Here’s how AI is helping cities improve traffic management

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by on November 4, 2020 at 10:00 am
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This article was originally published by Federico Cheli on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the transport sector are stimulating innovations for better and more targeted use of vehicles and infrastructure. This could optimize network performances, support the monitoring and management of traffic, and create the base for solutions that pave the way to future mobility, particularly in cities. Infrastructure management and…

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Tesla hit with $14M fine over German battery recycling bungle

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by on November 3, 2020 at 9:18 am
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American electric vehicle maker Tesla is facing a $14 million lawsuit in Germany over how its recycled end-of-life batteries. The filing, shared by Roadshow by CNET, alleges that Tesla didn’t follow recycling protocols to recycle EV batteries in an environmentally friendly way. The specific issue in Germany concerns how Tesla is recycling batteries that have been damaged in an accident and can’t be reused. Tesla is meant to connect customers with a third party company that can safely dispose of the damaged battery pack. However, as Input reports, it has failed to do this in a reasonable time frame. Tesla…

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Nigeria desperately needs scientific investment to tackle COVID-19

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by on November 2, 2020 at 8:52 am
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Nigeria, like other African countries, wasn’t spared from the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. To overcome this challenge, countries have been advised to keep testing, treating, and isolating to reduce infections. Nigeria has been expanding its capacity to test. The country’s laboratories can carry out about 18,000 tests per million daily, but this can be improved. The country ought to be doing about 40,000-50,000 tests daily. Nigeria successfully controlled Ebola and is applying some of the lessons learned. But COVID-19 presents new challenges as scientists are still trying to understand the novel virus. This novelty highlights the importance of continuous…

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