Tesla comes when called, but can fray nerves
Roddie Hasan loves his Tesla, but after a fright using a feature that lets him summon the car as he might a dog, he says he will be walking to get it.
Oct 11, 2019
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News tagged with parking lots
Computer Sciences
'Artificial intuition' delivers better answers to thorny parking-lot optimization problem
Assessing the optimal location for parking lots is surprisingly mathematically challenging, and a subset of a classic computational complexity problem with far wider applications. A team of data scientists has combined quantum ...
Jan 13, 2023
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Robotics
Team of SpotMini robots pull a box truck up a hill
Robot company Boston Dynamics has made a statement just prior to putting its SpotMini on the market, releasing a video showing a team of 10 SpotMinis pulling a box truck slightly uphill in a parking lot. The SpotMini, dog-like ...
Engineering
New asphalt binder alternative is less toxic, more sustainable than conventional blend
Asphalt is primarily known for use in roadways, but it's also used to pave playgrounds, bicycle paths, running tracks and tennis and basketball courts—all platforms for activities where breathing toxic fumes can be dangerous. ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Tech designed to aid visually impaired could benefit from human-AI collaboration
Remote sighted assistance (RSA) technology—which connects visually impaired individuals with human agents through a live video call on their smartphones—helps people with low or no vision navigate tasks that require sight. ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Robotics
Hyundai TIGER vehicle rolls smoothly, walks around obstacles
Autos today warn us of potential collisions, park themselves in tight spots, drive up to us from the parking lot to where we exit from a store on a rainy day, and they steer and change lanes for us as we coast along major ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Security robots are at Philly Lowe's stores. Some have already nicknamed them 'snitchBOTs'
Customers at Lowe's stores across Philadelphia have encountered an unexpected sight in the parking lots over the last month—a 5-foot-tall, egg-shaped security robot that makes a cosmic whirring sound as it glides across ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
'A necessity': Lebanon's forced conversion to solar
Thanks to solar energy, residents of the northern Lebanese village of Toula are finally able to enjoy ice cream again—a treat in a sun-baked country plagued by power cuts.
Sep 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric cars a major challenge for supermarkets, gas stations
The rise of electric cars is proving a challenge not only for auto makers but also gas stations, supermarkets and malls forced to adapt as more and more electric vehicles hit the road, experts say.
Nov 21, 2019
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Self-driving shuttle debuts in high-traffic Virginia spot
The future of transportation arrived in northern Virginia, looking like a big blue toaster on wheels that seats six and drives itself through the region's notorious traffic.
Oct 22, 2020
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