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Infineon Technologies AG has partnered with FOXESS, a prominent player in the green energy sector, to enhance the efficiency and power density of energy storage applications. Infineon will supply its advanced power semiconductor devices to FOXESS, facilitating the development of innovative solutions in the green energy industry.

Specifically, Infineon will provide FOXESS with its CoolSiC MOSFETs 1200 V for industrial energy storage applications, along with EiceDRIVER gate drivers. Additionally, FOXESS’ string PV inverters will utilize Infineon’s IGBT7 H7 1200 V power semiconductor devices.

FOXESS’ H3PRO energy storage series uses Infineon’s CoolSiC MOSFETs 1200 V.

As the global market for photovoltaic energy storage systems (PV-ES) continues to expand rapidly, improving power density has become crucial for success. Infineon’s power semiconductor devices, including CoolSiC MOSFET 1200 V and IGBT7 H7 1200 V series, incorporate state-of-the-art semiconductor technologies tailored to industrial applications, addressing the growing demand for efficiency and power density in energy storage applications.

Mr. Yu Daihui, Senior Vice President and Head of Industrial & Infrastructure at Infineon Technologies Greater China, expressed pride in collaborating with FOXESS to drive decarbonization through higher power density and more reliable systems for PV-ES applications.

FOXESS’ R Series redefines the overall design of the 100 kW model by using Infineon’s IGBT7 H7 series.

Mr. Zhu Jingcheng, Chairman of FOXESS, highlighted the significant improvements in product reliability and efficiency achieved through the support of Infineon’s advanced components. He emphasized Infineon’s technical expertise and product quality as key factors strengthening FOXESS’ competitiveness and market presence.

Infineon’s CoolSiC MOSFETs 1200 V offer high power density, reducing losses by 50 percent and providing additional energy without increasing battery size. FOXESS’ H3PRO 15 kW-30 kW energy storage series, equipped with Infineon’s CoolSiC MOSFETs, has achieved remarkable efficiency and sales growth in the global market.

Similarly, Infineon’s TRENCHSTOP IGBT7 H7 650 V / 1200 V series enhances the overall efficiency and power density of inverters. By leveraging Infineon’s advanced power semiconductor devices, FOXESS has optimized the design of its R Series 75-110 kW industrial and commercial model, achieving outstanding efficiency of up to 98.6 percent.

Infineon offers a comprehensive range of EiceDRIVER gate drivers, ensuring great integration with all power devices, including CoolSiC and IGBTs, simplifying design processes, and enhancing system reliability.

Infineon And FOXESS Team Up For Advanced Energy Storage Solutions

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Maserati unveiled the Tridente, an all-electric luxury motorboat, at the Folgore Day event in Miami, expanding its presence beyond roads to the waters. Developed in collaboration with VitaPower, an experienced EV marine company, the Tridente offers a unique blend of Italian craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology.

The 34-foot carbon fiber-hulled speedboat features a sleek, modern design with luxurious amenities, including seating for eight, a swimming platform, and a sundeck bed. Its rose gold finish adds to its aesthetic appeal, while the cream interiors provide a striking contrast.

Powered by dual electric motors and four batteries, the Tridente boasts a maximum output of 600 horsepower, enabling a top speed of 40 knots and a cruising speed of 25 knots. With a range of 43 miles on a single charge, the powerboat offers ample opportunity for leisurely exploration on the water.

Charging the batteries is a quick process, with DC fast charging allowing for a full recharge in just one hour, minimizing downtime between excursions.

Priced at $2,660,000, the Tridente is positioned as the ultimate companion to Maserati’s supercars, offering affluent enthusiasts a luxurious and eco-friendly option for indulging in water adventures. However, prospective buyers should anticipate a 10-month waiting period before taking delivery of their Tridente.

Maserati Unveils Tridente: The Ultimate Luxury Electric Powerboat

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Tesla has shown off a preview of an upcoming ride-hailing feature in its app ahead of an August robotaxi unveiling. The company released mock-ups of the upcoming feature, which showed the ability to “summon” a ride from the Tesla app.

The company didn’t offer many details about how it would work, but images show Uber-like functionality, with the ability to remotely set the car’s temperature ahead of its arrival. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced earlier this month that the company would unveil its long-promised robotaxis August 8.

Tesla has been promising a self-driving ride hailing service for years, with Musk promising the company’s robotaxi would start picking up riders back in 2019. For now, it’s unclear exactly when such a service might launch. “We are currently working on ride-hailing functionality that will be available in the future,” the company wrote in its latest earnings report. “We believe the Tesla software experience is best-in-class across all our products, and plan to seamlessly layer ride-hailing into the Tesla App.”

