CNBCOver the past few years, BMW has upgraded its Spartanburg, South Carolina, plant to include new AI capabilities.\nCNBCFurther down the line, AI technology checks to ensure every stud is precisely placed, according to BMW Group Manager Curtis Tingle.\nA BMW worker at the AI Stud Correction Station.\nCNBCAccording to Tingle, the AI stud correction laser has already saved the company more than $1 million a year.\nBMW told CNBC the AI technology is patent pending and was developed inside the Spartanburg plant.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"ChatGPT limits access to its image recognition feature","slug":"chatgpt-limits-access-to-its-image-recognition-feature","publishDate":"2023-07-21 07:48:54-04:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-21 14:30:50.834340","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Open AI the renowned artificial intelligence organization, has decided to limit public access to the capabilities of image recognition of your AI model, GPT-4 due to privacy concerns.\nGPT-4 and its multimodal capabilitiesThe model GPT-4 It can not only process and generate text, but also has the ability to analyze and interpret images.\nThis multimodal feature opens up a new dimension of interaction with the AI model, enabling a wide range of applications.\nPrivacy challengesThe OpenAI system is capable of identifying public figures, such as those with a Wikipedia page.\nAdditional concernsIn addition to privacy concerns, OpenAI also raised concerns that Be My Eyes could misinterpret or misrepresent aspects of people’s faces, such as gender or emotional state, which could lead to inappropriate or harmful results.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Kodiak Robotics pilots enhanced inspection program for autonomous trucks","slug":"kodiak-robotics-pilots-enhanced-inspection-program-for-autonomous-trucks","publishDate":"2023-07-20 15:17:23+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-21 14:30:50.694778","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Self-driving trucking company Kodiak Robotics has stated it is to become the first company to pilot the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Enhanced Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Inspection Standard (Enhanced Inspections) program, enabling autonomous trucks to pre-clear roadside inspections.\nThe program was developed to make interactions between autonomous trucks and law enforcement more efficient at fixed inspection sites.\nAs law enforcement will then know the roadworthiness of the vehicles participating in the pilot, these autonomous trucks will not be inspected at weigh stations and other sites.\n“Traditional roadside inspections rely on assistance from the driver, and a common question we get is how autonomous trucks will handle highway weigh station inspections,” said Don Burnette, founder and CEO, Kodiak.\n“This program shows how law enforcement and autonomous vehicle developers can partner to ensure extremely high safety and maintenance standards for self-driving trucks.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Regional Transportation Council to pilot automated vehicle project","slug":"regional-transportation-council-to-pilot-automated-vehicle-project","publishDate":"2023-07-21 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-21 14:30:50.205027","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Regional Transportation Council to pilot automated vehicle projectThe pilot project will utilize a segment of the infrastructure from Las Colinas’ Area Personal Transit System that runs through the community.\n(Rendering courtesy Lea + Elliott, Inc.)The pilot project will utilize a segment of the infrastructure from Las Colinas’ Area Personal Transit System that runs through the community.\n(Rendering courtesy Lea + Elliott, Inc.)
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"California Bill Would Keep Drivers in Autonomous Cabs","slug":"california-bill-would-keep-drivers-in-autonomous-cabs","publishDate":"2023-07-20 14:36:33-04:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-21 14:30:49.911933","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"California state legislators are moving closer to a final vote on a bill that would for roughly six years require drivers to be in the cab at all times for development of Society of Automotive Engineers Levels 3, 4 and 5 autonomous trucks.\nThe bill has created a debate centering on whether the Legislature should require drivers to remain in the cab even after autonomous developers and regulators say their heavy AVs are ready to be deployed without drivers in the cab.\n“The goal of AB 316 is simple,” Democratic Rep. Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, lead sponsor of the bill in the Assembly, told the committee.\n“Full testing and full deployment of an autonomous vehicle over 10,000 pounds can be permitted to operate on public roads in California.\nThat’s the fundamental business case of autonomous trucking.”But Aguiar-Curry insisted that the bill is not intended to harm the industry.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Javelin Robotics’ vision for autonomous trucks builds on Canadian expertise","slug":"javelin-robotics-vision-for-autonomous-trucks-builds-on-canadian-expertise","publishDate":"2023-07-20 19:32:47+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-21 14:30:49.275242","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"At first glance, Javelin Robotics’ truck looks much like any other Peterbilt 579.\nDubbed by its makers as Blackbird, the prototype represents Javelin’s vision for highly autonomous Level 4 trucks – and one that has already been put to work for Canadian fleets.\nJavelin Robotics’ Level 4 autonomous truck — dubbed Blackbird — has been developed with Canadian expertise.\nRather than looking to replace drivers, Javelin Robotics sees a future where in-cab drivers share duties with autonomous systems.\nHe was a motion planning engineer at the now-shuttered Starsky Robotics before working with the NEXT Canada business accelerator to bring Javelin Robotics to life.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Saudi Arabia’s Commitment to Electric Vehicles and the Growing EV Market in the Middle East","slug":"saudi-arabias-commitment-to-electric-vehicles-and-the-growing-ev-market-in-the-middle-east","publishDate":"2023-07-20 20:24:23+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-21 14:30:41.712807","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Major players in the global automotive industry, including General Motors (GM), Ford, and Chinese manufacturers, are also expanding their presence in the Middle East EV market.\nChina, with its growing EV manufacturing sector, has also made inroads into the Middle East.\nThe push for EV adoption in the Middle East is driven by a growing recognition of the need to address climate change and reduce carbon emissions.\nDespite these advancements in the EV sector, the Middle East remains heavily reliant on oil and gas.\nWhile oil will continue to play a significant role in the region’s energy mix, the growing EV market in the Middle East highlights the increasing prominence of electric mobility and the importance of diversifying energy sources.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Kodiak, Drivewyze Piloting New Autonomous Truck Inspection Program","slug":"kodiak-drivewyze-piloting-new-autonomous-truck-inspection-program","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-21 14:30:41.211304","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Photo: Kodiak RoboticsKodiak Robotics said it's the first company to pilot the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's new protocol for autonomous trucks.\nThe Enhanced Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspection Standard program protocol will allow autonomous trucks to pre-clear roadside inspections.\nAutonomous trucks then communicate the outcome of that inspection, as well as other relevant safety information, to roadside enforcement officers.\nThe Enhanced Inspection pilot program demonstrates a solution to a critical hurdle in the commercial deployment of autonomous trucks, said the companies in their July 20 announcement.\nThe Texas-based pilot program is expected to serve as a model for other states as autonomous trucks become commercially available nationwide.
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