Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies

Uber has a long-term ambition that goes well beyond shuttling passengers: the company eventually wants to outfit its human drivers’ cars with sensors to soak up real-world data for autonomous vehicle (AV) companies — and potentially other companies training AI models on physical-world scenarios. Praveen Neppalli Naga, Uber’s chief technology officer, revealed the plan in…

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Azerbaijan announces green energy grid integration CO₂ decline rate

Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 4. Approximately 270 MW of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) are currently in operation in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories, First Deputy Vice President of Azerenerji Yusif Garayev said during the session titled “Electricity Generation and Grid Infrastructure Development: The Future of Energy Supply,” held as part of the 30th Anniversary Baku Energy…

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Power returns to parts of Spain: grid operator

Shorouk Express Electricity has returned to parts of northern, southern and western Spain, the grid operator said on Monday, as a blackout sparked chaos for millions across the Iberian peninsula. “Tension has now been restored in substations in several areas of the north, south and west of the peninsula, beginning to give supply to consumers…

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