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Last Week in AI #152: Self-driving trucks in Texas, AI fighter pilots, robots to help in nursing staff shortage, and more!

Texas' regulations favor self-driving truck development, plans for AI to control a real fighter jet in 2024, hospitals use delivery robots to help nurses fetch supplies.

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Jan 24, 2022
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In Texas, driverless trucks are set to take over roads

A self-driving truck produced by Aurora is seen on a road in Texas

Why is Texas becoming an epicenter for the testing of self-driving trucks? A number of reasons: the state has the most truck drivers of any, many qualified engineers, and a sunny climate that works well for truck sensors. But most importantly, its local regulations make it easy for the likes …

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