遇見極光女神 Aurora 的浪漫
參加四天三夜猞猁小築賞極光團的第一天
由溫哥華搭機前往黃刀鎮，轉往猞猁小築。
幸運的遇到紅狐，並且在第一晚就見到了極光。

國際

旅行美食

文化生活

加拿大黃刀鎮賞極光 Day 1

以行動支持創作者！付費即可解鎖

山明與水秀喜愛自駕、郵輪、火車等各種不同旅行的方式，透過鏡頭在雲端和大家分享美景、美食。

雲遊山明與水秀

Neon 是基於 PostgreSQL 的 Serverless Database，具備了 Serverless 帶來的高乘載量、划算的費用與 PostgreSQL 強大的效能的一款開源資料庫服務。


職場產業

投資理財

Neno 一個基於 Postgres 的 Serverless Database

學習

分享網站開發的前端、後端、資料庫與部屬維運技術，並記錄在工作上的心得

Sponge | 一塊海綿的沙龍

在半夜時升起了晨曦，這不是太陽設置的寶座，也不是冰封的海洋，而是閃動的火焰。--極光格雷林之淚


音樂藝文

創作

電影戲劇

水彩藝術-極光

歡迎你來到我的沙龍當貴客，這裡有我的繪畫作品欣賞與日常生活雜記。如果對我的課程有興趣，可以逛逛商店，裡面有水彩輕彩繪線上課程可以購買。也歡迎在討論區與我聊聊天喔！

米莉安的藝術弄

圖文插畫

Pomme是知名的神隱少女狂粉，不只一次在自己的演出翻唱主題曲，這個Live演出中也穿上了他招牌的神隱少女褲，再抱上他最愛的自動豎琴(autoharp)。
結尾那段搭配上場景的吟誦，瞬間讓整個演出的神聖值爆昇。

[Music 365] Pomme - Les Oiseaux (63/365)

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Pomme "Les Oiseaux" - Session Acoustique par "Bruxelles Ma Belle"

Découvrez la performance live d'Aurora et Pomme qui nous ensorcellent par leur featuring sur " Everything Matters " tiré du dernier album d'Aurora  " The Gods We Can Touch ". 

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N'hésitez pas à vous abonner à la chaîne ici : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rb...
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Boîte de production : Neuf Degrés 
Réalisation / Direction Artistique : Benjamin Diaz  
Ingénieur son : Noé Chabane

Aurora x Pomme - Live on RHYTHM BY MODZIK

Bienvenue dans l'univers de POMME !
Découvrez ici le mini clip de son premier single : "J'suis pas dupe". 

→ Ecoutez / Téléchargez le titre dans l’EP "En cavale" : https://polydor.lnk.to/PommeEP 
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//Mini clip réalisé par Sébastien Brodart //

Pomme - J'suis pas dupe

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group

Itsumo Nando Demo (from Spirited Away) · Pomme

Itsumo Nando Demo

℗ 2021 Sois sage musique

Released on: 2021-12-24

Studio  Personnel, Mixer: Ghyslain-Luc Lavigne
Associated  Performer, Guitar, Vocals, Zither: Pomme
Studio  Personnel, Mastering  Engineer: Marc Theriault
Composer  Lyricist: Wakako Kaku
Composer: Yumi Kimura

Auto-generated by YouTube.

Itsumo Nando Demo (from Spirited Away)

Aurora，北歐的白髮精靈，以極光為名，歌聲空靈，舞姿狂野，很夢幻的女孩。Queendom 轉變自 Kingdom (王國)一詞，有人翻譯為后土，帶有女權意識，但我覺得更重要的主旨是在強調包容與慈悲，MV超美，舞蹈服裝舞者都很完美。

[音樂] Aurora -〈Queendom〉

Rae 瑞姨的沙龍

New single ‘Cure For Me’ Out Now: https://Aurora.lnk.to/CureForMeID 🃏✨🎭

Listen to 'The River' here: https://Aurora.lnk.to/AURORARiverID
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Merch here: https://Aurora.lnk.to/OfficialStoreVD

Stream/Download Queendom: https://lnk.to/AQu1ID 🌊🌿

Queendom is about celebrating all the differences in us. It’s about celebrating the women and the children and animals and the men also. The quiet ones and the introverts, where they can sing and be seen. It’s about the shy people and the lonely people and I hope it can be a place where we can come and be lonely together and then not be lonely anymore. Queendom is a place for all of us.

