Rivian’s upcoming Amazon delivery van has been spotted in the wild in the LA area, seemingly being used in some sort of test capacity in the real world.
It looks about as we expected it would, but one surprise stands out: a loud “pedestrian-warning” noisemaker which sounds about as unpleasant as our worst fears.
Just last month Rivian’s van was spotted in prototype-form in Irvine, doing…
Sigma CEO confirms RF/Z mount lenses are a 'possibility,' estimates camera industry will stabilize this year and more
January 13, 2021
Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki, pictured at the CP+ 2019 show in Yokohama, Japan.
Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki recently penned an article in the ICAN Management Review that confirms the Japanese company is looking at the ‘possibility’ of bringing Sigma lenses to Canon RF and…
Google trained a trillion-parameter AI language model
January 13, 2021
Parameters are the key to machine learning algorithms. They’re the part of the model that’s learned from historical training data. Generally speaking, in the language domain, the correlation between the number of parameters and sophistication has held up remarkably well.
What this bald eagle and neural network depiction have to do with future U.S. AI strategy
January 13, 2021
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) today announced the launch of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office, an organization that will coordinate and oversee national AI policy initiatives for the United States government.
“The Office is charged with overseeing and implementing the United States national AI strategy and will serve as the central hub for…
How to create dynamic wallpaper on iOS 14.3 and disable Shortcuts banner notifications [Video]
January 13, 2021
As we noted in our previous hands-on looks at iOS 14.3, Apple has brought back the Set Wallpaper action to the Shortcuts app. With this handy action, users are able to create dynamic wallpaper that can be triggered using automations, such as when connecting an iPhone to…
No, Harley-Davidson likely won’t cancel the LiveWire, the #1 selling US electric motorcycle
January 13, 2021
Harley-Davidson recently updated the Future Vehicles section of its website, removing some previously featured models. One of those models was an electric motorcycle, prompting speculation that the motorcycle manufacturer might be calling it quits on electric vehicles.
The…
The GM announcements keep coming at CES 2021 this year. Today GM CEO Mary Barra announced a new division called BrightDrop that would be building electric delivery vehicles and the technology to go along with it.
Today General Motors announced BrightDrop, a new division and brand, which will offer an “ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products” for logistics companies.
The first of…
GM teases Chevy Bolt EUV, confirms full unveiling next month
January 13, 2021
GM is again teasing the Chevy Bolt EUV ahead of the full unveiling, which the automaker has now confirmed is coming next month.
Chevy Bolt EUV
Last year, GM had an “EV Day” during which we learned a lot more about their plans, including that it would finally launch a…
When cycling legend and three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond announced he was releasing a pair of new electric bicycle models last year, we knew these weren’t going to be any ordinary e-bikes.
With deliveries set to begin next month, LeMond Cycles is releasing…
Audi sells almost 50,000 e-tron electric SUVs in 2020
January 13, 2021
Audi sold almost 50,000 e-tron electric SUVs in 2020 – a significant increase over last year and launching Audi’s electrification effort ahead of new models hitting the market.
Audi e-tron
The Audi e-tron is starting to come into its own as an electric vehicle program.
The German automaker released its 2020 delivery results and confirmed 79.5% growth in e-tron deliveries to 47,324 units last…
