Tag: self driving cars
Best Examples of Artificial Intelligence
From vaccine development to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence or, AI for short, is progressing very quickly. As much as we were imagining artificial intelligence as robots with human characteristics, it has proven to be far more sophisticated and often more invisible than robot technology. Today, it’s mostly being used to perform narrow tasks such as…
UK Government announces £25 million for autonomous vehicle trials in London and Edinburgh
Business Secretary Greg Clark is shown an autonomous car by Professor Pal Newman at Oxbotica (Aaron Chown/PA) Autonomous vehicle trials serving London and Edinburgh have received a funding boost from the Government as the UK ramps up its self-driving ambitions. Three pilots have been announced, ranging from self-driving taxis to…
How does an autonomous vehicle learn to avoid pedestrians and other obstacles?
Above: The Kar-Go from the Academy of Robotics - an autonomous delivery vehicle designed to reduce the last-mile costs associated with deliveries. Guest writer William Sachiti from the Academy of Robotics explains how autonomous vehicles are able to navigate around obstacles and avoid pedestrians... To teach an autonomous vehicle to…
10 surprising ways that driverless cars could change the world
With driverless, or autonomous, cars set to arrive on UK roads by 2021 according to the government, they are predicted to change the face of personal mobility forever. Undoubtedly, they'll make our roads safer, give us more free time and make our journeys faster. But what are the less predictable consequences of driverless cars? Select…