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Director                                              Kinga Burza
Producer                                            Natalie Wetherell
Exec Producer                                   Sasha Nixon
Prod Co.                                             Forever Pictures
DOP                                                    Kristof Brandl

Service Producer                              Monika Soukup
Service prod co.                                Milk & Honey, Prague 

Editor                                                  Simon Colin 

Post Producer                                   Rebecca Pembleton
Colourist                                            Oisin O'Driscoll 
Flame Op                                           George Rock Liffe
Post House                                         The Mill, London
Steadicam                                           Andrew Fletcher 
Choreographer                                  Jenny White


AURORA Tour:

8 June – Northside Festival, Aarhus
16 June – Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf
23 June – Bushstock Festival, London
6 July – Pohoda, Slovakia
13 July – Gurten Music Festival, Switzerland
19 July – Colours of Ostrava, Czech Republic
22 July – International Music Festival, Liverpool
4 August – OFF Festival, Poland
10 August – Ypsigsrock Festival, Castelbuono
11 August – Sziget, Hungary
16 August – Pukkelpop, Belgium

EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR:

10 October – Academy, Manchester
11 October – The Forum, London
17 October – TV Ronda, Utrecht
19 October – E-Werk, Cologne
21 October – Docks, Hamburg
23 October – Huxleys, Berlin
24 October – Muffathaller, Munich
30 October – La Cigale, Paris

Music video by AURORA performing Queendom. © 2018 Universal Music Operations Limited

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AURORA - Queendom (Official Video)

從Tesla到Waymo到自駕車到底離你有多遠？其實一些你沒聽過的自駕車系統廠商，才是L4自駕領域的領先者。而這些公司其實都已經在資本市場上可以買到了。但整個行業到底值不值得投資呢？自駕車到底是不是遙不可及的夢？

L4無人駕駛夢近在眼前？和你想像不一樣的自駕車江湖

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IEO 國際財經科技前沿觀察

自動駕駛技術大解析
心得總結：自動駕駛兩門派，終極之戰論成敗 

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子曰：三人行，必有我師焉! 歡迎在評論區討論與提問喔! 

我們知道明天特斯拉可能會推出FSD beta版本的自動駕駛，要不要使用光達一直是大家爭議不休的議題，但我們可以探討目前非光達的技術在頂尖研討會或是文獻上面，目前做到怎麼樣的水準！

重點強調但這不表示特斯拉的技術水平，因為特斯拉在電腦視覺+AI model來說擁有業界最龐大的真實數據，一般來說研究機構所使用的大多是KITTI的數據集，但特斯拉的數據量遠高於KITTI，這個可以參考我解析特斯拉AI總監在2021 CVPR大會演講解析下面有附連結～

所以這期影片就是大家敲碗已久的自動駕駛技術大PK，阿財花了很多時間與精力，閱讀了許多文獻複習了好多知識，終於千呼萬喚始出來！LiDAR光達與Pseudo-LiDAR的終極之戰，此影片會分成上下兩集，不敢保證全網最硬核但乾貨絕對滿！希望能起到拋磚引玉的作用，讓大家對自動駕駛有更深入的瞭解，讓我們一起進入這場世紀大對決吧！

自動駕駛技術大解析 下集在這喔~~~:
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自動駕駛技術播放清單，強烈建議看看～
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特斯拉 超級電腦世界第五 !? 特斯拉AI總監 演講分析 (下)
https://youtu.be/8L-FfdovGtU


特斯拉 事故？TESLA自動駕駛 (autopilot/FSD) 技術解析？https://youtu.be/aVO2HzskVcI

LiDAR 技術各大流派介紹
https://youtu.be/bdilgg6Vgvk

影片段落 
00:00 自動駕駛終極之戰 
0:20 選手介紹
1:25 偽光達?
2:05 Monocular單目視覺介紹
9:55 Stereo 雙目視覺介紹
11:15 自動駕駛訓練資料KITTI
13:40 AI model
18:32 大PK

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自動駕駛技術大解析 終極之戰 ! 特斯拉為首的電腦視覺 + AI model vs 光達 LiDAR (上)

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🏮【科技新未來EP11】馬斯克：光達無用！？深度探討為什麼沒有光達就沒有全自駕？🏮


特斯拉告訴監管單位他們的自動駕駛不會超過 Level 2，創辦人馬斯克牛皮吹破 ！？沒有光達就沒有全自駕，曲博帶你了解自動駕駛感測器

00:00 開場 | Introduction 
01:54 影像感測器(CIS)與影像訊號處理(ISP) | CMOS Image Sensor & Image Signal Processor 
08:20 為什麼特斯拉三個影像感測器比不上人類兩隻眼睛？ | Why Tesla CMOS Image Sensor can not replace human eyes?
13:25 如何提升影像感測器與毫米波雷達的精確度 | How to improve accuracy of CMOS Image Sensor & mmWave radar 
17:38 飛時測距(ToF)如何取得影像深度訊號 | How ToF get  deep image Signal
18:11 光達(Lidar)的種類與特性 | Types of LiDAR
21:58 馬斯克為什麼這麼痛恨光達 | Why Elon musk hates LiDAR
22:49 特斯拉將在什麼條件下使用光達 | Under what conditions will Tesla use LiDAR ?
24:49 回答幾位網友的問題 | Answer the questions from Youtube comment
29:07 結論 | Conclusion

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曲博錯了嗎！？馬斯克：光達無用！？深度探討為什麼沒有光達就沒有全自駕！

In this April, we tested the advanced driver-assistance systems of Tesla Model 3, NIO EC6, Xpeng P7 and Li ONE, to see with the current hardware and OTA updates, how much their ADAS performances have improved.

