Artificial Intelligence
The ‘Driverless Experience’ Looks Awfully Distracting
At CES 2019, carmakers showed off vehicles with perfume-puffing headrests, augmented-reality video displays, and all manner of in-car entertainment.
Emerging Tech
Uber Is Resuming Self-Driving Car Tests On U.S. Public Roads
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will see autonomous Ubers again.
Emerging Tech
Finally, the Self-Driving Car
Google’s sister company Waymo built the self-driving car. Now it needs to bring it to life.
Emerging Tech
The U.S. Military’s Drone Swarm Strategy Just Passed a Key Test
DARPA-funded drones worked together despite heavy electronic-warfare defenses.
Emerging Tech
These Drones Can Search and Rescue Without GPS
Traditional technologies don't always work in remote areas of the wilderness.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Military’s Self-Flying Helicopter Program Passes Critical Test
Unmanned Black Hawks are coming. The goal is a major flight demonstration next year.
Emerging Tech
San Diego Looks at ‘Geofencing’ to Slow E-Scooters
Virtual perimeters could help improve safety.
Emerging Tech
Most Big Cities Are Planning for Autonomous Vehicles
The National League of Cities has seven recommendations for those looking to launch pilots.
Emerging Tech
Waymo’s Self-Driving Car Crashed Because its Human Driver Fell Asleep at the Wheel
The dozing driver didn’t respond to any of the vehicle’s warnings.
Artificial Intelligence
All the Things That Still Baffle Self-Driving Cars, Starting With Seagulls
It's a tricky world to navigate.
Artificial Intelligence
Introducing Resident-Centered Autonomous Vehicle Pilots
The Knight Foundation aims to take projects out of the hands of car companies in five cities.
Emerging Tech
What to Include in a National Framework for Self-Driving Vehicles
State and local officials had some ideas for Congress at a Wednesday hearing on Capitol Hill.
Emerging Tech
Waymo’s Robot Cars, and the Humans Who Tend to Them
People are always the hack that make automated systems work.
Emerging Tech
The Future of Transport is Massive Warehouses Filled With Robot Minivans
This is Waymo’s vision of the future.
Emerging Tech
Waymo Just Laid Out Its Vision For a Driverless Future
The company wants to incorporate ride-sharing into its business model.
Artificial Intelligence
Uber’s Self-Driving Car Didn’t Malfunction, It Was Just Bad
There were no software glitches or sensor breakdowns that led to a fatal crash, merely poor object recognition, emergency planning, system design, testing methodology, and human operation.
Artificial Intelligence
The Future of AI Depends on High-School Girls
Women make up one-quarter of computer scientists. But in the field of artificial intelligence those numbers are likely much lower.
Emerging Tech
The U.S. Might Need Self-Driving Trucks to Avoid a Labor Shortage Crisis
The trucking industry had a shortage of 51,000 truck drivers at the end of last year.
Emerging Tech
If We End Up Sitting Around in Self-Driving Cars Watching Ads, Google Is Going to Make Billions
The race to providing autonomous vehicle experiences is far from over, however.
Artificial Intelligence
Driverless Car Startup Drive.ai Is Launching a Ride-Hailing Service in Texas
Drive.ai was founded in late 2015 by a group of deep-learning experts at Stanford University.
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