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Mercedes-Benz wins landmark road monitoring program in the Netherlands; connected vehicle data

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Mercedes-Benz has been awarded a far-reaching contract for road monitoring through vehicle data by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Min I&W). The project spans two years and covers three key areas: Winter Management, Asset Management and Road Safety. Data protection has the highest priority.

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Video Friday: DALL-E 2

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. This video from UW is the first look we've had at what DARPA RACER might look like: high speed offroad driving without any external references, not even GPS. It's a real skill that works! PneuBots ].

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2009-2010 El Niño Indicators Strong, Pacific Ocean Warming Continues

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Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) reports that multiple indicators continue to show a strong El Niño building in the tropical Pacific Ocean this season, as predicted by a majority of climate models. Trade winds are also weaker than normal across the Pacific, reducing heat discharge from ocean water. F) above average.

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

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The violent vertical thrusts of the quake ruptured gas lines and water mains. In Tokyo, the fires merged into a firestorm so intense that it created its own wind system and set alight the city’s many wooden buildings. It has to be manually reset after water mains and gas lines have been checked and, if necessary, repaired.

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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

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After a year of speculation based on little more than a person in a robot suit combined with some optimistic assertions made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk , many roboticists tuned in to the event livestream (or attended in person) to see what Tesla’s approach to humanoid robotics would turn out to be. BACK TO TOP ↑ ]. Dennis Hong. Professor, UCLA.

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Challengers Are Coming for Nvidia’s Crown

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As a result, its stock is more than 15 times as valuable as it was at the start of 2020; revenues have ballooned from roughly US $12 billion in its 2019 fiscal year to $60 billion in 2024; and the AI powerhouse’s leading-edge chips are as scarce, and desired, as water in a desert. Department of Justice, according to press reports.

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Where Minus 35 Is Perfect Weather to Get Outside

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9 to 25 with events like chain saw chucking and flour packing, not to mention the hair freezing. The town of about 2,400 is home to Canada’s first gambling hall, museums and other colorful buildings — many of them tilting ominously as the permafrost thaws under their foundations. She’s coming out early to visit us!”

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