FCA US recalls more than 12K Ram pickup trucks. See affected models

A software error in the recalled truck's powertrain control module may result in the loss of vehicle control, according to a recall report.
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Autonomous Weapon Systems: Implications of Increasing Autonomy in the Critical Functions of Weapons

The development of autonomous weapon systems -- that is, weapons that are capable of independently selecting and attacking targets without human intervention -- raises the prospect of the loss of ...
Nature

Silicon Carbide Power Device Optimization

Silicon carbide (SiC) has emerged as a transformative material for high-efficiency power electronics, owing to its wide band gap, high thermal conductivity and superior breakdown strength. Optimising ...
IEEE

A Comprehensive Review on Control Barrier Functions: Uncertainty Handling, Design Optimization, and Feasibility Analysis

Abstract: Control barrier functions (CBFs) provide a rigorous framework for enforcing safety in control-affine systems by ensuring system states remain within predefined safe sets. However, practical ...
IEEE

Counterexample-Guided Synthesis of Robust Discrete-Time Control Barrier Functions

Abstract: Learning-based methods have gained popularity for training candidate Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) to satisfy the CBF conditions on a finite set of sampled states. However, since the CBF ...