China says automakers now require licenses for “smart cars” collecting mapping data, which could further complicate the local operations of companies like Tesla (Reuters)

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
BMW plans to use AWS tools to manage data from its Neue Klasse platform for connected vehicles; the company says it has roughly 20M connected vehicles in use  —  BMW will be the first automaker to use Amazon Web Services’ cloud software to manage data from its connected vehicles, the companies announced Thursday.

Adele Peters / Fast Company:
GiveDirectly and Google.org are using AI mapping and satellite imagery to find low-income hurricane survivors in Puerto Rico and Florida and send cash payments  —  Storms worsen inequality.  These $700 cash payments can help lessen the blow.  —  After a disaster like Hurricane Ian …

David Shepardson / Reuters:
IIHS survey: 53% of Super Cruise, 42% of Autopilot, and 12% of ProPILOT Assist users say they were “comfortable treating their vehicles as fully self-driving”  —  Drivers using advanced driver assistance systems like Tesla (TSLA.O) Autopilot or General Motors (GM.N) …

Chavi Mehta / Reuters:
Meta’s Oversight Board says it can make binding decisions to apply a warning screen when “leaving up or restoring qualifying content”, starting this month  —  Meta Platforms Inc’s (META.O) independent oversight board said on Thursday that starting this month it can decide …

The Verge:
At Tesla AI Day, Musk reveals a protoype of Optimus, a humanoid robot that uses Tesla’ AI and advanced driver assist features, expects to cost less than $20K  —  Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed a prototype of a humanoid robot that he said utilizes the company’s AI software …

Jessica Hagen / MobiHealthNews:
Florida-based care.ai, which uses AI-powered sensors to monitor and collect behavioral data on care facility patients, raised $27M from Crescent Cove Advisors  —  The company will use the investment to deploy its technology in more healthcare facilities.  —  AI-enabled care facility …