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McDonald’s Ends AI Drive-Thru Experiment with IBM

McDonalds' AI drive-thru system had problems picking up on accents and dialects

G-Wagens Spin & New Afeela in Giga Gears

Sometimes there is a subset of car culture that you’ve just missed out on somehow. That’s what happened to me and the 3.5-liter Ecoboost-swap Mustang community. I just didn’t know they existed, but it was brought to my attention today via a tweeted screenshot of a Facebook post, which naturally sent me into a research…

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“Top CES Car News: ChatGPT, Vinfast, and Exciting Honda Concepts | Giga Gears”

I’ve spent the last handful of days making my way through the vast labyrinth that is the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There are more booths, exhibits and speeches than any one person can count, so we decided to wrap up all of our car content from CES in a pretty bow and hand it over to you folks.

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Mercedes Warns Against Using G-Class EV’s Tank Turn on Public Roads: Can I Be Arrested?

Mercedes-Benz announced a slew of stuff at CES, from a new AI virtual assistant to musical EV sounds developed with Will.I.Am that change as you drive. CES was also host to the North American debuts of the Concept CLA and the new E-Class, but the only thing that I truly care about is the camouflaged prototype of the…

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California Approves 24/7 Robotaxi Service Expansion

The California Public Utilities Commission voted 3-1 in favor of opening up robotaxis for 24/7 service anywhere in the city of San Francisco Thursday night. The vote comes after contentious public comment both for and against the two companies—Waymo and Cruise—and their self-driving cars.

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