Autonomous Driving

Today's Stories

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   Tesla gets approval to test self-driving cars in Denmark, designs new AI chips

   Tesla received regulatory approval to test its Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology in Denmark on June 10th. Separately, CEO Elon Musk announced the company is developing a new generation of AI chips specifically designed for autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.

   Tesla drivers in Denmark will soon be able to try self-driving features, while the new chips could make Tesla's autonomous cars and robots faster and more capable.

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   Self-driving truck startup CEO says Gen Z workers beat industry veterans for AI jobs

   Raquel Urtasun, CEO of autonomous truck company Waabi (valued at over $1 billion), told Fortune that hiring young workers without preconceived ideas about how things should work is more effective than hiring industry veterans. She argues that fear of AI change can paralyze experienced workers' ability to innovate.

   Job seekers entering the AI and autonomous vehicle industry may have advantages over experienced professionals who are resistant to new AI-first approaches.

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   Decart launches realistic driving simulator to train self-driving cars faster

   AI research company Decart released Oasis 3 on June 10th, a system that creates photorealistic driving environments in real-time to train autonomous vehicles. The simulator can generate hours of realistic driving scenarios without needing actual road testing.

   Self-driving cars could become safer and more reliable faster, since companies can test millions of driving scenarios virtually before putting cars on real roads.

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   NVIDIA expands into physical AI with new robotics tools and humanoid platform

   NVIDIA launched a comprehensive set of open-source robotics tools on June 8th, including the Isaac GR00T platform for humanoid robots and the Cosmos 3 simulation system. These tools target healthcare automation, manufacturing, and autonomous vehicles.

   Hospitals, factories, and delivery companies could soon deploy more capable AI-powered robots that can navigate and work in the real world more effectively.

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   Procter & Gamble tests Saudi Arabia's first self-driving hydrogen truck

   Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble partnered with local companies to deploy Saudi Arabia's first autonomous hydrogen-powered truck on June 5th. The truck combines self-driving technology with zero-emission hydrogen fuel.

   Companies could reduce both delivery costs and environmental impact by using self-driving trucks that don't produce emissions.