MIT study finds computational load for widespread autonomous driving could be a huge driver of global carbon emissions

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By mmillikinJan 15, 2023, 9:30 am578 ptsHotTop
In the future, the energy needed to run the powerful computers on board a global fleet of autonomous vehicles could generate as many greenhouse gas emissions as all the data centers in the world today, according to a new study from MIT researchers that explored the potential energy consumption and related…

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