Search results for self-driving

Telecom Dec 16, 2018

5G: a revolution not without risks

The recent diplomatic dust-up over Chinese telecoms company Huawei, one of the leaders in developing equipment for fifth-generation mobile networks, has demonstrated that this technology which promises to enable an internet ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Dec 11, 2018

How self-driving cars will make our cities more charming

Everyone's trying to get ready for roads that will be filled with more and more self-driving cars. But just as the first cars were imagined to be like horse-drawn carriages without the horses, it's easy to fall into the trap ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Dec 10, 2018

Reserve your driving time to reduce traffic congestion

For his thesis, EPFL Ph.D. student Raphaël Lamotte studied rush-hour traffic congestion. He suggests implementing a system whereby commuters reserve time on a special traffic lane – like booking a seat on a flight – to help ...

Automotive Dec 6, 2018

An app for operating a self-driving car

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and IT Engineering, a Korean electric vehicle producer, have jointly developed a smartphone software package for calling and moving a self-driving car with ...

Internet Dec 6, 2018

5G network to improve road safety

Next-generation mobile network and fast data transmission solutions can be used to collect a huge amount of data on vehicles on the road. The information can be used, for example, to provide road weather services, carry out ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Dec 5, 2018

Google's robotic spinoff launches ride-hailing service

Google's self-driving car spinoff is finally ready to try to profit from its nearly decade-old technology.

Automotive Nov 29, 2018

Cruise control: GM's No. 2 exec to run self-driving car unit

General Motors' No. 2 executive is moving from Motor City to Silicon Valley to run the automaker's self-driving car operations as it attempts to cash in on its bet that robotic vehicles will transform transportation.

Hi Tech & Innovation Nov 28, 2018

Is Silicon Valley ready for fully autonomous Waymo vehicles?

Waymo, the first company to get approval from the Department of Motor Vehicles to test fully self-driving vehicles on California roads, faces questions and concerns galore as it prepares to roll out the cars in Silicon Valley.

Materials Science Nov 27, 2018

Engineer-clinician team uses 'active wrinkles' to keep synthetic grafts clean

During a coronary bypass procedure, surgeons redirect blood flow using an autologous bypass graft, most often derived from the patient's own veins. However, in certain situations where the patient does not have a suitable ...

Hi Tech & Innovation Nov 15, 2018

Electronic driving systems don't always work, tests show

Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver assist systems on the road today may not keep vehicles in their lanes or spot stationary objects in time to avoid a crash.

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