Apple has applied to patent a VR
system for autonomous cars that would use interior screens and VR headsets to alter the interior of the vehicle, as reported by VentureBeat.
This scenario is one of the goals of CarSpeak, a communication
system for autonomous cars developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Drive.ai, for instance, a startup that came out of Stanford's A.I. Lab, is developing
a system for autonomous cars to communicate with pedestrians crossing the street.
Not exact matches
NVIDIA»S NEW COMPUTER
FOR LEVEL 5
AUTONOMOUS CARS: Nvidia, one of the leading players in the self - driving space, announced a new computing system, dubbed Pegasus, which the company says could power a a Level 5 autonomous car, The Verg
AUTONOMOUS CARS: Nvidia, one of the leading players in the self - driving space, announced a new computing
system, dubbed Pegasus, which the company says could power a a Level 5
autonomous car, The Verg
autonomous car, The Verge reports.
Ever since Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the company is working on «
autonomous systems»
for cars, details have trickled out as well as a few public sightings of the technology Now, thanks to the co-founder of self - driving
car startup Voyage, we're getting an up close look at — and some expert insight on — Apple's Project Titan.
Speaking to Bloomberg in an interview published on Tuesday, Cook confirmed that Apple is working on «
autonomous systems»
for cars.
SAE International, a US - based association that develops standards
for automobiles, has a six - tier
system to define the different levels of
autonomous cars.
Here is their explanation of one of the most important self - driving
car patents, called «Vision
system for an
autonomous vehicle.»
Other factors in this revolution include the urgent imperative to make cities more livable, with lower congestion and cleaner air, the enormous potential
for autonomous cars and trucks, innovative approaches to subway
systems and buses, and rising consumer interest in
car sharing and bike sharing.
City streets are much more difficult to navigate
for autonomous systems (and humans) than highway roads, because the
cars have to navigate around other
cars, understand traffic signals and watch
for pedestrians or other unexpected interferences.
Nvidia is also boasting novel technology
for the developing
autonomous car market, touting its self - driving
car system called Drive PX with A.I. co-pilot.
At GM's new Markham facility,
for example, the focus is on developing advanced
systems for future generations of
autonomous and Internet - connected
cars.
Amazon extended Alexa's presence to autos, Apple offers Carplay
for iOS and Microsoft Azure has a
car system as Google parent alphabet is working on an
autonomous - driving
car via its subsidiary Waymo.
The firm has said it had no plans to make its own driverless
cars, but instead will make control
systems for so - called
autonomous vehicles.
They are focused on applications
for autonomous vehicles, some of which already have similar laser - based
systems for detecting objects around the
car, but other uses could include seeing through foliage from aerial vehicles or giving rescue teams the ability to find people blocked from view by walls and rubble.
Professor Rakotonirainy, from QUT's Centre
for Accident Research & Road Safety — Queensland (CARRS), has researched the security
systems of existing fleet, future
autonomous and connected
cars and found there was little protection against hacking.
Last October, Volvo declared that it would pay
for any injuries or property damage caused by its fully
autonomous IntelliSafe Autopilot
system, which is scheduled to debut in the company's
cars by 2020.
On a more practical side, however, it's already time
for legislation to start to address the responsibilities of
autonomous robots and computers, such as self - driving
cars, automated trading
systems or computer personal assistants.
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system provider Esri to be a major supplier
for autonomous and connected
car technology.
Cruise control is optional, and as
for advanced collision
systems like collision avoidance or anything
autonomous — well,
autonomous driving is not what this
car is about in any form.
After all, the existing tort - liability
system is flexible enough to cover
autonomous cars, and accident victims are extremely likely to go after automakers with deep pockets
for product liability suits rather than individuals with auto insurance policies with lower limits.
Despite headlines and a zeitgeist reinforcing the notion that driverless
cars are inevitable, there is no clear roadmap
for how we're going to get from contemporary automobiles offering
autonomous aids — adaptive cruise control, lane - following
systems, and so on — to vehicles that require no human input other than providing a destination.
Because Level 5
autonomous cars don't exist yet, not at Tesla or anywhere else, not even
for cars equipped with its next - gen Enhanced Autopilot
system.
Ford has revealed details of fully
autonomous systems it expects will be utilised
for new
cars in 2021.
But, there's a caveat: if you pay
for the «safety pack» with its
autonomous emergency braking
system, you're looking a four star
car.
If the
car senses that the driver has not used the wheel or pedals
for a certain period of time, the
system will first deploy «countermeasures» such as warning signals and lights, plus physical
autonomous brake jolt signals.
Again though,
for the top rating, you need to have ticked the right option boxes to have an
autonomous braking
system - without it, it's only a four star
car.
Since the corporate communications and events staff at Mazda — or any
car company
for that matter — would prefer we don't actually test features like
autonomous emergency braking on public roads, we shall take it on faith that the
system works.
IDS stands
for Intelligent Driving
System, so it's both an electric
car prototype and an
autonomous drive concept
car.
The Ioniq has as standard: a seatbelt reminder
system for front and rear passengers; a driver - set speed limiter; a lane support
system that warns the driver when the
car is drifting over a lane marking and gently steers the
car away from the lane edge; and an
autonomous emergency braking
system which operates at highway speeds and which performed well in Euro NCAP's tests, managing to avoid collision in many of the test scenarios.
Mitsubishi doesn't always score highly in our annual Driver Power owner satisfaction survey, but the Eclipse Cross was awarded five stars
for safety by independent crash - testing experts Euro NCAP, who took into account the
car's
autonomous emergency braking, lane - departure warning and other sophisticated
systems that work together to reduce the risk of collision.
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When ANCAP announced its four - star rating
for the GS in January — thanks in part due to its lack of safety features like
autonomous emergency braking (AEB), lane support
systems, second - row seat belt reminders or a driver's knee airbag — it said it was «working with MG» in China to improve the
car's safety equipment and therefore safety rating.
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autonomous tracking
system, oversized oil retention
system for self - sufficiency, and a full «expedition tools - deck» equivalent to a
car - deck that holds 25 vehicles.
ship depth sounding database, extractable forward sounding sonar, iceberg search lights,
autonomous tracking
system, oversized oil retention
system for self - sufficiency, and a full «expedition tools - deck» equivalent to a
car - deck that holds 25 vehicles.
In 2015, Volvo announced that «it would pay
for any injuries or property damage caused by its fully
autonomous IntelliSafe Autopilot
system, which is scheduled to debut in the company's
cars by 2020.»
As
for throwing what we know about
cars out the window (perhaps at 100 mph, if we go by the tone of these promos), the company made some pretty big promises near the end of last year — electric
cars, vehicles having the ability to learn about passengers and make decisions based on interests, ride - sharing
systems and hints at
autonomous driving.
Times are tough
for action camera - maker GoPro, and the company is hoping a tech licensing deal will open new avenues in smart home
systems,
autonomous cars, and more.
Ford,
for example, is expected to unveil plans on Tuesday to expand its testing of
autonomous vehicles and bolster its SYNC in -
car communications and entertainment
systems.
With
autonomous cars on the horizon, blockchain startups are eagerly building IoT
systems for the fledgling industry