Hu Xiaopeng, CEO and co-founder of XPENG. In Chinese, the image behind hims reads "The Era of Fully Autonomous Driving" He predicts that because of the major advances in technology, autonomous driving will be part of people's daily lives in 1 to 3 years. (Photo from XPENG)
The landscape of autonomous driving shifted significantly this week during the XPENG Motors Future VLA Media Experience Day in Guangzhou. The company announced that its next-generation intelligent driving system, VLA 2.0, will begin global delivery in 2027. More importantly for the broader automotive industry, Volkswagen has signed on as the … [continued]
In 2020, I wrote about a meter-high robotic, smart fabric wrapped Plastic Dinosaur that gained consciousness to explore machine learning. A series of articles on the core concepts of machine learning and neural nets, as they existed then, each started with a brief story about Plastic Dinosaur as it learned … [continued]
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna told an audience in Palo Alto last week that the rush to expand AI may have unexpected consequences.
I’ve lived through many internet ages. In each stage of where the internet evolves and where humans spend their time, businesses and political actors step in and try to “game the system” for their benefit. It’s not all about eyeballs and money, but, eventually, that’s almost always what anything popular … [continued]
The hype around artificial intelligence (AI) has reached enormous heights. Everything is AI all the time now. At least, that’s how it feels as someone working in the media who is bombarded by PR pitches mentioning AI. Additionally, though, we see how much money is being put into building massive … [continued]
Two studies published this year put a spotlight on how changes in the ocean are affecting the planet and the global economy.
On January 8, XPENG dropped some interesting news about its product roadmap that actually reveals something bigger than just two new extended-range models. The company is doing something different with extended-range EVs — instead of treating them as a workaround for charging infrastructure problems, XPENG is building them as electric-first … [continued]
Grok has been making waves around the world so far this year because its “spicy” mode has been showing people in skimpy clothing.
Ireland has rolled out new policies that require data centers to supply their own electricity from renewable sources.
AI is pushing its way into every corner of daily life, especially sports and education. Few people are aware of its most negative aspects.
