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Skydio 2 Drone: Better autonomy than Tesla? You be the judge

What would happen if you set up a Skydio 2 drone to follow a Tesla Model 3 in Full Self-Driving (Beta) mode? Would it perform as well as the automobile? Better? Buckle up; we’re about to find out. We already know that the brains inside the Skydio 2 are pretty impressive. The AI and obstacle avoidance are so good on the drone, it really freaked out Casey Neistat – who couldn’t run away fast…
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EGEB: Exxon to lay off 1,900 US employees

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Exxon is making big cuts to its personnel, which could be close to 15% of the global workforce. Protect the earth and its biodiversity or face deadlier, more frequent pandemics, says a new report. A new report from Wärtsilä…
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Ford releases more details about Mustang Mach-E’s hands-free autonomous driving capability

As we get closer to the start of Mustang Mach-E deliveries, Ford has released more details about the electric car’s hands-free autonomous driving capability. When first launching the Mustang Mach-E, Ford confirmed that Ford Co-Pilot360 Technology with Active Drive Assist will enable hands-free driving. The technology is similar to GM’s Super Cruise. It is available only on pre-mapped…
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Polestar recalls almost all Polestar 2 electric cars over inverter and battery issues

Polestar announced today that it is recalling almost all Polestar 2 electric cars that it has delivered globally over an issue with its power inverter and its battery pack coolant heater. It’s not easy to be an EV startup. Polestar is Volvo’s former performance brand recently relaunched as an electric vehicle brand. It recently started producing the Polestar, its first all-electric vehicle…
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Tesla officially increases price of its Full Self-Driving Kickstarter campaign to $10,000

Tesla has now officially increased the price of its Full Self-Driving package to $10,000 in the US. That’s quite a price for a model that most closely resembles a Kickstarter campaign. In a Kickstarter campaign, companies ask customers to purchase a product before it is fully completed or in production. They basically ask customers to help pay for the development of the product and in…
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