University of Massachusetts Amherst computer science graduate students Kyle Wray and Luis Pineda, with their professor Shlomo Zilberstein, today described a new approach to managing the challenge of transferring control between ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 12, 2016
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Google and Tesla agree autonomous vehicles will make streets safer, and both are racing toward a driverless future. But when Google tested its self-driving car prototype on employees a few years ago, it noticed something ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 8, 2016
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New technology often raises new ethical questions—and those questions only multiply as technology advances.
Other
Jul 5, 2016
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The U.S. government is investigating the first reported death of a driver whose car was in self-driving mode when he crashed. Joshua D. Brown, 40, died May 7 when his Tesla Model S, which was operating on "autopilot," failed ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 1, 2016
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Google co-founder Larry Page has secretly poured more than $100 million into building flying cars, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 9, 2016
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General Motors chief executive Mary Barra came out strongly Tuesday for regulations requiring the retention of steering wheels and foot pedals in self-driving cars.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 7, 2016
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When self-driving cars start appearing on your commute, they're not likely to remind you of the swift Lexus vehicles in Minority Report.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 2, 2016
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Google on Thursday had a fresh US patent for a sticky coating that could be applied to self-driving cars so pedestrians stick instead of bouncing off when hit.
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 19, 2016
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Uber unveiled its first self-driving car on Thursday, announcing it had begun testing an autonomous vehicle on the streets of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 19, 2016
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Cars and environmentalism don't always going hand in hand. But that may be changing. On Tuesday, automobile and sustainability experts will discuss how people move around in a society that increasingly values green technology. ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 17, 2016
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