The Universal Socket: A Better Way To Understand Artificial Neural Networks
How is a magic socket like a living brain like a self-driving car? Find out!
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FedEx Hops On Nuro’s Autonomous Bandwagon
Nuro first tripped my radar with a Dominos commercial showing its cute, non-threatening autonomous delivery robot happily arriving at someone’s door with a steaming hot pizza. I love me a cute robot, and love a cute robot that brings me pizza even more, but I thought that Nuro must have … [continued]
Hyundai Recruits AI Expert To Boost Autonomous Driving & Data Capabilities
If the recent launch of the company’s first all-electric Genesis luxury car and that video of a Kia EV6 drag racing a multi-million dollar collection of high-end hypercars didn’t clue you in already, let me fill in the blanks for you: Hyundai Motor has major, world-class ambitions. Not just ambitions … [continued]
Algorithm Could Prevent Autonomous Cars From Bumping Into Things — Like Other Cars
Researchers at Northwestern University have created an algorithm that keeps robots from bumping into each other. It could be used in autonomous cars and automated warehouses.
Mercedes & Geely Launch JV For smart Cars
Chinese carmaker Geely has added another brand to its ever-growing portfolio. The company, which currently owns Volvo, Lotus Cars, and Lynk & Co., recently launched a joint venture with Mercedes-Benz’ parent company, Daimler, to co-develop and produce the next generation of autonomous electric city “smart” cars based on the smart Vision EQ concept shown here.
Researchers Say Smart Intersections & Autonomous Cars Could Reduce Urban Congestion
Researchers at Cornell say autonomous cars connected to smart traffic signals could reduce congestion by 138%.
Nissan ProPilot 2.0 Is A Lot Like Tesla Autopilot, With One Key Difference
Nissan ProPilot 2.0 will allow drivers to take both hands off the wheel as long as the car stays in its designated travel lane thanks to a camera that monitors the driver’s eyes.
Xpeng Motors Gets Into Ride Hailing To Bypass The Competition
Xpeng Motors is moving a step forward after announcing a stellar 2019 start by launching a pilot ride-hailing service, Pengster. Will it beef up competition or simply move mobility a nudge up? We’ll know eventually. In the meantime, Xpeng Motors is about to roll out ride hailing in the world’s biggest mobility market.
Danish Conservative Prime Minister Thinks Climate Council Is Too Conservative, Doubles Electric Vehicle Goal
It was something of a surprise when Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced this week that Denmark will phase out gasoline and diesel car sales to make room for up to 1 million electric cars on the roads by 2030. The number 1 million was a surprise in itself because only a few days earlier the Danish Council on Climate Change released a report recommending a total of 500,000 electric cars by 2030 to pave the way to the end goal of a fossil fuel free nation by 2050.
Grey Area Between “Assisted” & “Automated” Driving Systems A Concern For UK Insurers
Progress, change, transition, well-being — from plastic to automation, the world keeps evolving, shifting through good and bad choices, including some grey areas. Remember when you took glass milk bottles and glass coke bottles back to a store for 5 cents. No one had to call it green in those days. It just made sense. Maybe you don’t remember. Now we call ourselves green because we are trying to make the plastic waste in our oceans go away and stop killing life on multidimensional levels. Not all changes are plastic or negative, though. A positive advance of modern time is the integration of autonomous features on the road.
