Whether you're a rapidly growing retailer, well-established automaker or scrappy mobility startup, future-proofing your business is tough work.\nCompetition is fierce, technological and regulatory hurdles are high and the market is the final arbiter of success.\nThis week's issue of Automotive News examines a variety of opportunities and challenges facing noteworthy players in this evolving industry.\nAnd the company's decentralized business model gives local leaders the autonomy to make decisions that contribute to company growth.\nAnd any defeats, I hope, will become lessons that lead to future victories.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Bird identification AI technology rises to the top of the pecking order","slug":"bird-identification-ai-technology-rises-to-the-top-of-the-pecking-order","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-17 14:31:09.197188","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Photo credit: Adobe StockA solution to help improve animal research monitoring and identification won first prize and $4,000 at the Ventures Validate program.\nWith a shared passion for nature, the team, are working to tailor their technology for field researcher use.\nThe Wildsearch teams’ AI image recognition software can identify 10,000 photos of birds in 90 minutes with 93% accuracy.\n“The validation and recognition garnered through Ventures Validate built credibility and trust, leading to a significant contract worth $28,000.\nVentures Validate Winners
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Comet EV 1st Month Sales At 1,184 Units – 2nd Best Selling MG","slug":"comet-ev-1st-month-sales-at-1184-units-2nd-best-selling-mg","publishDate":"2023-07-16 11:18:46+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-17 14:31:08.826690","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"MG Comet EV comes in with a buy-back option along with a special MG e-Shield ownership package, covering repairs and service costsComet EV is the 2nd electric vehicle from MG Motor, first being the ZS EV which was launched in 2020.\nFirst month sales of the MG Comet EV stand at 1,184 units, making it the 2nd best-selling MG car in India last month.\nMG Comet EV – Colour Options, FeaturesThe exteriors sport modern design elements with LED light bar, a strip connecting ORVMs and a LED tail lamp.\nLoaded with new features and the latest in technology, MG Comet EV is designed on the BICO concept -‘Big Inside, Compact Outside’.\nMG Comet EV comes in with a claimed range of 230km (ARAI) on single charge which in real world conditions could stand between 170-180 km.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"San Francisco's race for robo-taxis cleaves sharp divide over safety","slug":"san-francisco-s-race-for-robo-taxis-cleaves-sharp-divide-over-safety","publishDate":"2023-07-16 09:12:44.529000+04:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-17 14:31:07.855077","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"San Francisco: A driverless taxi slows down on a dark San Francisco street and is quickly surrounded by a group of masked figures.\n'Hasty decision'A driverless taxi slows down in a dark San Francisco street and is quickly surrounded by a group of masked figures.\nDriverless cars were first introduced in San Francisco in 2014 with a mandatory human \"safety driver\" on board.\nCity supervisor Aaron Peskin condemned the CPUC's \"hasty decision\" to allow a \"massive ramp-up\" of driverless taxis on San Francisco's streets.\nThe San Francisco County Transportation Authority sent a letter to the CPUC, detailing 92 incidents involving autonomous taxis last year.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Government’s plan to regulate AI is insufficient, says Labour’s Darren Jones","slug":"governments-plan-to-regulate-ai-is-insufficient-says-labours-darren-jones","publishDate":"2023-07-17 06:00:11+01:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-17 14:31:06.851063","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The government’s plan to govern AI technologies in the UK is insufficient due to its over-reliance on unequipped regulators, according to Labour MP Darren Jones.\nIn an interview with UKTN, Jones, who chairs the Business and Trade Committee, said he disagreed with the prime minister’s optimism that the AI regulatory white paper – published in March – would achieve the government’s ambition of leading AI safety globally.\nBalancing risk and innovationWhile he has been critical of Sunak’s plan to regulate AI, Jones told UKTN that the country still has the opportunity to develop a regime that is far more supportive of innovation than the approach taken in Europe through the EU AI Act.\nAI job impactOne of the top concerns around the rapid advances in AI is the potential loss of jobs in vulnerable sectors.\nJones told UKTN that he believes AI will likely “improve productivity” and support the world of work in the long term.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Apple filed multiple patent applications relating to various aspects of Audio Systems for all manner of vehicles","slug":"apple-filed-multiple-patent-applications-relating-to-various-aspects-of-audio-systems-for-all-manner-of-vehicles","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-17 14:31:06.654715","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"On July 6th, Patently Apple posted a report titled \"A new Apple patent reveals integrating User Tracking Headrest Audio Controls & Speakers into Future Vehicle Seating.\"\nThe original patent that we covered on July 6 was titled \"User Tracking Headrest Audio Control.\"\nIn this way, the user tracking headrest audio control can provide an occupant, in a seat with headrest speakers, with a consistent acoustic experience independent of normal head movements of the occupant.\nPatent Application #3: Sound Stage Orientation for Vehicles (Enclosed Environments)Apple's third patent relating to this same theme is Sound Stage Orientation for Vehicles (Enclosed Environments).\nTo dive deeper into this patent including additional patent figures, review Apple's patent application 20230217172.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"What security measures does the most affordable Tesla of all have?","slug":"what-security-measures-does-the-most-affordable-tesla-of-all-have","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-17 14:31:06.131982","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Based on this, for some time the North American brand has been making sales of its two most “attainable” models.\nOn the one hand, there is the SUV with great comfort and versatile features called Model Y, which managed to become the best-selling vehicle on the planet after defeating Toyota.\nModel 3 RWD SafetyNot because it is Tesla’s access model, it lacks security measures.\nThis car has: driver front airbag, passenger front airbag, front and rear head airbags, front side airbags, anti-lock brakes (ABS) and stability control.\nIn addition, it has 8 environmental cameras and the basic level of Autopilot, the brand’s autonomous driving assistance system.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Man seriously hurt after being found shot in a car near 7th Street and McDowell Road","slug":"man-seriously-hurt-after-being-found-shot-in-a-car-near-7th-street-and-mcdowell-road","publishDate":"2023-07-16 14:24:17.436000","createdLocal":"2023-07-17 14:31:05.728921","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"PHOENIX — A man is severely hurt after he was found shot in a car in central Phoenix Sunday morning.\nPhoenix police say they got a call about a shooting near 3rd Avenue and Palm Lane just after 2 a.m.As officers headed for that location, they found a vehicle near 7th Street and McDowell Road.\nIn that vehicle, they found a man who had been shot.\nThat man was taken to the hospital with injuries that are considered life-threatening.\nBoth areas are shut down as police investigate what led up to the shooting.
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