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On the Monday, March 23, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Aging infrastructure, rising demand and extreme weather are testing the U.S. power grid in new ways. How can we ensure its reliability?

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Abstract: High-definition (HD) maps are essential for autonomous vehicles. A promising approach to automated generation of HD maps is occupancy grid mapping using vehicle-borne light detection and ...