In this video, you'll see:
- What are the changes of the new 42Mark in 2021?
- What are the challenges of curve test?
- How important is lane keeping to ADAS?
- Who performed the best in the congestion test?
- What made NIO so impressive after its OTA?
- What are the differences between Tesla the benchmark, and Li ONE, NIO as well as Xpeng in lane changing?
- Why do we insist on producing 42Mark?

Thank you for watching!

Tesla Autopilot or NIO Pilot? 蔚来绝地反击，特斯拉理想小鹏呢？｜42Mark ADAS Benchmarking

May.04 -- Argo AI, the autonomous driving startup backed by Ford and VW, has revealed a new long-range lidar. The company's CEO Bryan Salesky says it gives Argo an edge in deploying self-driving cars commercially. Salesky spoke exclusively to Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow about the technology, its financing plans and regulation.

Argo AI CEO Salesky Sees US Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles, Plots IPO

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Mobileye is now testing Autonomous Vehicles in NYC and sharing the unedited results! Watch our AV’s winning combination of mapping, driving policy, and sensing come together to successfully face all the driving challenges the Big Apple can throw at us.

Read more about the news: https://intel.ly/36KZcYL

00:00 Intro: Mobileye autonomous driving in New York
02:43 Onto the streets of Manhattan
04:50 Left-hand turn around double-parked truck
07:30 Right-hand turn onto Park Avenue
11:30 Park Avenue Tunnel & Viaduct
18:03 Jaywalkers at intersection
19:29 Cross-town traffic
26:30 Queens-Midtown Tunnel
31:50 Autonomous driving in Queens
35:13 Double-parked trucks block lane

Mobileye is leading the mobility revolution with its autonomous-driving and driver-assist technologies, harnessing world-renowned expertise in computer vision, machine learning, mapping, and data analysis.  

Our technology enables self-driving vehicles and mobility solutions, powers industry-leading advanced driver-assistance systems, and delivers valuable intelligence to optimize mobility infrastructure. Mobileye pioneered such groundbreaking technologies as True Redundancy™ sensing, REM™ crowdsourced mapping, and Responsibility Sensitive Safety (RSS) technologies that are driving the ADAS and AV fields towards the future of mobility. 

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Unedited Mobileye Autonomous Vehicle Ride in New York

Move over, Tesla and Waymo. The first self-driving robotaxis in China are being rolled out on the streets of tech hub Shenzhen. 

Bloomberg's Allen Wan and AutoX CEO "Professor X" take a Chrysler minivan for a spin in an industrial suburb. Clogged with trucks and wayward drivers, we find out how safe and convenient the company's robotaxi service really is. 

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搭上景氣復甦成長列車的，是基礎工業的發動機，也是全球景氣風向球之一的開拓重工Caterpillar(CAT)，以及實體經濟復甦下需求成長恢復的卡車業巨頭：帕卡Paccar（PCAR）
而投資「破壞式創新」聞名的Ark為什麼會看上傳統的卡車巨頭PACCAR？

觀點

受惠景氣復甦與自駕題材的變形金剛，重卡巨頭PACCAR

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Uber is selling its self-driving unit to Aurora. The deal includes Uber investing $40 million for a 26% stake in the new company. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Chris Urmson, Aurora co-founder and CEO, joined "Squawk Box" on Tuesday to discuss the deal. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi 

Uber’s self-driving unit, Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), is being acquired by its start-up competitor Aurora Innovation, the companies announced Monday.

The deal, expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, values ATG at approximately $4 billion. The unit was valued at $7.25 billion in Apr. 2019 when Softbank, Denso and Toyota took a stake.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will join the company’s board, and the ride-sharing giant will invest $400 million into the company.

Overall, Uber and ATG investors and employees are expected to own a 40% stake in Aurora, according to a regulatory filing accompanying the deal; Uber alone will hold a 26% stake. The start-up is being valued at $10 billion in the transaction, according to a person familiar with the terms of the deal.

