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Tesla files to use new ‘millimeter-wave radar’ on its ‘full self-driving’ electric cars

January 14, 2021
Tesla has applied with the FCC for the use of a new “millimeter-wave radar” for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving in its electric cars. New Tesla Radar Tesla uses a front-facing radar sensor hidden inside the front fascia of its vehicles as part of its Autopilot/Full Self-Driving (FSD) sensor suite. Electrek has found a new FCC filing from Tesla in which the automaker applied to get a new…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: January 13, 2021

January 14, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Siemens spin-offs to develop offshore wind turbines that produce green hydrogen – Reuters

January 14, 2021
In an exclusive, Reuters reports that Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy will develop commercial offshore wind turbines that can produce hydrogen via electrolysis. “It is the renewable industry’s most concrete plan yet to capitalize on an expected boom in hydrogen demand.” Siemens Energy owns 67% of Siemens Gamesa, the world’s largest offshore wind turbine maker. The two companies are…
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DefenseNews

U.S. Army’s future battle command system is cleared for production

January 14, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s future battle command system that will link sensors and shooters across the battlefield has been cleared for production, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to Defense News Jan. 13. As part of a long and bumpy road, the Army delayed the production decision for the Northrop Grumman-developed Integrated Battle Command System in November due to administrative issues…
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GamingNews

Steam customers purchased 21.4% more games in 2020 than in 2019

January 14, 2021
Last year was a big one for Valve Software’s Steam. The PC game-distribution platform had a massive audience that engaged even more with gaming during the ongoing global pandemic. That led to an increase in game purchases of 21.4% year-over-year in 2021. Valve summed up the growth in its 2020 year in review blog post. “While Steam was already seeing significant growth in 2020 before COVID-19…
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