(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Thursday unveiled its first electric pickup truck that looked like a futuristic angular armored vehicle in gunmetal gray, as the California company took aim at the heart of Detroit automakers’ profits. FILE PHOTO: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the automobile awards… Continue reading Tesla unveils electric pickup truck, futuristic design ignites controversy
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Researchers Want Guardrails to Help Prevent Bias in AI
Artificial intelligence has given us algorithms capable of recognizing faces, diagnosing disease, and, of course, crushing computer games. But even the smartest algorithms can sometimes behave in unexpected and unwanted ways, for example picking up gender bias from the text or images they are fed. A new framework for building AI programs suggests a way… Continue reading Researchers Want Guardrails to Help Prevent Bias in AI
New Solar Array to Power Dana’s Toledo Operation, Providing Renewable Energy and Neighborhood Investment
TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Greater Toledo Community Foundation and numerous partners today kicked off the development of a solar array, located in Toledo’s Overland Industrial Park, that will generate clean, renewable electricity for the 300,000 square foot axle assembly operation of Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN), while investing hundreds of thousands of… Continue reading New Solar Array to Power Dana’s Toledo Operation, Providing Renewable Energy and Neighborhood Investment
Michigan Program Adds Mobileye Collision-Avoidance Technology to State Vehicles
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Mobileye President and CEO Amnon Shashua prepare for an autonomous car ride through the busy streets of Jerusalem on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. The ride was part of Whitmer’s visit to the Israel headquarters of Mobileye, an Intel company, where she announced a pilot program using Mobileye’s collision avoidance technology… Continue reading Michigan Program Adds Mobileye Collision-Avoidance Technology to State Vehicles
Ouster Lidar Powers Next Generation Security and Safety Solutions – Business Wire
SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ouster, Inc., a leading provider of high-resolution lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles, robotics, security, and mapping introduced its lidar-enabled security solutions at the International Security Conference & Exposition East conference in New York. Ouster’s security solution detects, classifies, and tracks potential security risks across multiple environments, including factories, ports, corporate… Continue reading Ouster Lidar Powers Next Generation Security and Safety Solutions – Business Wire
@Ford: Ford Debuts “Making the Mustang Mach-E” Documentary, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the New Electric Mustang Family Member
About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility… Continue reading @Ford: Ford Debuts “Making the Mustang Mach-E” Documentary, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the New Electric Mustang Family Member
GM’s first electric pickup truck will go on sale in 2021 (GM)
General Motors’ first electric pickup truck model will go on sale in the fall of 2021, the company’s top executive said on Thursday, around the same time as electric carmaker Tesla’s own model is expected to debut. “General Motors understands truck buyers and… people who are new coming into the truck market,” Chief Executive Officer… Continue reading GM’s first electric pickup truck will go on sale in 2021 (GM)
@Daimler: 20. Nov 2019Further milestones of the Daimler sustainability initiative
Creating lasting values with sustainable mobility Short version: 12. Daimler Sustainability Dialogue CO2-reduction and sustainable mobility are not only important social challenges, but also key elements of Daimler’s business strategy. The 12th edition of the Daimler Sustainability Dialogue discussed what this means in practice. On 20 and 21 November 2019, the Dialogue brought together over… Continue reading @Daimler: 20. Nov 2019Further milestones of the Daimler sustainability initiative
@Daimler: 14. Nov 2019Daimler cuts costs and sets course for the future
In the short to medium term, Daimler Trucks expects demand to decrease in its core markets in Europe and the United States. This normalization has already begun and is expected to continue until 2021. Daimler Buses expects demand to rise. In the Daimler Trucks & Buses division, investment and cost pressure will continue in the… Continue reading @Daimler: 14. Nov 2019Daimler cuts costs and sets course for the future
@Daimler: 04. Nov 2019Daimler launches new corporate structure
November 04, 2019 – We have launched our new corporate structure as planned on November 1, 2019. The separation of the car and van and the truck and bus businesses to two new subsidiaries took effect at the end of October with their respective entries in the commercial register. Three legally independent stock corporations now… Continue reading @Daimler: 04. Nov 2019Daimler launches new corporate structure