They say it can be easily fitted into existing aircraft. Ghost Plane The military industrial complex strikes again, as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently dropped a new Black Hawk helicopter that can fly with no one inside it. The eerie aircraft is equipped with a new AI from Lockheed Martin dubbed the… Continue reading Welp, DARPA Just Flew a Black Hawk Helicopter with No Pilot
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Sony’s new AI driver achieves ‘reliably superhuman’ race times in Gran Turismo
AI agents have bested humans at many games, from chess to Go to poker. Now, the machines can claim a new high score on the classic racing video game series Gran Turismo. Sony announced today that its researchers have developed an AI driver named GT Sophy that is “reliably superhuman” — able to beat top… Continue reading Sony’s new AI driver achieves ‘reliably superhuman’ race times in Gran Turismo
EU outlines €43 billion plan to fix Europe’s chip shortage
The European Union has outlined an ambitious new industrial policy that aims to make the bloc a significant player in the global semiconductor industry. The European Chips Act, adopted this week by the EU Commission, bundles together €43 billion ($49 billion) in public and private funding for the sector, with an end-goal of doubling the… Continue reading EU outlines €43 billion plan to fix Europe’s chip shortage
Alfa Romeo’s new SUV comes with an NFT for some reason
The Alfa Romeo Tonale SUV is the “first car on the market” to come with an NFT digital certificate, that the Italian automaker says will increase the car’s residual value. How? Well, that’s not exactly clear, but it involves recording information from the car’s electronic system to the blockchain as proof that a car has… Continue reading Alfa Romeo’s new SUV comes with an NFT for some reason
China’s New Energy Vehicles market may have crossed a turning point as sales zoom
Premium China’s new-energy vehicle (NEV) industry set records in 2021. The country produced 3.54 million NEVs, including battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids, and sold 3.52 million of them. Sales were up 181% from 2020 and exceeded the total of the previous three years. In 2021, NEVs made up 15.7 % of the country’s car market.… Continue reading China’s New Energy Vehicles market may have crossed a turning point as sales zoom
Shared mobility company GoTo Global is going public through a shell company merger
GoTo Global, an Israeli mobility company that offers shared micromobility and car-sharing services in Spain, Israel, Malta and Germany, is going public on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) through a merger with shell company Nera Tech Media. The merger is expected to close in early April, which will initially give GoTo access to the… Continue reading Shared mobility company GoTo Global is going public through a shell company merger
Lyft’s revenue growth masks active riders slippage
U.S. ride-hailing company Lyft dropped its fourth-quarter financial results Tuesday, a report that showed a mixed bag of growth — that in the area of active riders failed to meet analysts’ expectations. The public company had Q4 2021 revenues of $969.9 million, up around 70% from its year-ago quarter that was hit hard by the… Continue reading Lyft’s revenue growth masks active riders slippage
Subaru opens up reservations for its first EV, the Solterra
Forget the electric pickup truck wars, which has Ford, GM and Rivian duking it out for market share. The electric wagon-meets-crossover battle is heating up with Toyota, Subaru, Hyundai and Kia all introducing new EVs this year. The latest is Subaru, which opened up reservations Tuesday for its upcoming 2023 Solterra EV. The Solterra, the… Continue reading Subaru opens up reservations for its first EV, the Solterra
Ford CEO: We would rival Tesla right now if we were producing enough electric vehicles
Ford CEO Jim Farley made an interesting comment that highlighted just how the perception of Tesla has massively shifted in the automotive industry over the last few years. It was just a few years ago that the consensus about Tesla amongst leaders at legacy automakers was that the company is great at making a few… Continue reading Ford CEO: We would rival Tesla right now if we were producing enough electric vehicles
Ferrari is Qualcomm’s latest partner to build smarter cars
Qualcomm has announced its latest automotive partner: none other than Ferrari, with whom it’ll be entering into a “strategic technology collaboration” that will (eventually) see Qualcomm’s automative technology make its way into future Ferrari cars. As part of the deal, Ferarri plans to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis suite in the future, although there are… Continue reading Ferrari is Qualcomm’s latest partner to build smarter cars