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Tesla robotaxi seen closing in on Waymo if weekly miles rise 20 percent

Tesla\'s robotaxi autonomous driving mileage may have moved ahead of Waymo\'s in Austin, Texas, an analysis showed. It said that if Tesla sustains its recent 20 percent weekly growth rate, it could overtake Waymo\'s weekly mileage across the United States in about 11 weeks. The analysis also projected Tesla could surpass half the combined weekly paid passenger miles of Uber and Lyft in three Texas metros by mid-February.

Telecommunications & Media

Apple to unveil new products on Oct. 28; touchscreen MacBook Pro and OLED iPad mini possible

Apple will hold a new product event on Oct. 28 and is expected to present updates to major products such as the MacBook Pro and iPad mini. Foreign media reported the company released a teaser using the phrase “Pro and tell” and will host a media hands-on event in Los Angeles starting at 10 a.m. Pacific time. The event is expected to focus on product demonstrations rather than a keynote.

Industry

Low-cost older smartphones become humanoid robot brains as $400 PhoneBot debuts

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have developed an open-source humanoid robot platform called PhoneBot that uses a low-cost Android smartphone as its camera, sensors and computing unit. The hardware excluding the phone costs about $400. The 48.3 cm, 1.8 kg robot uses 13 servo motors and runs key tasks on the phone. Tests used four Android phones, including the 2017 Honor 9. Limits remain in payload, dynamic motion and uneven terrain.