Tag: Research
Two Charts, One Grid: Clean Electricity Is Getting Cheaper But Feels More Expensive
The argument begins with a pair of charts that appear to contradict each other while describing the same reality. One plots nominal residential electricity prices against carbon intensity for the ten largest electricity producing countries in 2015 and 2024. The other uses the same data but adjusts prices for inflation. … [continued]
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XPENG–Peking University Collaborative Research Accepted By AAAI 2026: Introducing A Novel Visual Token Pruning Framework For Autonomous Driving
XPENG-PKU Research Breakthrough: XPENG, in collaboration with Peking University, has developed FastDriveVLA—a novel visual token pruning framework that enables autonomous driving AI to “drive like a human” by focusing only on essential information, achieving a 7.5x reduction in computational load. Top-Tier AI Recognition: The research has been accepted by AAAI 2026, one of the … [continued]
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Cox Automotive Forecasts 9% Sales Decline for Tesla in USA in 2025
The 3rd quarter was a record sales month for Tesla, thanks in large part to the US tax credit for EVs ending in the 4th quarter. However, that doesn’t mean Tesla has been having a good year. Leading into the 3rd quarter, Tesla wasn’t doing well, and it surely isn’t … [continued]
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Humanoid Robots Keep Slipping Into the Future, Much Like Fusion
Humanoid robots have a habit of returning to public attention in waves. Each wave arrives with smoother motion, better balance, and more confident timelines. The claim is usually some version of general purpose capability. The promise is a machine that can safely share space with humans and perform a wide … [continued]
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New book questions transparency claims tied to police body cameras
Sociology professors Christopher Schneider of Brandon University and Erick Laming of Trent University take a critical look at the technology.