taking itself around depots for servicing, washing, and recharging.Read More
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Einride CEO on autonomous trucks: ‘The biggest business opportunity in the...
Einride CEO Robert Falck believes autonomous trucks are ready to make an impact on the global shipping industry by reducing emissions and improving safety.Read More
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Luminar will supply lidar for Volvo’s driverless vehicle platform
Volvo announced it will use lidar sensors from startup Luminar Technologies in its forthcoming SPA2 vehicle development platform.Read More
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Waymo inks deal with Volvo to develop self-driving electric cars
Waymo has inked a deal with Volvo Cars Group to develop fully electric self-driving passenger cars, the two companies announced.Read More
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Nvidia debuts Drive Atlan system-on-chip for autonomous vehicles
Nvidia's new Drive Atlan system-on-chip for autonomous driving can deliver up to 33 times the performance of the previous generation.Read More
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Unity reports Q1 2020 revenue of $234.8 million, up 41%
Unity Technologies reported today that revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 hit $234.8 million, up 41%.Read More
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Squint raises funding to expand its AR-powered technology platform
According to Squint, its next-gen AR (augmented reality) technology enables organizations to seamlessly digitize factory SOPs.Read More
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