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Business Recorder
01-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Recorder
Kia cuts Sportage prices by up to Rs1.85mn in Pakistan
Kia on Thursday slashed the prices of its compact SUV – Sportage L lineup – by up to Rs1,851,000 in Pakistan. In a notification, the company said the new prices are applicable from May 1, 2025. The price of Sportage L HEV has been reduced from Rs12,850,000 to Rs10,999,000, a temporary discount of Rs1,851,000. Meanwhile, the Sportage L FWD now costs Rs9,999,000, down from its previous price of Rs11,825,000, reflecting a decrease of Rs1,826,000. The base variant, Sportage L Alpha, will now be available for Rs8,499,000, as compared to its previous price of Rs9,499,000. 'This initiative reaffirms Kia's dedication to providing premium vehicles with outstanding design, performance, technology and safety — now at an even more attractive price point,' the automaker said said.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Cyngn Secures its 22nd U.S. Patent: for its AI-Powered Autonomous Vehicle Technologies
Since August 2023, Cyngn has been granted twelve additional patents, bringing the total U.S. patents granted to 22. MENLO PARK, Calif., April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyngn Inc. (the "Company" or "Cyngn") (Nasdaq: CYN) announced the official granting of a new patent, 12,246,733, for the Company's innovative autonomous vehicle (AV) solutions. The patent, System and Methods of Off-Board Centric Autonomous Driving Computation, introduces a cloud-based approach to autonomous vehicle operation, distributing computing tasks between the vehicle and the cloud to significantly reduce onboard hardware requirements. Vehicles transmit sensor data to cloud servers, where functions like environment mapping, decision-making, and route planning are processed before driving commands are sent back for execution. This allows the vehicle to prioritize safety-critical and time-sensitive functions. The significance of this patent lies in its ability to enable lighter, more cost-effective autonomous vehicles while enabling sophisticated driving algorithms. Furthermore, the patent includes fleet management functionality, facilitating seamless coordination of multiple autonomous vehicles through a centralized cloud infrastructure. "Since August 2023, we've been granted twelve additional patents, bringing our total to 22 U.S. patents," said Lior Tal, CEO of Cyngn. "This milestone reflects our ongoing commitment to driving innovation and advancing autonomous technology, as we continue to build out a robust patent portfolio to protect our intellectual property. Each new patent represents the hard work of our team and our dedication to developing real-world solutions that are transforming material handling." The grant of this patent marks a significant milestone in Cyngn's intellectual property strategy, further bolstering its position in the AV industry. This success follows Cyngn's recent patent issuance announcement of its 21st patent. Cyngn provides its customers a seamless way to adopt self-driving technology into their operations without high upfront costs. Previous patents include:Patent Number Title Publication Date 22. US-12,246,733-B2 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OFF-BOARD CENTRIC AUTONOMOUS DRIVING COMPUTATION 3/11/2025 21. US-12,039,867-B2 ADAPTIVE OBJECT-BASED DECISION MAKING SYSTEM 7/16/2024 20. US-12,032,099-B2 ADAPTIVE MOTION COMPENSATION OF PERCEPTION CHANNELS 7/09/2024 19. US-11,851,074-B2 SYSTEM AND METHODS OF LARGE-SCALE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VALIDATION 12/26/2023 18. US-11,837,090-B2 SYSTEM AND METHODS OF ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC RULE-BASED DECISION MAKING FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING 12/5/2023 17. US-11,837,089-B2 MODULAR EXTENSIBLE BEHAVIORAL DECISION SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING 12/5/2023 16. US-11,767,034-B2 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMPUTATION ACCELERATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS 9/26/2023 15. US-11,760,368-B2 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SAME-LOOP ADAPTIVE SIMULATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING 9/19/2023 14. US-11,747,454-B2 GRANULARITY-FLEXIBLE EXISTENCE-BASED OBJECT DETECTION 9/5/2023 13. US-11,745,762-B2 SYSTEM AND METHODS OF ADAPTIVE TRAJECTORY PREDICTION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING 9/5/2023 12. US-11,745,747-B2 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ADAPTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING COMPUTATIONS 9/5/2023 11. US-11,745,750-B2 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LARGE-SCALE AUTOMATIC GRADING IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING USING A DOMAIN-SPECIFIC LANGUAGE 9/5/2023 10. US-11,679,726-B2 VEHICLE SENSOR SYSTEMS 6/20/2023 9. US-11,673,577-B2 SYSTEM AND METHODS OF ADAPTIVE RELEVANCY