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...“The AI brain is searching for its robot ‘body.’ And the body is the vessel of the AI ‘soul’”, writes Adam Jonas in an actual note to clients....
...This industry body is examining adherence by these companies to an emerging set of requirements on a voluntary basis,” he said....
...The world’s biggest tech show is also a major auto expo, with South Korea’s Kia and Hyundai, Honda of Japan and Mercedes-Benz of Germany all taking part along with numerous suppliers....
...Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the industry body, projected a 22 per cent surge in Chinese sales of NEVs in 2024....
...This led the company to crack “cell-to-body” technology, which sandwiches together the EV battery cell with a car body. Wang’s unforgiving business model has led to complaints about worker treatment....
...However, the industry body retracted the commitment two days later, citing a violation of anti-monopoly laws....
...Gigacasting using aluminium is also one response to the way that massively heavy auto batteries are reshaping how cars are designed. “Battery tech is driving gigacasting tech....
...Korea has a reputation for innovation, its economic development over the past half-century has been driven in large part by its ability to “absorb” and develop technologies — whether in the chip, battery, auto...
...You had most of the auto industry advocating that safety belts were against the business model, right?...
...ABS, which mostly comprise auto and consumer loans, typically lack climate information for underlying assets and complicate classification for the EU’s sustainable finance disclosure regulation, the ECB...
...[MUSIC PLAYING] Look at the body language and watch Elon's face as he tries to justify what this robot is for. ELON MUSK: The Tesla bot will be real....
...But the established industry groups have weathered such storms before, and have large, global operations that can shift and absorb such body blows....
...The twist this time is that the shortage is reflecting back on to the chip industry itself — and no one knows if it will be resolved before consumers’ appetite for electronics, autos and appliances starts...
...Almost two years on, environmental protests and bureaucratic battles have frustrated the Tesla chief executive’s hopes to shake up Germany’s staid auto industry, delaying the grand opening by several months...
...Paint comprises almost a quarter of the cost to repair a car, said David Creswell, chair of trade group Auto Body Professionals Club....
...In the UK the gig economy was estimated to account for 4.7m workers, according to a 2019 report by the Trades Union Congress, the umbrella body for trade unions in the UK....
...The State Administration for Market Supervision, China’s top regulatory body, said it was “deeply concerned” about the case....
...Even the industry’s own trade body estimates that there are now more than 3m financial benchmarks being continuously maintained by its members, which means resources can get spread thin....
...Of course, researchers also face downsides in this dash online: it is harder, for example, to “read” body language on a video call than in person....
...The optimists believe that green energy could give Japan Inc a new narrative — and a powerful new source of exports....
...Similarly, BorgWarner has accused rival auto parts maker Delphi, which it had agreed to buy for $3.3bn, of drawing down on a revolver in breach of its merger agreement....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on May 5 2021. ©2021 Nikkei Inc....
...When Alphaville met Morgan Stanley auto analyst Harald C....
...With OpenRoaming, Cisco is creating a federation of trusted members including mobile service providers and device manufacturers through which WiFi networks can auto-authenticate users’ devices....
...Here’s how the auto industry is preparing for the economic uncertainty ahead. (FT)...
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