General Motors' mission to get 5,000 self-driving Cruise Origin vehicles in cities nationwide hangs on whether federal regulators will grant the automaker's request to exempt the vehicle from federal safety standards.\n\"The Cruise Origin is on track to start production this year,\" said Aimee Ridella, GM spokeswoman.\nWe need to update the motor vehicle standards.”Dingell said her number one priority is that those standards ensure that self-driving cars are safe.\nThere have been three incidents, according to The Verge report, of Cruise cars calling 911 about unresponsive passengers.\nOne of the groups that wants a slower roll-out of AVs is the San Francisco County Transit Authority (SFCTA).
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"AI image generator Midjourney blocks porn by banning words about the human reproductive system","slug":"ai-image-generator-midjourney-blocks-porn-by-banning-words-about-the-human-reproductive-system","publishDate":"2023-02-24 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-25 14:30:48.599855","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"AI models such as Midjourney, DALL-E 2, and Stable Diffusion are trained on billions of images that have been scraped from the internet.\nRockwell used Midjourney to try to generate a fun image of the placenta for Keenen, who studies them.\nShe then started experimenting with other words related to the human reproductive system, and found the same.\nJULIA ROCKWELLMidjourney’s crude banning of prompts relating to reproductive biology highlights how tricky it is to moderate content around generative AI systems.\nIt also demonstrates how the tendency for AI systems to sexualize women extends all the way to their internal organs, says Rockwell.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Anti-drone radars ready for ‘mass deployment’ in Taiwan, says vendor","slug":"anti-drone-radars-ready-for-mass-deployment-in-taiwan-says-vendor","publishDate":"2023-02-24 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-25 14:30:48.020503","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"RELATEDThreats from Chinese drones have increased in recent years.\nWang says that at the height of tensions, deployed radars detected as many as 100 Chinese drones conducting surveillance above Taiwan over the span of one week.\nThe T.Radar can either be sold separately or as part of Tron Future’s larger anti-drone system.\nThe air-defense platform was designed with this in mind, where each different system represents a logical chain that attempts to initially avoid using a hard-kill countermeasure.\nShe covers a wide range of topics related to military procurement and international security, and specializes in reporting on the aviation sector.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Nigeria election 2023: Millions vote in tightest-ever poll","slug":"nigeria-election-2023-millions-vote-in-tightest-ever-poll","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-02-25 14:30:47.339656","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The new notes were introduced in order to tackle inflation, and also vote-buying.\nOn the eve of the election a member of the House of Representatives was arrested with almost $500,000 (£419,000) in cash, and a list of people he was supposed to give it to, police say.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Utah lawmakers consider return of photo radar","slug":"utah-lawmakers-consider-return-of-photo-radar","publishDate":"2023-02-25 02:11:02+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-25 14:30:46.299490","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"SALT LAKE CITY — A new bill before the legislature would bring photo radar back to Utah as speeding in construction and school zones becomes a growing safety concern.\nThat means if the photo radar catches you speeding, the photo cop can issue a ticket.\nIf approved, SB105 would put photo radar in place again after the legislature banned it in 1996.\nUtah drivers admit to speeding over 100 mph more than any other drivers, according to a recent national survey.\nStatistics show the number of Utah drivers pulled over for going more than 100 mph has nearly doubled in four years.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Autonomous Administration sends 11 more trucks of humanitarian aid to earthquake-affected regions","slug":"autonomous-administration-sends-11-more-trucks-of-humanitarian-aid-to-earthquake-affected-regions","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-02-25 14:30:45.914478","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The Autonomous Administration Social Affairs Committee sent 11 more trucks of humanitarian aid from the Cizre region to the earthquake-affected regions.\nMeryem Ibrahim, co-chair of the Social Affairs Committee, spoke at Tahiye Gate, which was opened to allow entrance to the areas of Aleppo under the control of the Damascus government.\nIbrahim said that the Autonomous Administration has been mobilizing to heal the wounds of the earthquake victims since the first day.\nCalling everyone to join the aid campaign, Ibrahim demanded that the embargo imposed by the Damascus government on Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye be lifted.\nIbrahim said they are trying to make it easier for the aid sent to earthquake victims to reach their destination.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Embark Technology: Leading Player In The Race To Autonomous Trucking (NASDAQ:EMBK)","slug":"embark-technology-leading-player-in-the-race-to-autonomous-trucking-nasdaq-embk","publishDate":"2023-02-24 09:00:48-05:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-25 14:30:45.534617","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"gorodenkoffOverviewEmbark Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:EMBK) is a technology company that outfits trucks with autonomous driving technology.\nI like this approach and believe it to be the best one that I have seen yet for autonomous trucking.\nEmbark TrucksEmbark TrucksLooking into further details around its business model (investor presentation link), we see that Embark is setting itself up to be a SaaS offering.\nEMBK Investor Presentation June 2021 2.22.23Embark TrucksThe coda to all of this traction is the company's track record on safety.\nAutonomous trucking across state lines involves multiple layers of regulation, up to and including federal regulations.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Future Fords, China’s BEV boom, GM Netflix and a Magic Eye – the week","slug":"future-fords-chinas-bev-boom-gm-netflix-and-a-magic-eye-the-week","publishDate":"2023-02-24 14:59:56+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-25 14:30:45.499584","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"This week, Ford announced that it will work with its partners to build a new battery plant in Turkey: Ford, LG and Koc to form battery cells JV in Europe.\nAnd in North America, it looked like problems were ironed out at a Ford-supplying SK On battery plant: SK On resumes US battery cell production for Ford.\nWhile the intention for mass-electrification is certainly there, Ford still sees a big future for its internal combustion engine models: Ford’s piston-powered future.\nThere’s even a Valmet plant in Germany dedicated to that: Valmet starts production at German battery systems plant.\nJaguar Land Rover is adding jobs at new tech hubs focussing on autonomous drive tech.
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