PREDICTION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING 6/13/2023 8. US-11,668,833-B2 OBSTACLE DETECTION SYSTEMS 6/6/2023 7. US-11,651,583-B2 MULTI-CHANNEL OBJECT MATCHING 5/16/2023 6. US-11,614,527-B2 SELF-ADAPTIVE LIDAR-CAMERA SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM 3/28/2023 5. US-11,592,565-B2 FLEXIBLE MULTI-CHANNEL FUSION PERCEPTION 2/28/2023 4. US-11,555,928-B2 THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION WITH GROUND REMOVAL INTELLIGENCE 1/17/2023 3. US-11,372,115-B2 VEHICLE LOCALIZATION 6/28/2022 2. US-11,186,234-B2 VEHICLE SENSOR SYSTEMS 11/30/2021 1. US-11,169,271-B2 OBSTACLE DETECTION SYSTEMS 11/9/2021 For a comprehensive view of Cyngn's patents focused on modularity and flexibility of autonomous vehicle systems with multiple sensor modalities and configurations, please visit the USPTO. About Cyngn Cyngn develops and deploys scalable, differentiated autonomous vehicle technology for industrial organizations. Cyngn's self-driving solutions allow existing workforces to increase productivity and efficiency. The Company addresses significant challenges facing industrial organizations today, such as labor shortages, costly safety incidents, and increased consumer demand for eCommerce. Cyngn's DriveMod Kit can be installed on new industrial vehicles at end of line or via retrofit, empowering customers to seamlessly adopt self-driving technology into their operations without high upfront costs or the need to completely replace existing vehicle investments. Cyngn's flagship product, its Enterprise Autonomy Suite, includes DriveMod (autonomous vehicle system), Cyngn Insight (customer-facing suite of AV fleet management, teleoperation, and analytics tools), and Cyngn Evolve (internal toolkit that enables Cyngn to leverage data from the field for artificial intelligence, simulation, and modeling). For all terms referenced within, please refer to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K with the SEC filed on March 6, 2025. Where to find Cyngn: Website: X: LinkedIn: YouTube: Investor Contact:Donald Alvarez, CFOinvestors@ Media Contact:Luke Renner, Head of Marketingmedia@ Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statement that is not historical in nature is a forward-looking statement and may be identified by the use of words and phrases such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "will," "will likely result," "will continue," "plans to," "potential," "promising," and similar expressions. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the risk factors described from time to time in the Company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, without limitation the risk factors discussed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2025. Readers are cautioned that it is not possible to predict or identify all the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect future results. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. Cyngn undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. This new patent of System and Methods of Off-Board Centric Autonomous Driving Computation enables autonomous vehicles to operate with reduced onboard computing hardware by offloading heavy computing tasks to the cloud. The vehicles send sensor data to cloud servers, which handle complex tasks like environment mapping, decision-making, and route planning. The cloud then sends back driving commands to the vehicle for execution, which allows the vehicle to focus on safety-critical and time-sensitive functions. The significance in this patent lies in the fact that it allows for lighter, more cost-effective autonomous vehicles while enabling more sophisticated and safer driving algorithms. Moreover, the patent also supports fleet management capabilities, allowing multiple vehicles to be coordinated through the same cloud infrastructure. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Cyngn
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
House advances bill to change school nutrition standards
The Iowa House of Representatives voted to modify school nutrition standards. (Photo by Hakim Fobia/USDA) A bill passed the Iowa House Wednesday that would require schools to forgo federal nutrition standards to instead prioritize Iowa-specific guidelines. House Democrats, who opposed the bill, said in floor debate it makes Iowa students 'guinea pigs' for unproven nutrition practices, while failing to address the number of students in the state who can't afford lunch. House File 851 would have the Iowa Department of Education apply for a waiver from federal nutrition guidelines to exempt Iowa school districts from grain and produce variation requirements and sodium limits in favor of nutritional standards that 'align with Iowa's dietary recommendations or cultural food practices.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX Supporters of the bill said federal nutrition guidelines are 'out of date.' Rep. Derek Wulf, R-Hudson, critiqued the past administration's nutrition decisions and implementation of initiatives like 'meatless Mondays.' 