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Waymo gets regulatory approval to expand across Bay Area and Southern California

Waymo continues to expand its reach, with the robotaxi company posting Friday that it’s now “officially authorized to drive fully autonomously across more of the Golden State.” Waymo already operates in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles (and outside California as well, in Atlanta, Austin, and Phoenix). But maps published by California’s Department of… Continue reading Waymo gets regulatory approval to expand across Bay Area and Southern California

New Renault electric van SHOULD be coming to America — as a Nissan

Unless they have vivid memories of guys like Nigel Mansell, Fernando Alonso, and Sebastian Vettel driving the wheels off a screaming, Renault-powered Formula 1 car, it’s tough to get an American to care about a new Renault — but Nissan’s renewed willingness to work with its old partners means we may yet get the new… Continue reading New Renault electric van SHOULD be coming to America — as a Nissan

New electric AUDI E SUV concept promises 670 hp, 435 mile range

Audi embraced its future in China with the launch of a new Chinese market electric sub-brand called AUDI that ditched the iconic “four rings” logo in favor of four capital letters – but one thing this latest concept hasn’t ditched is the brand’s traditionally teutonic long-roof design language. Co-developed with Audi’s Chinese production partner, SAIC,… Continue reading New electric AUDI E SUV concept promises 670 hp, 435 mile range

Figure AI sued by whistleblower who warned that startup’s robots could ‘fracture a human skull’

Startup Figure AI is developing general-purpose humanoid robots. Figure AI Figure AI, an Nvidia-backed developer of humanoid robots, was sued by the startup’s former head of product safety who alleged that he was wrongfully terminated after warning top executives that the company’s robots “were powerful enough to fracture a human skull.” Robert Gruendel, a principal… Continue reading Figure AI sued by whistleblower who warned that startup’s robots could ‘fracture a human skull’

German FAZ: “We only hear rumors from the competition”010271

It’s not a good time for experts and futurists in Formula 1. At the third-to-last race of the season this Saturday (local time, 5 a.m. CET in the F.A.Z. live ticker for Formula 1 and on Sky), Lando Norris will start from pole position; he could be another step closer to the world title. But… Continue reading German FAZ: “We only hear rumors from the competition”010271

German FAZ: “It was stressful as hell”010270

Thanks to the first Las Vegas pole position of his Formula 1 career, Lando Norris’ bad mood after his afternoon nap was wiped away. “When I woke up from my nap before qualifying, I wasn’t too happy because it was raining,” reported the World Cup leader. Rain, poor visibility and a lack of grip made… Continue reading German FAZ: “It was stressful as hell”010270

German FAZ: “We only hear rumors from the competition”010270

It’s not a good time for experts and futurists in Formula 1. At the third-to-last race of the season this Saturday (local time, 5 a.m. CET in the F.A.Z. live ticker for Formula 1 and on Sky), Lando Norris will start from pole position; he could be another step closer to the world title. But… Continue reading German FAZ: “We only hear rumors from the competition”010270

Scientists Say Huge Structures Inside Earth Are Related to the Origin of Life

Sebastian Noe/ETH Zurich Two enormous structures that sit at the border between the Earth’s mantle and its core have puzzled scientists for decades, defying reigning theories of how our planet came to be. In a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, a team of researchers led by Rutgers University geodynamicist Yoshinori Miyazaki has… Continue reading Scientists Say Huge Structures Inside Earth Are Related to the Origin of Life