“With the addition of ATG, Aurora will have an incredibly strong team and technology, a clear path to several markets, and the resources to deliver,” Chris Urmson, co-founder and CEO of Aurora, said in a statement. “Simply put, Aurora will be the company best positioned to deliver the self-driving products necessary to make transportation and logistics safer, more accessible, and less expensive.”

“Few technologies hold as much promise to improve people’s lives with safe, accessible, and environmentally friendly transportation as self-driving vehicles,” said Khosrowshahi in a statement. “For the last five years, our phenomenal team at ATG has been at the forefront of this effort—and in joining forces with Aurora, they are now in pole position to deliver on that promise even faster.”

Aurora is backed by Hyundai, Amazon and major venture firms including Greylock and Sequoia. TechCrunch first reported in November that the two companies were in talks for ATG.

Uber’s co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick had viewed self-driving as an essential investment, saying in 2016 he believed the world would shift to autonomous vehicles. ATG had been a long-term play for Uber, but the unit brought high costs and safety challenges. Throughout the course of a pandemic-stricken year, Uber has made efforts to stem losses in its ride hailing business, control business costs -- including with major layoffs in the spring -- and to grow its delivery business.

Earlier this year, Uber stirred up controversy by transferring Jump, its electric bike sharing subsidiary, to Lime — another micro-mobility company in which the ride hail giant had invested. Uber acquired Jump outright in 2018 with the stated intention of running and growing that brand independently.

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來自美國卡車製造商 PACCAR 透過「專為自駕車打造的超級電腦」提供卡車司機更友善、更舒適的工作環境。

車身四周裝設感測器（相機、雷達和光達等）感知周遭環境，並將資訊匯入 NVIDIA DRIVE PX 2 進行影像處理，卡車可透過即時建立的地圖決定行駛方向。

「我們不必每天再耗費 10 至 14 小時專注駕駛 400 到 500 英里的長途貨運，這駕駛安全有很大的好處。」- Brett Northrop, Test Driver, PACCAR

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Kenworth became the first company to reach the summit of Pikes Peak with a Class 8 fuel cell electric vehicle. The milestone occurred during a Kenworth T680 FCEV zero emissions performance demonstration.

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There's a lot of buzz around self-driving cars, but autonomous-driving technology could revolutionize a different industry first — construction. That industry hasn’t changed much over the last several decades, according to some experts, making it an ideal candidate for automation.

“The way we build today is largely unchanged from the way we used to build 50 years ago,” said Gaurav Kikani, vice president of Built Robotics. “Within two years, I think we’re really going to turn the corner, and you’re going to see an explosion of robotics being used on construction sites.”

The industry is also faced with a labor shortage that the Covid-19 pandemic has further complicated.

“Covid is making people step back and say, ‘hey, the way we’ve been doing things for a long time is just not sustainable,’” said Kevin Albert, founder and CEO of Canvas. “It is just a wake-up call for the industry.”

Canvas is one of several companies working on autonomous construction technology. Big players like Caterpillar and Komatsu, and start-ups like SafeAI and Built Robotics, see value in using autonomous machines to accelerate construction projects.

The mining industry was one of the first to employ the use of self-driving tech. Caterpillar began its first autonomy program more than 30 years ago. The company now has the largest fleet of autonomous haul trucks. Caterpillar says it’s hauled 2 billion metric tons in just over six years.

Built Robotics is a San Francisco-based start-up founded by an ex-Google engineer that already has machinery out in the field. It’s automated several pieces of equipment, such as bulldozers and excavators.

“You can now collapse your construction timeline so you can knock out work overnight so that it’s ready for your human workers in the morning to speed them along,” Kikani said.

SafeAI is another Silicon Valley start-up. It recently teamed up with Obayashi for a pilot program. It’s been retrofitting equipment like dump trucks, bulldozers and loaders. 

Robots are also helping inside. San Francisco-based Canvas created an autonomous machine for finishing drywall and has worked on projects like the San Francisco International Airport and Chase Arena. Humans work alongside its robotic system.

“Drywall is very hard work on the body,” Albert said. “And we’ve seen that 1 out of every 4 workers has to end their career early because of injuries. This will create longer careers for people and also enable people to join the trades that haven’t had access before.”

The construction industry is one of the largest sectors in the global economy, with about $10 trillion spent each year. That spending accounts for 13% of the world’s GDP, even though the sector’s annual productivity growth has only increased 1% over the past 20 years. According to McKinsey & Co., $1.6 trillion of additional value could be created through higher productivity, and autonomy would help the industry achieve that.

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How Autonomous Robots Are Changing Construction

How Autonomous Robots Are Changing Construction

Implementing autonomous technologies can be a major undertaking. It helps to have a partner with proven solutions, decades of experience and a team of experts – like Caterpillar.