Computer Sciences
With aims of bringing more human-like reasoning to autonomous vehicles, MIT researchers have created a system that uses only simple maps and visual data to enable driverless cars to navigate routes in new, complex environments.
May 23, 2019
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Automotive
Today's world is one big maze, connected by layers of concrete and asphalt that afford us the luxury of navigation by vehicle. For many of our road-related advancements—GPS lets us fire fewer neurons thanks to map apps, ...
Oct 13, 2021
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Internet
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many changes, including business closures and updated hours for restaurants and stores.
Computer Sciences
Map apps may have changed our world, but they still haven't mapped all of it yet. Specifically, mapping roads can be difficult and tedious: Even after taking aerial images, companies still have to spend many hours manually ...
Apr 17, 2018
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Other
(Phys.org) —A multinational team of researchers has published a paper in the journal Nature, offering a way towards better global planning for road construction. They highlight the benefits of road building along with detriments ...
Machine learning & AI
A model invented by researchers at MIT and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) that uses satellite imagery to tag road features in digital maps could help improve GPS navigation.
Jan 23, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Uber's recent self-driving car fatality underscores the fact that the technology is still not ready for widespread adoption. One reason is that there aren't many places where self-driving cars can actually drive. Companies ...
May 7, 2018
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Hi Tech & Innovation
If you've ever seen one of those self-driving vehicles with strange equipment on the roof and wondered where it's going, then there's a website for you.
Sep 2, 2020
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Robotics
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University took an all-terrain vehicle on wild rides through tall grass, loose gravel and mud to gather data about how the ATV interacted with a challenging off-road environment.
Jul 18, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The road map to replacing old fashioned carbon emitting cars with electric vehicles is well developed—at least in theory. All the major car makers (and even some of the smaller ones) are publicly committed to electric.
May 11, 2022
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