'We're not making the kids of Iowa guinea pigs; D.C. has been making the kids of Iowa guinea pigs,' Wulf said. 'Nobody knows nutrition and food better than us here. We're the bread basket of America.' Wulf said the bill puts 'common sense nutrition knowledge' in place. 'Our kids are obviously not getting healthier in the past few years, so it's time to do something drastically different,' he said. Rep. Elinor Levin, D-Iowa City, said the bill tries to 'redefine' local food by prioritizing 'multinational corporations.' 'This bill is not about supporting Iowa's small and independent farmers,' Levin said. 'Instead, it serves the interests of powerful industry players, which are using this legislation to increase sales under the guise of promoting local agriculture, while actually perverting that definition.' Iowa lawmakers move to prioritize corn, pork and dairy in school lunches The bill notes specifically that Iowa students would be 'better served' by regional nutrition guidelines, because federal guidelines do not 'adequately address' Iowa's 'unique regional food sources' like corn, pork and dairy. The bill would also prioritize animal-based proteins and dairy ahead of fruits and vegetables, which Rep. Austin Baeth, D-Des Moines, said is 'flipping this evidence-based food pyramid on its head.' 'I'm very proud Iowan, but I believe that we should benefit from the science, the medical expertise, that has been gained over the decades of national and international studies as to what is the healthiest diet for kids, and not just give that all up for the sake of helping out part of the food industry,' Baeth, a physician, said. Rep. Sami Scheetz, D-Cedar Rapids, said he worried the waiver would jeopardize federal funding for schools. Scheetz cited part of federal code that states the U.S. secretary of agriculture cannot grant a waiver if it relates to 'the nutritional content of meals served.' Rep. Jeff Shipley, R-Fairfield, said the bill would benefit school nutrition staff who he said are 'very frustrated' at having to 'conform every single thing on their school menu to the whims of the bureaucracy.' Shipley said the bill allows Iowans to step out from the 'federal bureaucrats' that hold tax money 'hostage.' 'The USDA is a big problem when it comes to school nutrition,' Shipley said. 'And yeah, we appreciate their money, but the rules just don't make sense, and they're out of date and they're obsolete … The people of Iowa deserve to set our own nutritional guidelines.' Scheetz said it was 'fundamentally wrong' to risk losing that funding for school lunches when many students cannot afford to eat lunch. 'If we want to have the discussion about school lunches in our state, let's start by feeding our kids first,' Scheetz said. Scheetz introduced two amendments to the bill, which were defeated. One amendment would have conditioned the bill's implementation until Iowa had universal free lunch for its students. 'I think it's critically important that we first ensure that every kid in this state will be eating a lunch before we start messing with what's inside of it,' Scheetz said. The other amendment called for a $3 million appropriation to fund a purchasing program for schools and food banks to buy from Iowa producers via the Choose Iowa program. Choose Iowa, headed by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, has a pilot program with this purpose underway, but the amendment would have significantly grown the local food purchasing program. Scheetz said it was especially important following an announcement in March that canceled the federal Local Food for Schools program, from which Iowa schools and food banks would have received an estimated $11.3 million over the next three years. Wulf proposed an amendment to delay implementation of the nutrition guidelines until July 2026, which was adopted. The bill passed with the one amendment on a vote of 60-36. The Senate version of the bill has not yet been debated. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
Express Tribune
26-01-2025
- Express Tribune
Action to stop illegal fishing intensified
SIALKOT: The Fisheries Department Sialkot has intensified attempts to stop illegal fishing. Last year, the department collected Rs3,851,000 in revenue. These views were expressed by Deputy Director (DD) Fisheries Sialkot Mrs. Azeem in an interview with APP, here today. She said, "We are trying to stop illegal fishing so that fish breeding can be increased. In illegal fishing, people often hunt and waste small fish and the production of large fish decreases." She said that it was very important to stop illegal fishing because some people catch fish by applying current and using poisonous drugs, due to which along with big fish, small fish are also lost. "Legal action is being taken against them and our teams are raiding hunting areas on a daily basis. We are issuing licences for fishing and fee in the district is only Rs1,000," she said.
