Pony.ai to Test Self Driving Cars in Shanghai
Chinese self-driving startup Pony.ai will begin testing self-driving cars in Shanghai as part of a government push for global leadership in the development…
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Elon Musk brags that Tesla is “very close” to full, level 5 self driving
For years, we’ve been promised a near future in which cars drive themselves as well as a human motorist — while their occupants scroll through Twitter or…
China aims to dominate everything from 5G to AI
An economic powerhouse pummeled by the coronavirus. A key trade partner. A competitive threat. An authoritarian government willing to censor its citizens…
How drones and aerial vehicles could change cities
Drones, personal flying vehicles and air taxis may be part of our everyday life in the very near future. Drones and air taxis will create new means of…
Boston bans government use of facial recognition
Boston Police Department (BPD) Commissioner William Gross said last month that abysmal error rates – errors that mean it screws up most particularly with…
UK may cut Huawei out of 5G networks this year
The UK had decided in January that it would allow equipment from Huawei and other “high risk” companies in non-core parts of the nation’s 5G networks, limiting…
Google’s Augmented Reality Dinosaurs Come Alive in Your Phone’s Camera
“I don’t like dinosaurs,” said no kid ever. Google’s latest expansion to the augmented reality powers of Search adds everyone’s favorite terrible lizards to the…
Why 7-Eleven Australia is using facial recognition in stores
7-Eleven in Australia has turned to facial recognition technology as part of a new customer feedback capture mechanism that is being deployed in over 700…
IBM device paves the way for 5G to reach full potential
5G, the next evolution of wireless communication standards, is already here – but it’s not possible to use it all the time just yet. A portable device and…