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  • Tesla leads, Jaguar Land Rover lags in digital-focused ranking of automakers


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    Stellantis ranking underlines a key problem that faces most long established brands. They are not achieving their promised evolution into technology companies from automakers fast enough. 1 followed by China's Nio and Xpeng, with U.S. EV startu...

  • Thames Valley Police: 'Super-recognisers' used to patrol for sex offenders


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    One of its officers, who cannot be named, said: "We would be out proactively patrolling areas of night-time economy, where people would be preying upon victims that are potentially vulnerable - intoxicated or under the influence of drugs.

  • Robotaxis are making enemies as they go around San Francisco


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    Just before Patti Smith took the stage in San Francisco this month, the emcee thanked sponsors, including robotaxi company Waymo. The robotaxi backlash is intensifying as self-driving vehicles begin to gain real traction in San Francisco after ...

  • Sportage-sized Kia EV5 electric car revealed


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    The Kia EV5 electric SUV has officially debuted in production form at the Chengdu motor show in China, ahead of a market launch in that region before the end of this year. “[The EV5 is] still unconfirmed, but we’d like to bring an EV5 to the Au...

  • Facial recognition at Welcome Back Concert raises concern


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    This year, USC’s annual Welcome Back Concert featured one name that was not on the setlist: PopPay. PopPay is an e-wallet product created by PopID that links a user’s facial features with their payment information, allowing transactions to take...

  • Are Self-Driving Cars Kosher? San Francisco Rabbis Weigh In as Robotaxis Flood the City’s Streets


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    (JTA)- Ask a rabbi about self-driving cars and you’d better be ready for a long answer. Self-driving cars — also known as robotaxis, autonomous vehicles or driverless cars — with their whirring sensors and their odd, almost tentative movements,...

  • Polestar picks Mobileye for autonomous driving technology in Polestar 4


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    Polestar has announced a partnership with Mobileye to incorporate their Chauffeur autonomous driving technology into the Polestar 4. Mobileye’s Chauffeur technology, expected to roll out in the coming years, is expected to provide hands-free, p...