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Elon Musk’s Boring Company gets green light for Las Vegas tunnel system

The Verge

Elon Musk’s Boring Company just won approval from local officials to move forward with building a network of vehicle tunnels underneath Las Vegas. The Boring Company already operates a small version of this “Teslas in Tunnels” system underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center, which opened earlier this year and involves two 0.8-mile

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Motional launches autonomous Hyundai IONIQ 5s on Lyft network in Las Vegas

TechCrunch

Motional, the Aptiv-Hyundai joint venture that’s working to commercialize autonomous driving technology, has launched its new all-electric IONIQ 5-based robotaxi for driverless ride-hail operations on the Lyft network in Las Vegas. The news follows years of collaboration between the two companies in Las Vegas.

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Startup Halo will bring driverless car service to Las Vegas later this year on T-Mobile 5G

The Verge

Driverless car startup Halo has announced a new service coming to Las Vegas later this year: a fleet of remotely operated electric vehicles, using T-Mobile’s 5G network. While it’s the primary network they’ll use (mid- and low-band 5G, specifically, with LTE as a fallback), they will also rely on other networks.

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Motional and Via launch a free robotaxi shuttle in Las Vegas

The Verge

Motional and Via are teaming up to launch a free robotaxi shuttle service in Las Vegas. The news comes almost a year and a half after the two companies announced their intention to link up to study how autonomous vehicles could interact with public transit networks. Las Vegas is no stranger to autonomous vehicles and shuttles.

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NPOs Keeping Human Touch Amid Tech And AI

The NonProfit Times

Joanne Pike, and Susannah Schaefer.) ** LAS VEGAS — Technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming discovery and treatment for medical breakthroughs but should not replace the human element of care. (Caption: From left Nancy Brown, Wayne A. Frederick, M.D., Frederick, M.D.,

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5 reasons to attend Xperience 2024

Nimble AMS

You won’t want to miss Xperience 2024 in Las Vegas on September 23-26! Don’t miss out on Xperience 2024, in Las Vegas, on September 23-26. Networking opportunities With over 1,000 industry peers and experts attending Xperience 2024, you’ll have countless networking opportunities within your field.

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Elon Musk’s Vegas loop won’t transport as many people as promised

The Verge

Elon Musk’s Boring Company’s system of tunnels to shuttle people under the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) may not be able to move as many people as originally promised, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch. Image: The Boring Company. The choke point isn’t technology — it’s fire regulations. Maybe a month or so.

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