A new project being headed up by the University of Manchester is investigating the role that advanced technologies, including robotics and artificial intelligence, could have on reducing the costs behind the operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms.
Recently, Elon Musk was interviewed by CNBC and made an assertion that ran shivers up a few spines: “There is a pretty good chance we end up with a universal basic income, or something like that, due to automation.”
Toyota Research Institute Founded — November 2015 In November, Toyota announced a bold new strategy for the company when it shared plans to invest a mammoth $1 billion into the newly founded Toyota Research Institute (TRI). The institute was commissioned to address 3 specific areas related to not just automotive applications (as … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Elon Musk was recently interviewed by the BBC. You can watch the video above for the whole deal. Some key summary points are: Elon Musk had to reiterate Tesla’s “secret master plan” to explain a variety of things many of you already know. He was also … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. Elon Musk is a Luddite, says the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. The term “Luddite” refers to 19th century textile mill workers who feared that Jacquard looms controlled by punch cards would eliminate their jobs. Turns out, they were right. Today, the Foundation gives out Luddite Awards to … [continued]
More EV news for the EV obsessed (… to supplement EV stories already published on CleanTechnica): French EV Sales Numbers For September 2015 The figures for electric vehicle registrations (a proxy for sales) in France during the month of September 2015 are now in. They don’t really provide any surprises, but they’re probably … [continued]
Tesla pushed autopilot to all capable Model S vehicles out in the wild with the past few weeks, and fairly quickly, reports started coming in of how it was still a bit rough around the edges, trying to veer off on an exit ramp from the slow lane on the … [continued]
Here’s some more solar energy, wind energy, energy efficiency, and general clean energy and green news & views from around the interwebs. Enjoy! Solar Energy The Oil Industry is Going Solar Kyocera Backing Floating Solar In Japan Hanwha Q CELLS Enters Indian Solar Market New Solar Panel Technologies Drive Down Costs Bold & Beautiful Solar … [continued]
BMW isn’t just jumping into the electric vehicle arena and throwing some gorilla glass on it i-brand cars. It’s also employing robots to help sell them. “In a world-first, BMW is employing artificial intelligence to promote its ground-breaking new electric cars through an automated information service for UK customers,” Automotive … [continued]
