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Technological progress has always benefitted mankind right from the very First Industrial Revolution several centuries ago. Income levels have increased, the overall quality of life has improved, health statistics look healthier than ever and there is hope for the future. The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the late 20th century brought about the advent…
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has many forms. In its most tangible avatar, it is an entity with human-like abilities that operates independently of humans despite being created by them. In one word, robots! Man has long had a love affair with robots, although they went by different names through the ages. But why this fascination…
In the field of artificial intelligence, or AI, The Singularity – or technological singularity – refers to a point in time when ASI, or artificial superintelligence, will trigger an explosion of technology developments driven by machines that will change the world as we know it. How Will The Singularity be Achieved? Although there are several…
Whether we like it or not, we are now officially living in the age of artificial intelligence. After centuries, even millennia, of dreaming about automatons and smart machines, we are now seeing a torrent of real-life applications in the form of self-driving technology, thinking robots and intelligent products that are rapidly approaching what is known…
As Tesla begins an aggressive round of testing for its full self-driving test program with its own employees, it’s clear that Hardware 3 has rapidly evolved and is now ready for real-life road conditions. The difference between version 3.0 of the Tesla hardware is chiefly in the internals, specifically the new AI chip that the…
Well, of course we jump at the chance to report that Musk still has India firmly in his mind for expansion. It’s an irresistible – albeit impractical right now – market for Tesla. At least, as far as electric cars are concerned. This is what Musk said earlier this year: Would love to be in…
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has come up with a novel way to have cars – only Tesla EVs for now – travel through their tunnels. The tunnel in Hawthorne was the location of a new type of Model X unveiling – a car installed with what Tesla calls tracking wheels. The tracking wheels prevent…
I don’t think Apple will ever make a car. It’s a risky bet for one of the most highly valued companies in the world where investors track metrics in the tenths of percentage points. It’s also where the CEO takes bonus pay cuts for missing targets. Is such a move worth the risk? Probably not,…
As we approach the age of self-driving cars, accurately geolocating a vehicle is a crucial component of the navigation equation. By introducing additional sensors like cameras into the mix and then matching that with conventional GPS positioning, Tesla plans to enhance that level of accuracy.
Elon Musk said today that Tesla is currently testing “traffic lights, stop signs & roundabouts,” a crucial next step in the evolution of Autopilot. Tesla released “Navigate on Autopilot” for US customers on October 26th, 2018. At the time of the release, the company said Navigate was the most advanced Autopilot feature ever and it “guides a…
Volkswagen’s recent announcement to cut costs by $6.8 billion sounded very similar to General Motor’s announcement that the company will idle five plants in North America as part of its plan to increase free cash flow by $6 billion. The $6.8 billion savings for Volkswagen and $6 billion savings for General Motors might be just…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced in October that Tesla’s custom AI chip is six months away from being launched. According to Musk, the new chip will increase Tesla’s autonomous driving performance between 500% to 2000%. Tesla’s current hardware with NVIDIA chips can process 200 frames per second, while the new Tesla chip is expected to handle…
In a first of its kind review, Consumer Reports tested four partially automated driving systems and ranked GM’s Super Cruise as the best of the lot. According to Consumer Report, Super Cruise edged out Tesla Autopilot and made it to the number one spot because it did the best job of balancing technology while also…
The much awaited Tesla Software update to Version 9.0 might still take a few more weeks to come, based on Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent tweet about ironing out the details. Tesla Autopilot team is awesome! Got to make sure we iron out the details though. Long tail of tricky edge cases. Important to get…
It’s almost time for a very important update to drop for all Tesla EV owners – Version 9.0 of the Tesla Software that is the brain behind the Model 3, the Model X and Model S. But per recent leaks, it appears that the release may be delayed. Dev builds are still coming, and the…
