Robotics
For autonomous cars to be able to navigate, their optic sensors—like cameras and laser—require a clear view. Now, researchers at Örebro University have successfully improved the precision in radar sensors for navigation ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Despite only about 25% of car travel happening after dark, almost half of fatal accidents occur at night. As our vehicles become more advanced and even autonomous, the ways of detecting and avoiding these collisions must ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Automotive
Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated the first attack strategy that can fool industry-standard autonomous vehicle sensors into believing nearby objects are closer (or further) than they appear without being detected.
Mar 14, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
A "no-touch touchscreen" developed for use in cars could also have widespread applications in a post-COVID-19 world, by reducing the risk of transmission of pathogens on surfaces.
Jul 23, 2020
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Using radar commonly deployed to track speeders and fastballs, researchers have developed an automated system that will allow cars to peer around corners and spot oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
Jun 25, 2020
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Robotics
Self-driving cars for delivering packages is already familiar enough as a "vision." As Ford continues sketching out the self-driving car as part of the transportation future, the delivery system that needs to fulfill the ...
Engineering
Spring is here and the roads are a mess. But the days of motorists calling to report potholes may someday be a thing of the past.
Mar 27, 2018
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Consumer & Gadgets
A smart home device that serves as a security camera delivers service that goes beyond house sentry. What if you find a home device that not only acts as sentry but does double duty as private investigator/concierge/babysitter?
Engineering
One of the most popular tropes in sci-fi—be it James Bond, Knightrider, what have you—is the intelligent car sidekick. It can drive itself, see its surroundings, carry on conversations. With advances in autonomous vehicle ...
Nov 28, 2017
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(Tech Xplore)—Many drivers could use a reminder that ignoring or neglecting tire care is not an option. Mike Hanlon, New Atlas: "It's remarkable but true that most of the cars in any given carpark have incorrectly inflated ...
