If autonomous vehicles can make it here, they’ll make it anywhere. And self-driving shuttle startup Optimus Ride is the first to give it a shot. In August, the NVIDIA partner launched New York’s first public autonomous-driving pilot program. Using autonomous vehicles running on NVIDIA DRIVE, the project has already transported more than 2,000 passengers commuting Read article >

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Charter Communications is working to make customer service smarter even before an operator picks up the phone. Senior Director of Wireless Engineering Jared Ritter took a break from his presentations at GTC in Santa Clara to talk to AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz about Charter’s perspective on customer relations. Multi-service operators — operators that run Read article >

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For weeks, the Amazon rainforest has been burning at a startling rate. Tens of thousands of fires have been recorded this year — largely started by humans clearing land for logging, ranching or mining. Weak regulations and the insufficient levels of forest monitoring personnel around the globe are no match for an illegal timber market Read article >

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