The update was shared in Tesla’s first-quarter earnings report for 2024. The automaker reported a revenue decline of 9 percent from last year, its steepest loss in more than a decade.

During a call with investors, Musk suggested the ride hailing service, which he referred to as “Cyber Cab,” would function like “some combination of Airbnb and Uber,” so Tesla owners could choose to make their vehicles part of the service. “There’ll be some number of cars that Tesla owns itself and operates in the fleet,” Musk said. “There’ll be a bunch of cars where they’re owned by the end user, but that end user can add or subtract their car to the fleet whenever they want. And they can decide if they want to only let the car be used by friends and family, or only by five star users, or by anyone.”

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/tesla-previews-ride-hailing-experience-ahead-of-august-robotaxi-unveil-212738199.html?src=rss

At Upgrade 2024, NTT Research demonstrated a wide range of its R&D projects and upcoming products. The Personalized Sound Zone technology caught my eye, as it aligns with the new trend in automotive innovation to deliver personalized audio entertainment for each car passenger.

NTT Sonority, a subsidiary of NTT Corporation, presented its audio brand, New Wave Maker (nwm, pronounced “noom”), leveraging over 70 years of NTT’s Research and Development. The nwm series is a lineup of over-the-ear speakers incorporating NTT Sonority’s proprietary PSZ (Personalized Sound Zone) technology. These speakers are designed to confine sound within centimeters of the user’s ear, enabling enhanced audio privacy while maintaining situational awareness.

During Upgrade 2024, NTT Sonority showcased two new audio innovations: a chair equipped with built-in speakers and the nwm MBH001 open-ear headphones. The armchair features speakers mounted around the headrest, delivering clear sound when reclining and minimal sound when positioned a few inches away. This technology holds potential applications in future automotive interior designs or for next-gen gaming chairs.

NTT Sonority showed its nwm MBH001 open-ear headphones at CES 2024, and I could try them on at Upgrade 2024. Using a technique similar to noise cancellation,  the sound is contained within the headphones while allowing ambient noises to reach the wearer’s ears. I was impressed by the main feature that allows uninterrupted music listening while remaining aware of external sounds, eliminating the need to remove the headphones to engage in conversation. Additionally, the headphones ensure users’ privacy as the sound emitted by the nwm MBH001 cannot be heard by people nearby.

The NTT Sonority representative could not share any exact release date for the nwm MBH001 open-ear headphones, besides confirming they will launch later this year.

At the NTT Sonority booth, a couple of earphones featuring PSZ technology were on display.

NTT Sonority’s Nwm MBH001 Open-ear Headphones With Personalized Sound Zone Technology, Coming Later This Year

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Leading artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Meta and others have jointly pledged to prevent their AI tools from being used to exploit children and generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The initiative was led by child-safety group Thorn and All Tech Is Human, a non-profit focused on responsible tech.

The pledges from AI companies, Thorn said, “set a groundbreaking precedent for the industry and represent a significant leap in efforts to defend children from sexual abuse as a feature with generative AI unfolds.” The goal of the initiative is to prevent the creation of sexually explicit material involving children and take it off social media platforms and search engines. More than 104 million files of suspected child sexual abuse material were reported in the US in 2023 alone, Thorn says. In the absence of collective action, generative AI is poised to make this problem worse and overwhelm law enforcement agencies that are already struggling to identify genuine victims.

On Tuesday, Thorn and All Tech Is Human released a new paper titled “Safety by Design for Generative AI: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse” that outlines strategies and lays out recommendations for companies that build AI tools, search engines, social media platforms, hosting companies and developers to take steps to prevent generative AI from being used to harm children.

One of the recommendations, for instance, asks companies to choose data sets used to train AI models carefully and avoid ones only only containing instances of CSAM but also adult sexual content altogether because of generative AI’s propensity to combine the two concepts. Thorn is also asking social media platforms and search engines to remove links to websites and apps that let people “nudity” images of children, thus creating new AI-generated child sexual abuse material online. A flood of AI-generated CSAM, according to the paper, will make identifying genuine victims of child sexual abuse more difficult by increasing the “haystack problem” — an reference to the amount of content that law enforcement agencies must current sift through.

“This project was intended to make abundantly clear that you don’t need to throw up your hands,” Thorn’s vice president of data science Rebecca Portnoff told the Wall Street Journal. “We want to be able to change the course of this technology to where the existing harms of this technology get cut off at the knees.”

Some companies, Portnoff said, had already agreed to separate images, video and audio that involved children from data sets containing adult content to prevent their models from combining the two. Others also add watermarks to identify AI-generated content, but the method isn’t foolproof — watermarks and metadata can be easily removed.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-worlds-leading-ai-companies-pledge-to-protect-the-safety-of-children-online-213558797.html?src=rss