Electric car giant Tesla is set to realise fully autonomous vehicles “later this year”, CEO Elon Musk said Thursday, in the billionaire’s latest forecast for the long-anticipated milestone.\nChina is the world’s biggest electric vehicle market and Tesla announced in April it would build a second massive factory in Shanghai.\nALSO READ: Elon Musk’s Tesla has loyalty other car brands could only wish forHis appearance at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai marks his latest effort to maintain close links to China, following a visit to the country in May.\nElectric vehicles make up a quarter of car sales in China, the world’s largest car market, and dozens of new models from domestic and Western brands were unveiled in April at the country’s first auto show since Covid restrictions were lifted.\nALSO READ: Drag race: Koenigsegg v Tesla Plaid v Supercharged HayabusaTesla reported a drop in first-quarter earnings this year, with the company undertaking a series of price cuts in the face of competition from other automakers.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Where Hydrogen is Heading","slug":"where-hydrogen-is-heading","publishDate":"2023-07-06 07:55:22+10:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-06 14:30:50.984193","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The fast acceleration in fuel cell technology in recent years means any development strategy has to be flexible, no-one can be sure exactly where hydrogen is heading.\nFrom a decarbonisation standpoint, talking about propulsion systems, it’s certainly transforming what we have today, from diesel into zero emission, battery electric and fuel cell.\nSo, it’s battery electric and hydrogen based propulsion.\nDaimler Truck and the Volvo Group jointly established Cellcentric as a joint venture for development, manufacturing, industrialisation and commercialisation of fuel cell systems.\nAdd to this the battery which fuel cell designs need between the cell itself and the electric motor and then there is the mass of the electric motor which powers the driveline.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Mashreq introduces ‘Electronic Facial Recognition’ to secure onboarding for corporate clients","slug":"mashreq-introduces-electronic-facial-recognition-to-secure-onboarding-for-corporate-clients","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-06 14:30:50.462299","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Mashreq introduces ‘Electronic Facial Recognition’ to secure onboarding for corporate clientsBy Delisha FernandesToday Bankscorporate accountdata entry ShareMashreq, a financial institution in MENA, has introduced Electronic Facial Recognition (EFR) for wholesale banking clients, allowing large corporate clients to open bank accounts without wet signatures.\nThe account opening process for UAE-based wholesale clients is now fully digital & 100% paperless.\nRania Nerhal, Chief Client Experience & Conduct Officer at Mashreq, said: “While many retail banks offer digital technology & solutions to retail banking customers, the same is often missing for wholesale banking clients.\nMashreq is amongst the first banks to solve this and offer such a customer-friendly solution to signatories of wholesale clients.\nEven in 2023, some banks continue to ask for over 50 signatures on hundreds of pages to open a corporate account.”
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Will Instagram's Threads Be The End Of Twitter For Good?","slug":"will-instagram-s-threads-be-the-end-of-twitter-for-good","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-06 14:30:49.462038","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Why NAIDOC Week Is So ImportantFirst Nations community leaders were honoured at the National NAIDOC Week Awards on the weekend, with some using the platform to advocate for the Voice to Parliament.\nRachel Perkins won the Creative Talent Award and tells us why NAIDOC Week is so important.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Zero-Tailpipe-Emission Trucks","slug":"zero-tailpipe-emission-trucks","publishDate":"2023-07-06 08:02:07+10:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-06 14:30:49.244917","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Aiden Kelly, General Manager at North West London-based Kingscote Haulage yet to consider adding any zero-tailpipe-emission trucks to the fleet, but doesn’t rule out battery-electric in the future.\nDespite a UK-wide driver shortage, Kingscote Haulage hasn’t struggled to put bums on seats, and doesn’t employ any agency staff.\nWhile he doesn’t have ambitions to grow the fleet above 35 trucks, over the next decade he intends to turn Kingscote Haulage into a £30m (A$55m)-a-year business.\nHe says landfill and recycling facilities are important strings to have in any muck-away operator’s bow, since they add stability, and keep trucks busy during quieter periods.\n“When you’re disposing of materials, and then recycling, you’re always loaded.”Over the years I’ve interviewed countless people who have built up successful haulage firms.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"AMD's Instinct MI300 Moves Into El Capitan Installation","slug":"amd-s-instinct-mi300-moves-into-el-capitan-installation","publishDate":"2023-07-05 21:22:14+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-06 14:30:47.925557","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced on Wednesday that it had begun to install components of its upcoming El Capitan supercomputer that is set to come fully online sometime next year.\n\"We have begun receiving and installing components for El Capitan, first #exascale #supercomputer,\" a Tweet by LLNL reads.\nJust like Frontier and Aurora, El Capitan is based on HPE's Shasta supercomputer architecture and is therefore built by HP Enterprise.\nImage 1 of 4 (Image credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ) (Image credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ) (Image credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ) (Image credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory )AMD has been testing its Instinct MI300 processor internally for months now, but it looks like the company is finally ready to start delivering these parts to one of its key customers.\nEl Capitan will be the industry's first supercomputer to use hybrid processors packing both general purpose and stream processors.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"AI revolution: who’s profiting right now from generative AI?","slug":"ai-revolution-whos-profiting-right-now-from-generative-ai","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-06 14:30:47.146593","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"“What really distinguishes generative AI from other hyped technologies of recent years, like cryptocurrency or the metaverse, is its tangible, practical nature.\nthe set of technologies needed to build a generative AI application.\nThere are four layers to the stack:What kinds of companies will make the most money from generative AI?\nAnd the flows into AI companies are growing many multiples faster than the venture capital market overall.\nThere was a drop off last year in dollars invested into the AI space, but that reflects a dip in the venture market more generally.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Truck Sales Boosted","slug":"truck-sales-boosted","publishDate":"2023-07-06 09:09:51+10:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-06 14:30:46.902694","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The latest truck sales figures show that the first half of 2023 has continued the record breaking demand of last year, June recorded extra truck sales boosted by the ending of the instant tax write off for capital equipment, as this financial year draws to a close.\nThe total truck sales figures, published by the Truck Industry Council, are up over 3,500 on the record mark reached at the half way point in 2022.\nIsuzu, Fuso, Volvo and Kenworth are all well up on the sales figures from 12 months ago.\nIn the mediums we are starting to see Hino clawing its way back to its previous levels, following its sales hiatus last year.\nIsuzu’s dominance in the light duty market continues unabated and, despite a small blip in June, it still retains 45 per cent market share in an intensely competitive light duty segment.
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