MIT AVT Consortium leads research on how drivers interact with emerging vehicle tech, aiming to shape future transportation through data-driven insights on consumer behaviors and system performance. Recent J.D. Power study shows modest increase in public readiness for AVs, but trust in AI remains crucial for broader adoption, highlighting the need for reliable and intuitive...
Researchers and developers are using AI and NVIDIA ALCHEMI NIM microservice to accelerate the discovery of novel materials for energy storage and environmental challenges, reducing costs and time significantly. SES AI is leveraging this technology to speed up the identification of electrolyte materials for lithium-metal batteries, showing promising results for accelerating innovation in...
MIT Energy Initiative director William H. Green emphasizes the urgent need for decarbonization amid global challenges. Conference highlights consensus-building, social barriers, and the critical role of universities in resolving conflicts for a durable energy...
A solution using AWS generative AI like Amazon Bedrock and OpenSearch simplifies vehicle damage appraisals for insurers, repair shops, and fleet managers. By converting image and metadata to numerical vectors, this approach streamlines the process and provides valuable insights for informed decision-making in the automotive...
The rise of 'AI slop' is distorting our perception of reality, as seen in a chaotic scene of cars tossed around by a "rain bomb" in Valencia, Spain, captured in Charles Arthur's newsletter. The photograph showcases the impact of extreme weather events, where a year's worth of rain fell in a single day, highlighting the power of nature in a surreal urban...
Nvidia and Tesla stocks soar post-US election, signaling a tech boom. Elon Musk praised by Trump as "super...
Generative AI revolutionizes customer support with Amazon Bedrock Agents, integrating enterprise data APIs for personalized responses. Automotive parts retailer example showcases how AI agents enhance customer interactions by accessing inventory and catalog APIs, providing detailed information...
Austin is booming with jobs and entertainment, but traffic is a major issue. Rekor uses NVIDIA technology to help Texas manage traffic, reduce incidents, and improve...
Firms seek right to take vital data for AI systems, raising concerns about privacy. Author uses pickpocket analogy to highlight potential dangers of opt-out data...
Industry experts at the NVIDIA AI Summit discussed AV safety, regulations, and technology advancements, emphasizing the importance of improving road safety through continuous development cycles and new simulation tools. MITRE's partnership with Mcity to create a virtual AV validation platform using NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud Sensor RTX APIs was a key highlight of the...
Researchers from MIT, CMU, and Lehigh collaborate on DARPA-funded METALS program to optimize multi-material structures for aerospace applications, including rocket engines. Project merges classical mechanics with AI design tech for compositionally graded alloys, enabling leap-ahead performance in structural...
NIO's ONVO unveils L60 SUV with NVIDIA DRIVE Orin system, offering advanced safety and smart-driving features for mainstream market. ONVO L60 blends innovative design with cutting-edge technology, offering impressive mileage range and advanced assisted driving capabilities at an affordable...
State and local agencies spend $1.23 billion annually on signalized intersections, while drivers lose $22 billion to congestion. Amazon Rekognition AI technology can reduce congestion and costs by automatically detecting objects at...
MIT Entrepreneurship JetPack, an AI tool, offers guidance based on prompts, helping entrepreneurs with research and planning. The tool, part of the Orbit platform, streamlines the startup process, providing recommendations for market segments, pricing, and...
Researchers from MIT and Penn State University found that large language models used in home surveillance can exhibit biases, flagging videos inconsistently based on demographics. The study warns of potential harm if these models are deployed in high-stakes settings due to their unpredictable behavior and lack of understanding of norms and...
Larry Ellison envisions AI-powered surveillance future where citizens are constantly monitored through cameras and drones to prevent crime. Oracle co-founder promotes automated oversight and alerts for police accountability through AI...
Volvo Cars' new electric EX90, powered by NVIDIA DRIVE Orin, offers advanced safety features and autonomous driving capabilities. The move to NVIDIA DRIVE Thor will quadruple processing power, improve energy efficiency, and enhance in-vehicle...
Southeast England water company rejects proposed cuts, deeming plan 'uninvestible'. Polestar appoints new CEO, continues global expansion in electric vehicle...
Waymo self-driving cars disrupt San Francisco's sleep schedule by honking at each other in a parking lot at 4 am, leaving residents sleep-deprived. The automatic interactions of the empty cars have baffled neighbors and sparked frustration in the South of Market...
NVIDIA and Zoox CEOs discuss AV innovation and collaboration, highlighting Zoox's unique robotaxi design and use of NVIDIA technology for autonomous capabilities. Zoox's simulation-driven approach, powered by NVIDIA GPUs, accelerates AV development and enhances safety and performance of its...
Android malware Mandrake resurfaces in Google Play after years of stealth, targeting victims with intricate spying activities. Bitdefender unveils Mandrake's advanced evasion tactics, including kill switch and decoy apps, affecting tens of thousands of...
