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Why I think an Autonomous Vehicle Won’t Be Able to Reliably Guess Where a Pedestrian Will Go

In 2016, Volvo ‘promised’ that we would have ‘Deathproof Cars’ by 2020. That’s next year! You may also recall that about this time last year, an Autonomous Uber Volvo crashed and killed a pedestrian. According to the NTSB the car … Continue reading

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TomTom Is Applying Its GPS Technology To Self-Driving Cars And Fitness Watches

From TechCrunch TomTom are answering one of the questions I’ve been asking about for a long time. What if I don’t want to take my phone, but I still want the GPS and other features when I go out for … Continue reading

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Google’s self-driving cars have been in 11 accidents because humans are dumb

The viability of self-driving cars will likely be debated and scoffed at for a long time, but at least we know they’re not distracted by their cellphones. In an article… Source: thenextweb.com This is exactly the point I have been … Continue reading

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How to Teach an Autonomous Car to Drive – Gizmodo

Driving a car is easy. Engine on, eyes open, foot on the gas and you’re all set. So why is it taking autonomous cars so long to learn? Source: gizmodo.com So we can deal with inaccurate maps as long as … Continue reading

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A Solution For The GPS Jammer Threat – Strategy Page

See on Scoop.it – Location Is Everywhere A Solution For The GPS Jammer Threat Strategy Page The U.S. Department of Defense is spending more research dollars on developing a jam resistant replacement, or backup (depending on who you talk to), … Continue reading

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