Withdrawal from Commercial Drone Alliance was prompted by a “fundamental and irreconcilable disagreement,” Amazon said.  

Existing operators in the $167 million market are keen to reduce the number of new competitors as state regulators wrestle with license cap. 

The technology could help automakers build AI assistants that understand group conversations and what’s happening around the car. Key takeaways Amazon is collaborating with NVIDIA on multimodal AI assistant technology to enhance Alexa Custom Assistant for in-vehicle experiences and support deployment with car manufacturers. The technology aims to enhance in-vehicle conversational AI with ambient context...