The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA) is the result of years of negotiations on permitting reform. The product is a bill that combines critically important transmission and grid reforms with significant and concerning changes to federal environmental laws, permitting standards, and judicial remedies. The transmission provisions … [continued]
GroundingPI demonstrates perception capabilities across multiple scenarios and tasks through Visual Primitives—
the smallest building blocks that constitute an image.
Developed by researchers affiliated with XPENG, Peking University, The University of Hong Kong and other academic institutions, GroundingPI introduces a perception-focused approach to foundation models for Physical AI. The 4B-parameter model achieved an average score of 73.68 across 34 perception benchmarks, outperforming GPT-6 Astra (71.54) in the research team’s evaluation. … [continued]
Hyundai Motor Group co-hosts the FISITA World Mobility Summit 2026 in Korea with the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies (FISITA) Group leaders present the electrification strategy and approach to AI-based future vehicle development Global automotive leaders discuss software-defined vehicles, AI, autonomous driving, batteries and energy infrastructure Group exhibits Genesis … [continued]
There’s been a lot of talk this year about a humongous AI bubble. We’ve written about that many times here on CleanTechnica, but focused on the US market. AI software companies have massive valuations/market caps based on hype and growth in AI use but without demonstrating anything close to profitability … [continued]
XPENG has recently been named 2026 Forbes China Most Popular Employer amongst employees. This isn’t the first time XPENG has won an employer award. Having visited their campuses and seen how the company treats its employees, I can understand why. From the approachability and openness of the executives to the … [continued]
Recent warnings from American AI leaders have created the impression that the world is only beginning to confront the dangers of advanced artificial intelligence. Dario Amodei, chief executive of tech company Anthropic, has called for governments to intervene to slow the development of increasingly powerful AI models. His proposal begins … [continued]
XPENG will showcase its Physical AI ecosystem spanning its technology stack, humanoid robots, flying cars and AI-defined vehicles, including the G9L, L03, P7+, G6, G9 and X9. The G9L flagship SUV will make its global launch at the Paris Motor Show, with European order books open and pricing revealed, reinforcing … [continued]
Raymond just covered XPENG’s launch in the Philippines earlier today, but we also have news from the past week of the company expanding significantly in Malaysia and planning the launch of the G9L in 64 markets around the world. We’d love to see XPENG launch in the United States, but … [continued]
The fashionable technology changes from blockchain to hydrogen to AI, but the commercialization tactic persists: attach a new narrative to an unresolved proposition before the complete system has proved its economics.
Panthalassa raised $140 million this year to build autonomous ocean platforms that would generate electricity from waves and use it directly for AI inference computing at sea. The proposition removes one genuine problem for wave energy: instead of transmitting electricity back to shore through subsea cables and grid connections, put … [continued]
I’m not going to lie — I don’t typically jump or get riled up by claims that AI is going to take over the world or threaten humanity, beyond the insane energy use and emissions issue, that is. I first heard such warnings 23 years ago. Yes, 23 years ago. … [continued]
