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MIT CSAIL’s Roboat II is an autonomous platform large enough to carry human passengers

November 26, 2020
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) say they’ve created an autonomous river vessel — Roboat II — that’s capable of carrying passengers across fast-moving bodies of water. It’s the latest addition to a fleet of autonomous boats developed by CSAIL, MIT Senseable City Lab, and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions…
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Researchers suggest AI can learn common sense from animals

November 26, 2020
AI researchers developing reinforcement learning agents could learn a lot from animals. That’s according to recent analysis by Google’s DeepMind, Imperial College London, and University of Cambridge researchers assessing AI and non-human animals. In a decades-long venture to advance machine intelligence, the AI research community has often looked to neuroscience and behavioral science for…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 25, 2020

November 26, 2020
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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The beloved British Morris van returns as the reimagined electric JE

November 26, 2020
The Morris JE, a reimagining of the mid-20th-century British Morris J-type van, will debut next year. The electric van is pricey, but with incentives, nostalgic features, and hopefully quality, it will definitely turn heads. Morris goes electric The Morris JE is expected to enter production next year and will feature a 200-mile range, 194 feet of cubic capacity, and a 2,200-pound payload…
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Tesla recalls over 9,000 Model X SUVs over small pieces that can detach while driving

November 26, 2020
Tesla has issued a new recall with NHTSA for 9,000 Model X SUVs built in 2015 and 2016 over pieces of the body that can detach while driving due to a lack of primer. The company is not aware of any accidents caused by the defect. The problem is with two cosmetic pieces on the roof of the Model X: The Model X is equipped with a cosmetic applique at the front of the roof just behind the…
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