The AI frenzy is taking over the world. Mere days after China’s Alibaba made headlines with Qwen2-VL, Sakana AI, the Japanese startup founded by former Google researchers David Ha and Llion Jones and former diplomat Ren Ito, has announced it has raised $100 million in a series A round of funding.
The investment has been led by several industry heavyweights, including New Enterprise Associates…
NIO beats Wall Street's expectations in Q2 earnings and reports record-high EV deliveries
September 9, 2024
NIO has shared its unaudited Q2 financial results for 2024, which detailed record-high EV deliveries that helped the automaker snag an even larger portion of the overall market in China. NIO also surpassed the expectations of financial gurus on Wall Street with its quarterly…
Tesla has revealed its AI product/self-driving roadmap for the next few months, but it raises more questions than it answers.
Tesla official AI Roadmap with self-driving software releases
September 2024
v12.5.2 with ~3x improved miles between necessary interventions
v12.5.2…
Ford's updated E-Transit, America's best-selling electric van, is en route to customers
September 5, 2024
America’s best-selling electric van now has even more range and faster charging. Ford announced on Wednesday that it began shipping the new 2024 E-Transit with enhanced range to customers across North America.
Ford changed the game after introducing the E-Transit in 2020, the all-electric version of its best-selling van. After debuting in 2022, the E-Transit has held the top-selling EV van title…
Rivian is rolling out a software update to R1 owners new and old, including a new 'Launch Mode'
September 5, 2024
Rivian has just started rolling out a robust software update that improves several features in both generations of its flagship R1S and R1T BEVs. Updates vary by model, but there are some pretty extensive improvements to the Rivian ownership experience, including the…
On today’s thrilling episode of Quick Charge, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 gets a rally-ready update plus a native NACS connector, Tesla’s smart summon arrives just two years late, and Volvo’s latest “breakthrough” electric semi truck goes more than 600 km between…
71% of leaders prefer hiring candidates with AI skills over those with the relevant industry experience
September 5, 2024
If you’re not upskilling or upskilled in AI, the 2024 Annual Work Trend Index from Microsoft and LinkedIn makes for grim reading.
After surveying 31,000 people in 31 countries, its researchers have discovered a change in employer preferences from seeking AI aptitude over proven track records.
Some 71% of executives said they would rather hire applicants with AI expertise over those with actual…
Luma AI debuts Dream Machine 1.6 video generator with camera motions
September 5, 2024
AI video generators are multiplying in number and increasing in realism, but one big roadblock preventing them from replacing traditionally filmed video is a lack of fine-grained control.
Many leading AI generators allow users to enter text prompts and/or upload still images…
Anthropic to release system prompts for Artifacts, latest Claude family prompts found incomplete
September 5, 2024
Last week, Anthropic released the system prompts — or the instructions for a model to follow — for its Claude family of models, but it was incomplete. Now, the company promises to release the system prompts for its newest feature, Artifacts, in the coming weeks after…
Belgian private bus operator Hansea already has 90 electric city buses in its fleet – and last week, the company announced plans to add 181 more electric buses by the end of 2025. Hansea’s electric bus success story began back in 2021, when VW-owned heavy truck brand MAN electric buses released the Lion’s City E Coach model (yes, there’s an apostrophe in the model’s name). The buses…
