San Francisco’s first driverless shuttle somehow manages to make whiplash-inducing stops despite never exceeding a few-miles-per-hour crawl.\nBeep safety operator Tony Huerta poses for a portrait aboard a driverless shuttle on Wednesday.\nThe shuttle will also hit popular Treasure Island destinations such as the Ship Shape Community Center, Treasure Island Wines and the restaurant Mersea.\nA driverless shuttle pulls up to the Ship Shape Community Center on San Francisco's Treasure Island on Aug. 16, 2023.\nLocal Supervisor Matt Dorsey said in July that the new driverless shuttle is exciting for the area.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ford BlueCruise expands flexibility with complimentary trial, monthly or annual offers for hands-free driving tech","slug":"ford-bluecruise-expands-flexibility-with-complimentary-trial-monthly-or-annual-offers-for-hands-free-driving-tech","publishDate":"2023-08-18 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:51.839546","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Ford now is including BlueCruise hardware standard from the factory to provide flexibility and choices to more customers.\nFor customers who want to try out BlueCruise first, they can use BlueCruise for 90 days from vehicle purchase during a complimentary trial.\nBlueCruise activation for Ford customers costs $2,100 for three years at time of order or vehicle purchase.\nExpanding BlueCruise offering for Lincoln vehiclesThe company also is expanding the BlueCruise offering for Lincoln customers.\nThere are currently 225,000 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with BlueCruise hardware on the road today globally.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Nominations due by Sept. 22 for Elgin Image Awards","slug":"nominations-due-by-sept-22-for-elgin-image-awards","publishDate":"2023-08-17 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:51.256307","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Nominations due by Sept. 22 for Elgin Image AwardsThe Enhancing Elgin Committee of the Elgin Development Group is seeking nominations for this year's esteemed annual Elgin Image Awards.\n\"Our Enhancing Elgin Committee is dedicated and honored to highlight their contributions and have this opportunity to recognize them through our Elgin Image Awards.\"\n• Gamechanger Projects: Specific community projects that have positively influenced Elgin's image, showcasing innovation, creativity, and positive change.\nThe Elgin Image Awards will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 18, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin.\nFor more information on the Elgin Image Awards, contact Carol Gieske at cgieske@elginchamber.com or (847) 741-5660.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"KOP’s InductEV is making electric vehicles more efficient through autonomous wireless chargers","slug":"kops-inductev-is-making-electric-vehicles-more-efficient-through-autonomous-wireless-chargers","publishDate":"2023-08-17 23:54:22+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:50.848392","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"InductEV, a company that builds autonomous wireless chargers for electric vehicles, is developing that future.\nThe company’s chargers are installed on top of the ground, so electric vehicles just need to park on the panels to charge, said Anthony Calabro, chief product officer at InductEV.\nInductEV works with public and private transit systems that use electric vehicles, as well as with companies that have trucks and other large vehicles that need to travel long distances for long periods of time.\nCalabro said advancing electric vehicles reduces the amount of vehicles operating.\nHe said the company is also thinking about the size of the batteries and how they can be more efficient when creating electric vehicles.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"President's Message: Realtors can use AI to their advantage in service","slug":"president-s-message-realtors-can-use-ai-to-their-advantage-in-service","publishDate":"2023-08-18 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:50.677563","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"By harnessing the power of AI, realtors can revolutionize their sales approach and provide a superior experience to both buyers and sellers.\nThis enables realtors to present potential buyers with properties that align precisely with their specific requirements, increasing the likelihood of closing a successful sale.\nBy creating realistic 3D models of properties, AI enables potential buyers to explore homes virtually from the comfort of their devices.\nAI plays a vital role in fraud detection, protecting realtors and buyers from scams.\nFurthermore, AI-powered virtual staging enables realtors to digitally furnish and decorate properties, helping potential buyers visualize the space's potential.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"BAE Systems wins DARPA contract to develop next-gen airborne signal processing technology","slug":"bae-systems-wins-darpa-contract-to-develop-next-gen-airborne-signal-processing-technology","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:50.357220","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"BAE Systems will develop technology aimed at enabling the deployment of advanced signal processing and computation on smaller military platforms focusing on correlators which are used to compare, contrast and process signals.\nThe work is being done through BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development organisation under a $14 million contract for the Massive Cross Correlation (MAX) programme.\nThe effort will try to improve correlators, currently the size of a briefcase and power hungry.\nAccording to BAE Systems it ‘is looking to develop analogue correlators with a similar or greater capability and reduce the size to that of a hockey puck’, a substantial improvement when installed on an airborne platform.\n‘It will enable new capabilities including synthetic aperture radar image classification and image formation, automatic target recognition, passive coherent location and jam-resistant communications in small form factor platforms.’Bryan Choi, technology development director at BAE Systems’ FAST Labs said: ‘Smaller and more efficient systems improve size, weight, power and costs to allow for full-spectrum signal processing closer to the edge, or onto platforms operating in denied airspace.’‘This disruptive analogue correlator technology can result in enhanced decision making, allow mission-critical technology to be deployed on smaller platforms and create a new category of systems.’
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"New autonomous vehicle shuttle on Treasure Island","slug":"new-autonomous-vehicle-shuttle-on-treasure-island","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:50.306117","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The Loop has small 10-person shuttles ready to give people a free lift around Treasure Island.\nIt is a free shuttle and one of the state's first to use autonomous vehicles on public roadways.\nThe shuttles operate seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., making a 20-minute loop around the northern side of Treasure Island.\nTreasure Island Wines is on the loop's route, and owner Jim Mirowski says some of the first reviews from riders are in.\nThe transit agency says it'll take that information going forward to figure out what future permanent transit options will look like on Treasure Island.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Scotland's papers: Goodbye to the king of chat and private rents soar","slug":"scotland-s-papers-goodbye-to-the-king-of-chat-and-private-rents-soar","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-18 14:30:49.199752","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Image caption,The Times reports Covid vaccine manufacturers are preparing to let anyone buy a booster jab.\nThe paper says it comes after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it was happy to see jabs on sale privately, as flu jabs are.\nThe Times observes it marks \"another key moment in normalising the disease\".\nAlso on the front page, it reports that Scottish Labour has \"backed off\" the Scottish government's \"deeply flawed\" Gender Recognition Reform Bill.\nIt writes that leader Anas Sarwar reconsidered his position over concerns about women-only spaces and a lack of protections to prevent criminals using gender recognition certificates for personal gain.
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