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Ancient city that could bridge Turkey and Armenia's bitter divide
Look at this stone bridge," said writer Vedat Akcayoz pointing to the crumbling stumps of a 10th-century span over the Arpacay river that marks the closed border between Turkey and Armenia."The fish under the bridge, are they Turkish or Armenian?"
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Nvidia expands ties with Chinese EV makers as auto AI race heats up
Nvidia said on Monday it is expanding its collaborations with BYD and other Chinese automakers that are racing to build self-driving vehicles and AI-augmented infotainment technology to compete in global markets. BYD, which overtook Tesla last year as the world's No. 1 electric vehicle manufacturer, will use Nvidia's next generation of in-vehicle chips, called Drive Thor, to enable increased levels of autonomous driving and other digital functions, Nvidia said. BYD will also use Nvidia technol
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Rivian owners can use Tesla Superchargers now, once they get their free adapter
Rivian owners can now use Tesla Supercharger stations to juice up their electric vehicles. The company released a software update to allow the integration and will even be sending out free adapters to customers.
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Rivian starts offering adapters to access Tesla's Supercharger network
Rivian customers can now request an adapter to tap into Tesla’s vast North American network of Superchargers, making it the second automaker to do so behind Ford. The company announced Monday that it will start shipping adapters to Rivian owners -- one per VIN -- starting in April for free, though it didn't say if it will eventually charge a fee. Ford was the first to start offering the so-called North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters last month for free.
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Hertz CEO steps down following Tesla EV purchase debacle
Following a disastrous misadventure with EVs, Hertz's CEO Stephen Scherr is stepping down.
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Another autonomous vehicle startup shutters, Zoox expands driverless testing and investor fervor for AI escalates
While generative AI was clearly the big attraction, the future of transportation still garnered attention from investors, urban planners, founders, corporations and media. Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana was also at SXSW, where she announced the company will begin offering a robotaxi service to the public in Los Angeles this week and in Austin by the end of the year.
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US to investigate Texas fatal crash that may have involved Ford partially automated driving system
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, involving a Ford electric vehicle that may have been using a partially automated driving system. The agency said in a statement Friday that a team of investigators from its Office of Highway Safety will travel to Texas and work with police on the Feb. 24 crash on Interstate 10. The NTSB said that preliminary information shows a Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV equipped with the company's partially automated d
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