Autonomous delivery startup Nuro is bursting with ideas since SoftBank invested nearly $1 billion in February, new filings reveal.
A recent patent application details how its R1 self-driving vehicle could carry…
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Stanford’s new AI institute is inadvertently showcasing one of tech’s biggest problems
The artificial intelligence industry is often criticized for failing to think through the social repercussions of its technology—think instituting gender and racial bias in everything facial-recognition software to hiring algorithms.
On Monday (March 18), Stanford University launched a new institute meant…
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Gates-backed Lumotive upends lidar conventions using metamaterials
Pretty much every self-driving car on the road, not to mention many a robot and drone, uses lidar to sense its surroundings. But useful as lidar is, it also involves physical compromises that limit its capabilities. Lumotive is a…
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Tesla Accusing Ex-Employee Of Selling Self-Driving Technology To Chinese Rival
Tesla has been renowned as a pioneer in their field, creating incredible cars that run without petroleum gas so as to be more environmentally friendly, and working on technology that will one day mean cars will be able to…
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Autonomous shuttle to be tested in New York City
The self-driving shuttle will be available to workers at a large site in Brooklyn.
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AI is Changing How We Pay Taxes, and How They’re Collected, Too
Over the last few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been steadily advancing in complexity, utility, and sophistication. Overall, that’s been good news for consumers and businesses alike, who are seeing increased use of the technology in everything from the latest…
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North Korea’s new website and pro rata rights
From Extra Crunch
We have published the transcript for Brian Heater’s conference call on robotics.
Arman published report reviews on China’s luxury goods and consumer spending as well as on perceptions of automation in Europe.
We have Lucas Matney and Eric Peckham scheduled…
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Robotics process automation startup UiPath raising $400M at more than $7B valuation
UiPath, a robotics process automation platform targeting IT businesses, is raising more than $400 million in Series D funding from venture capital investors at a valuation north of $7 billion, sources have confirmed to TechCrunch following a…
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