Tech Giant Xiaomi Announces Ambition to Produce Electric Cars
Xiaomi, the Chinese electronics giant with a valuation over RMB 100 billion, has announced its entrance into the electric cars market on March 30th.
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Scania and TuSimple Pilot Self-Driving Trucks in Sweden
Scania, the Swedish manufacturer of heavy lorries, trucks and buses, is testing L4 level self-driving trucks on the E4 motorway between Södertälje and Jönköping, in collaboration with San Diego-based company TuSimple.
Shanghai’s 2025 Ambition to Be the New Energy and Self-Driving Vehicles Hub
On February 25, the Shanghai Government announced its Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Development of the New Energy Automobile Industry (2021-2025).
Toyota Constructs Smart City at the Foot of Mount Fuji
On February 3, Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota has began to construct a high-tech city at the base of Mount Fuji.
Daimler Subsidiary Torc Robotics Adopts Amazon Cloud to Develop Autonomous Driving
Torc Robotics has selected Amazon Cloud Services (AWS) as its cloud service provider to meet large-scale data transmission, storage and computing speed requirements.
Huawei’s HMS for Car Partners with Mercedes Benz
Huawei and Mercedes-Benz S-Class are cooperating to provide car owners with the HMS for Car Huawei smart vehicle solution.
L.E.K. Consulting: Drones to Account for 30% of Deliveries by 2040
British consulting firm L.E.K. has released a recent research report stating that as unmanned technology and network scale greatly reduce costs, by 2040, drones may account for as much as 30 percent of same-day parcel deliveries.
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Chinese AI Chip Maker Horizon Robotics Bags USD 9M for Series C
According to statement on February 12, Chinese AI chip unicorn Horizon Robotics announces a third time series C financing.
2020 in Review: 10 AI Failures
This is the fourth Synced year-end compilation of “Artificial Intelligence Failures.” Our aim is not to shame nor downplay AI research, but to look at where and how it has gone awry with the hope that we can create better AI systems in the future.
2020 in Review: 10 AI-Powered Tools Tackling COVID-19
As part of our year-end series, Synced highlights 10 AI-powered efforts that contributed to the fight against COVID-19 in 2020.
Zhengzhou China Launches Urban-Brain to Triage and Park 4.5 million Vehicles
China’s east-central city Zhengzhou has successfully used AI to triage parking for over 4.5 million vehicles in the area.
Tesla Rolls Out ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta; Critics Apply the Brakes
Tesla’s FSD (Full Self-Driving) Beta has wowed fans, but others say FSD isn’t fully autonomous at all, tweeting videos with drivers having to take over vehicles
Beijing to Open 100 Unmanned Taxi Stations
Self-driving taxis began to fully operate in Beijing and the weekly number of orders per day during the peak period has exceeded 2,600.
Uber to Establish $150 Million Joint Venture with SK Telecom to Expand in South Korea
South Korea’s SK Telecom plans to split up its ride-hailing department “T Map Mobility” by the end of this year, to create a service company with more than 200,000 drivers and 750,000 taxi users per month.
AI and Smart City Societies Signed MoU to Boost Innovations in Bahrain
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Bahrain-based Artificial Intelligence Society and Bahrain Smart City Society to accelerate digital transformation in the country.
101 Telecom Operators Worldwide Have Launched 5G Commercial Services; 397 Are Investing
101 operators worldwide have launched one or more 5G commercial services that comply with 3GPP standards in 44 countries or regions.
Cheetah Mobile Deploys 8,000 Shopping Mall Robots Boosting Offline Retail
Cheetah Mobile has successfully deployed 8,000 AiM Robots (AiM: Attract, interact and Mindset) in 962 shopping malls across 33cities in China.
Baidu World 2020 Conference Showcases AI for Autonomous Driving and Virtual Assistant
Chinese tech giant Baidu hosted Baidu World 2020 conference under the theme of “Intelligence of Everything”, unveiling new flagship products and AI upgrades.
Baidu Launches Smart Earbuds “XiaoduPods” and Announces DuerOS Upgrades
Chinese tech giant Baidu unveiled the latest version of conversational AI system DuerOS 6.0 and launched smart earbuds “XiaoduPods”, which fulfills more user needs including elderly care and smart hotel.
