In a new comprehensive review, researchers from Tsinghua University, Xiaomi EV, Beijing Institute of Technology, and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China examine how these two AI paradigms are being applied across the development, validation, and operation of autonomous driving systems, discuss their strengths and limitations, and further review their emerging synergy for more robust, interpretable, and trustworthy autonomous driving systems. 

Using demographic profiles from surveys in Sydney, Hong Kong, and Nanjing, the authors construct role-playing prompts to test three LLMs on lottery-choice tasks. Three findings emerge. First, GPT models are more risk-averse than human benchmarks, whereas Gemini is more risk-seeking. Second, prompt language affects simulated risk attitudes, with non-English prompts often inducing more conservative choices. Third, LLMs fail to reproduce empirical heterogeneity, producing distributions that are either overly concentrated or unrealistically dispersed.

Revolver Therapeutics has won the health category of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Emerging Technologies Competition 2026.

Researchers at the University of Georgia conducted the first empirical study investigating how "one-pedal driving" (OPD) influences electric vehicle car-following behavior. The study reveals a striking contrast: while manual one-pedal driving increases speed oscillations and driver variability, integrating OPD with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) significantly enhances traffic stability and produces smoother, more conservative driving patterns compared to traditional two-pedal systems.

A research team has developed a new type of battery component that results in safer and higher-capacity batteries. It can improve lithium metal batteries’ safety, reliability, and electrochemical performance. Their work provides a feasible molecular engineering strategy for developing safe, high-performance lithium metal batteries.

Wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) can convert naturally available wind energy directly into additional thrust, reducing ships’ dependence on conventional fuels. A new techno-economic review examines four major systems: rotor sails, boundary-layer control sails, wing sails and kite sails, and evaluates their aerodynamic principles, industrial readiness, design requirements, operational risks and lifecycle impacts. The authors also identify nine research priorities for turning promising performance estimates into safe, measurable and commercially viable emissions reductions.