Futuristic self-driving cars traveling along California roads have needed plenty of old-fashioned human intervention to stay safe.
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It may be a while yet before we have cars that drive themselves, but in the near future your car may help you drive. In particular, it could warn you when you're about to do something stupid.
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Apr 15, 2015
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German automaker Daimler on Monday showed its vision of the driverless car, a prototype vehicle that allows four passengers to face each other as the vehicle finds its way.
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have solved a 70 year old mystery in traffic research: an until now inexplicable jerkiness when we steer a vehicle. The discovery may lead to safety systems in cars that can ...
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Jan 2, 2015
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Google on Monday announced that the first completed prototype of its self-driving car is ready to be road tested.
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Dec 22, 2014
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To paraphrase Mark Twain, the report of the Kepler spacecraft's death was greatly exaggerated. Despite a malfunction that ended its primary mission in May 2013, Kepler is still alive and working. The evidence comes from the ...
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Dec 18, 2014
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About four years ago, the Google team trying to develop cars driven by computers—not people—became convinced that sooner than later, the technology would be ready for the masses. There was one big problem: Driverless ...
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May 30, 2014
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Apple is getting ready to hitch the iPhone to cars in a mobile marriage of convenience. The ambitious project, called CarPlay, implants some of the iPhone's main applications in automobiles so drivers can control them with ...
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May 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —When you were learning to ride a bicycle you thought gravity was your enemy, trying to make you fall over. But without gravity, you wouldn't be able to steer, say Cornell engineers. To demonstrate the concept, ...
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Mar 28, 2014
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Brew an espresso, watch a movie on a large screen, surf the Internet or simply sit and chat with friends?
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