Beep! Beep! Baidu Apollo’s Unmanned Taxi Opens for Test Service in Beijing
Baidu Apollo announced the official operation of self-driving taxi service Apollo Go in Beijing.
WeRide CEO Tony Han on Deloitte Podcast Discussing Economic and Social Benefit of Autonomous Driving
Deloitte has launched a brand-new podcast series Future of Mobility in 2020.
Swiss AI Air Purifier Aeris Secures US$3.3 Million Series A Funding
Swiss air purification systems manufacturer aeris completed its series A funding of US$ 3.3 million.
Tesla Video Data Processing Supercomputer ‘Dojo’ – Building a 4D System Aiming at L5 Self-Driving
Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla is recruiting AI or chip talents for the company’s neural network training supercomputer project “Dojo.”
AI-Powered Smart Cameras Help You Maintain a Long-Distance Relationship …With Your Pet
Thanks to the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and Internet of things (IoT) devices, many additional functions have been added to make the parent-pet connection stronger.
New York State Suspends AI Facial Recognition in Schools
New York will suspend implementation of AI facial recognition technology in schools for two years on Wednesday.
Amazon Backed Self-Driving Car Company Aurora to Test Fleet in Texas
According to the Verge, Amazon funded self-driving company Aurora will test a small vehicle fleet at the highways near Dallas-Fort Worth area in the next few weeks.
UAE | Taxi Drivers in Dubai to Get AI Supervisors to Check on Professional Conduct
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is implementing AI technologies to monitor the service provided by taxi drivers.
Post-COVID Smart Home Market Anticipated to Rebound and Size-Up to USD 88 Billion by 2025
Research institution Strategy Analytics predicts that the smart home market will resume in 2021 and consumer spending will increase to USD 62 billion.
$4 Billion of Google’s New India Tech Fund Goes to Telecom Company Jio
Google is investing USD 4 billion in India’s Jio platforms, a subsidiary of conglomerate Reliance Group, to create affordable smartphones for the Indian market.
Another Tesla Autopilot Crush; Companies like Intel Mobileye, AutoX, and Plus.ai Make Further Moves in Self-Driving Cars
News report that a Tesla Model S crashed into Arizona Department of Public Safety police vehicle on Tuesday in California.
Is Your Business Ready for the ‘Second Wave’? Lessons from the Chinese AI Industry’s Fight Against COVID-19
Synced presents 13 comprehensive case studies and 74 use cases in five main application scenarios to demonstrate how AI has assisted and can continue to assist in efforts to roll back COVID-19.
AI Offers Video Game Design Possibilities Far Beyond Virtual Reality
Advanced computer vision technology is supercharging virtual and augmented reality, one of the latest milestones in video game design.
AI and the Fight Against Disease and the Coronavirus
How AI is helping fight COVID-19?
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps – How Good Is Good Enough?
23 respected machine learning researchers propose that personalized peer-to-peer contact tracing through mobile apps has the potential to shift the paradigm of Covid-19 community spread.
Google’s Sidewalk Labs Walks Away from Toronto Smart City Project
Google affiliated company Sidewalk Labs announced today that it is no longer pursuing the development of Toronto’s Quayside smart city project.
AI Solutions for Healthier & Longer Pet Lives
The booming global pet care market is projected to grow to US$280 billion by 2025.
Fei-Fei Li Proposes AI-Assisted Elder Care Solution at Stanford-Hosted Virtual Conference on COVID‑19 and AI
Fei-Fei Li, Stanford computer science professor and co-director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI), shared her thoughts on possible AI technologies that could help care for the seniors during the coronavirus pandemic
WFH Parents: Here’s an AI Toybox for Your Kids!
Synced looked into smart solutions that could help keep kids engaged and entertained, and might even be educational.
China’s Autonomous Delivery Vehicles Navigate the Coronavirus Outbreak
In autonomous food and medicine delivery and beyond, the increasingly mature AI industry is actively engaged in countering the COVID-19 outbreak.
Beijing Self-Driving Vehicle Road Tests Topped One Million Km in 2019
A recent report suggests China has picked up speed, with Beijing emerging as a new self-driving vehicle hot spot.