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2024-03-01 17:55:27

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2024-03-02 07:10:10

Artificial intelligence has compiled a map of car “hot spots” that people find most attractive

Trial and error is one way to find out how successful a car design will be. Failure in this matter can seriously damage the business and lead to serious losses. That’s why manufacturers develop concept cars, testing the public’s reaction before putting them into production. Some models never leave the drawing board, others never make it beyond the clay model.

Source: Vanarama

These days, artificial intelligence is no longer the subject of only science fiction films or books. People use it to create texts, photos and videos. Some fear that it might spell doom for us all, while others recognize its potential to greatly improve our lives in the future.

Vanarama recently conducted a very interesting study using eye tracking software. The goal is to map car hot spots and rank 100 cars from most attractive to least attractive. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but whoever said that probably didn’t foresee how modern technology would develop. So how can AI determine what a person likes most regarding a car? The answer may sound like something from Asimov’s work: “This artificial intelligence program uses a sophisticated deep learning algorithm that can interpret designs and images.”

Source: Vanarama

Extensive datasets including 70,000 images were used for training. As a result, the AI ​​generates heat maps for eye tracking with an impressive accuracy ranging from 90 to 96%. Vanarama uploaded 200 images of the 100 most popular cars into the computer, providing angles from both the front and rear. After analyzing the data, the software generated heat maps showing the most visually appealing parts of each vehicle.

In recent years, we have repeatedly faced criticism of BMW’s huge radiator grille. What if BMW designers went this route to play on the contradiction? After all, their task was to create a car that people would talk regarding.

According to Vanarama’s research, the grille ranks third on the list with a score of 19.7%. So what other parts of the car intuitively attract the most attention?

Source: Vanarama

It turned out that people look at the back of the car in more detail than the front. The taillights occupy an average of 27.3% of the spotlight, while the trunk and rear window receive just 20.5% of attention. Wheels performed slightly better than headlights, while doors outperformed mirrors. As expected, the results were slightly different among minivans, with the grille being the main point of interest, according to the study.

The most attractive cars

Artificial intelligence that tracks the direction of gaze determined that one of the most attractive cars was the Hyundai i20. It takes second place, and Kia Soul is third. The Volkswagen ID4 took fourth place, level with the Mercedes-Benz GLE. But the AI ​​awarded first place to Renault Captur.

Source: Hyundai

The Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace took home the award for best grille by a large margin over the Skoda Kodiaq and Jeep Compass. The VW ID3 barely won the best wheel award, losing out to the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Ford Mustang Mach-E. The software liked the taillights of the Kia Soul more than those of the Hyundai i20 and Honda HR-V.

Least attractive cars

Tesla fans, take note: The Model 3 scored the lowest in the desirability study. Cars such as the Skoda Octavia, Dacia Duster (worst headlights) and Renault Clio also performed poorly. According to the study, the Hyundai Kona has the worst grille of all, while the Jeep Renegade has the worst wheels.

Meanwhile, the podium with the worst rear lights is shared by the Nissan X-Trail and two Toyotas (RAV4 and Aygo).

The most beautiful minivans and vans

Source: Volkswagen

The winner here is the Volkswagen Transporter. Renault Master and Vauxhall Vivaro are almost equal in terms of performance. At the same time, their level of attractiveness is higher than that of the BMW X5 or Volvo XC90. Volkswagen is on the rise: the ID Buzz has the best-looking wheels, and the Caddy takes second place in the ranking of the best-looking commercial vehicles. Renault wins the Best Grille and Best Tail Light categories thanks to Kangoo and Master.

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2023-12-18 21:19:08

Apple announced on Monday that it was suspending the sale of several models of its connected watch in the United States. The American company is accused of having copied patented technology linked to the detection of oxygen levels in the blood.

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2024-03-01 01:30:44

Bitcoin once fell to $60,364 early this morning (1), and then fell back to the 61,500 level to fluctuate in a narrow range.JPMorgan analysts predicted in an earlier report that the price might fall to $42,000 following the halving in April.
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After experiencing yesterday’s roller coaster market, Bitcoin has repeatedly challenged to break through 63,000, but unfortunately it has been unable to make further gains. When it was close to three o’clock today (1st), the lowest dropped to US$60,364, almost falling below the 60,000 mark once more.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading within a narrow range near the 61,500 level, rising 0.4% in the past 24 hours.

BTC spot price｜Source: Binance

JPMorgan analyst: May fall to $42,000 following halving in April

Will Bitcoin advance all the way and break through all-time highs?JPMorgan analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou issued a note on Wednesday.Predictions in the reportthe Bitcoin production halving event planned to occur in April will reduce the reward of Bitcoin miners from the current 6.25 BTC per block to 3.125 BTC.

They warned that the halving would have a negative impact on miners’ profitability and might increase Bitcoin’s production costs, thereby affecting its market price. Analysts predict that the price of Bitcoin might fall to $42,000 following the halving.

Bitcoin’s production costs have proven to be an important bottom line for its price in practice.

Our current median estimate of production costs is $26,500, and we expect this to rise to $53,000 following the halving event.

In addition, analysts added that less efficient miners may exit the mining industry due to reduced profitability, which may cause the Bitcoin network’s hashrate to drop by approximately 20% following the halving. This would bring the estimated center value of production costs down further to $42,000 (based on an average electricity cost of $0.05 per kWh). Analysts said:

The $42,000 estimate is also the price level we expect Bitcoin prices to trend toward once the excitement surrounding April’s halving subsides.

At the same time, analysts also expressed concerns regarding the risk of miner concentration on the Bitcoin network following the halving. They believe that following the halving, the proportion of listed mining companies will increase because they will protect their profitability by reducing overall costs, while Bitcoin miners in different regions may achieve horizontal integration through mergers and acquisitions.

Bitcoin mining cost and currency price relationship

However, according to recent historydataThe last time the price of Bitcoin was “close to or lower than” the cost of mining occurred at the bottom of the bear market in 2022, when many mining companies closed down as a result. But during a bull market cycle, the price of BTC is usually much higher than the cost of mining.

Although in history, there is usually a small correction following the halving is completed, it may be difficult to say whether it will reach $42,000.

The entire network liquidated US$340 million in the past 24 hours

Although the liquidation situation is not as serious as yesterday, according to Coinglass dataIt shows that in the past 24 hours, the liquidation amount of the entire network still exceeded 340 million US dollars, 114,000 people were liquidated, and the market volatility remained violent.

Among the liquidated currencies, BTC ranked first with $95.52 million, and ETH ranked second with $53.1 million.

Increases in the top ten currencies in the past 24 hours

CoinMarkeCap ​​datashowmost of the top ten currencies are still rising in the past 24 hours, with SOL rising by as much as 8.2%, and other tokens such as XRP, ADA, and DOGE also rising by regarding 3~5% respectively.

The only one that fell was BNB, which fell 2.81% in the past 24 hours.

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