Neural networks enhance robot design but pose safety challenges. MIT researchers develop new techniques to ensure stability, enabling safer deployment of AI-controlled robots and...
MIT and Meta researchers develop PlatoNeRF, a computer vision technique using shadows and machine learning to create accurate 3D models of scenes, improving autonomous vehicles and AR/VR efficiency. Combining lidar and AI, PlatoNeRF offers new opportunities for reconstructions and will be presented at the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern...
Verisk, a major data broker, stops selling detailed driver behavior data to insurers after criticism. Drivers discover their every trip detail was shared with insurers, affecting insurance...
Summary: Learn how to simplify stream processing with Python and tumbling windows using Quix Streams. Explore the evolution of Python stream processing options like Faust and Bytewax, and discover the components of a stream processing...
AWS DeepRacer democratizes ML education, offering a hands-on approach for builders to learn ML fundamentals and compete in a global racing league. JPMorgan Chase hosts a Women's AWS DeepRacer League, showcasing commitment to empowering teams and fostering innovation in AI and...
MARSOC tests Ghost Robotics' Q-UGVs for recon, arms from Onyx Industries. Armed with Onyx's SENTRY RWS, robots can detect targets...
Auto China showcases NVIDIA DRIVE-powered vehicles from Chery, NIO, GWM, and XPENG, featuring advanced AI technologies for intelligent driving. BYD, DENZA, and YANGWANG also highlight their latest EVs built on NVIDIA DRIVE Orin at the...
Discover the groundbreaking AI technology developed by Google that is revolutionizing the healthcare industry. Learn how this innovative system is able to accurately predict patient outcomes with unprecedented...
Discover the groundbreaking collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX in developing innovative renewable energy solutions. Explore how Elon Musk's vision is revolutionizing the future of transportation and space...
Discover the groundbreaking collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX, revolutionizing sustainable energy solutions. Learn how Elon Musk's vision is shaping the future of transportation and space...
MIT researchers developed a dataset to simulate peripheral vision in AI models, improving object detection. Understanding peripheral vision in machines could enhance driver safety and predict human behavior, bridging the gap between AI and human...
Silicon Valley's power grows as self-driving taxi mobbed in Chinatown - Are dystopian technologies threatening our future? British debate self-driving cars and police...
Geneva Motor Show highlights China and U.S. EV makers with NVIDIA DRIVE technology expanding in Europe. BYD reveals plug-in hybrid SUV with 1,000 km range, while IM Motors introduces self-driving L6 sedan with advanced sensor suite and highway autopilot...
This article discusses the importance of high-quality data and reducing labeling errors in pose estimation models. It demonstrates how a custom labeling workflow in Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth can streamline the labeling process and minimize errors, ultimately reducing the cost of obtaining accurate pose...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is cracking down on car theft by targeting the Flipper Zero, an open source hardware used to steal vehicles by copying wireless signals. The Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada agency plans to ban the device and collaborate with law enforcement agencies to remove it from the Canadian...
Hector Xu, a former MIT student, founded Rotor Technologies to make helicopter flight safer by retrofitting existing helicopters with autonomous technology. Rotor's autonomous aircraft can fly faster and longer than drones and are already conducting demo...
The article explores the use of lightweight hierarchical vision transformers in autonomous robotics, highlighting the effectiveness of a shared trunk concept for multi-task learning. It also discusses the emergence of large multimodal models and their potential to create a unified architecture for end-to-end autonomous driving...
Mark Swinnerton aims to repurpose abandoned mines into storage tanks of renewable energy, using a mechanical system that stores potential energy from solar and wind sources. Swinnerton's startup, Green Gravity, is simulating the concept in NVIDIA Omniverse and has attracted interest from officials in Australia, India, and the...
Computer vision has evolved from small pixelated images to generating high-resolution images from descriptions, with smaller models improving performance in areas like smartphone photography and autonomous vehicles. The ResNet model has dominated computer vision for nearly eight years, but challengers like Vision Transformer (ViT) are emerging, showing state-of-the-art performance in computer...
Autonomous machines in robotics showcased their capabilities in 2023, with notable mentions including Glüxkind's AI-powered smart stroller, Soft Robotics' mGripAI system for food packing, and Quanta's TM25S robot for product inspection, all utilizing NVIDIA...
Dive into the world of artificial intelligence â build a deep reinforcement learning gym from scratch. Gain hands-on experience and develop your own gym to train an agent to solve a simple problem, setting the foundation for more complex environments and...
GeForce NOW adds 17 new games, including The Day Before and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, with over 500 games now supporting RTX ON. Ultimate members can experience cinematic ray tracing and stream at up to 4K resolution, while Priority members can build and survive at 1080p and...