Firefighting Robots Go Autonomous
Both independent and remote-controlled machines can save lives -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Apple autonomous driving tech secrets stolen by ex-engineer, feds say
The engineer stole thousands of documents and fled to China, according to DOJ. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A former Apple engineer has been charged by the US Department of Justice for stealing and attempting to steal.....»»
Loose lips sink ships: Project Titan(ic) engineer charged by DOJ for stealing Apple’s self-driving car tech
The United States Department of Justice has announced formal charges against a former Apple engineer. As reported by CNBC, Weibao Wang has been accused of stealing Apple’s autonomous driving technology for a Chinese self-driving car startup. Wang.....»»
Third ex-Apple engineer charged over Apple Car technology theft
The Department of Justice has charged a third ex-engineer over the alleged theft of self-driving car tech in 2018, after the engineer tried to hand Apple's trade secrets over to a Chinese autonomous driving tech company.Apple's self-driving vehicle t.....»»
Big driverless buses are now serving passengers in Scotland
A fleet of full-size autonomous buses is now serving passengers along a 15-mile route in Scotland in what is the first service of its kind in the U.K......»»
Automated agricultural machinery requires new approaches to ensuring safety, says study
From self-driving tractors to weeding robots and AI-powered data collection, automated machinery is revolutionizing agricultural production. While these technological advancements can greatly improve productivity, they also raise new questions about.....»»
Samsung, Tesla leaders met for collaboration, including on autonomous vehicles
Samsung Electronics announced on May 14 that its executive chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the US last week. The meeting concerned potential cooperation between the two companies for IT-related technologies like autonomous vehic.....»»
Self-driving cars are being put on a data diet
Autonomous-vehicle developers are getting pickier about what stays on their servers. A Google self-driving car. (credit: Google) For self-driving-car developers, like many iPhone and Google Photos users, the growing cost.....»»
OpenAI peeks into the “black box” of neural networks with new research
"We do not understand" how LLMs work, admits OpenAI in quest to make them interpretable. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of robots looking inside an artificial brain. (credit: Stable Diffusion) On Tuesday, OpenAI publish.....»»
China homegrown autonomous driving chips gaining ground in domestic market
China's automotive-grade chip suppliers Horizon Robotics Technology and Black Sesame Technologies are in a position to rival Nvidia and Texas Instruments (TI) in both high- and low-computing power autonomous driving processors required by their domes.....»»
Qualcomm to acquire Israeli auto-chip maker Autotalks
Qualcomm did not disclose the terms of the deal but said Autotalk's technology would be incorporated into its assisted and autonomous driving product, called Snapdragon Digital Chassis......»»
India roundup: India enters world"s top ten in annual industrial robot installations
India has seen its number of industrial robots installed rise by over 50% during Indian PM Narendra Modi's "Make in India" campaign, while Apple is relatively resilient in India's declining smartphone shipments......»»
Interfering autonomous cars irritate emergency responders
In March, a San Francisco firefighter reported having to smash the window of a driverless vehicle to make it stop approaching a fire......»»
Self-driving trucks land in crosshairs of California labor push
California, the birthplace and epicenter of the self-driving industry, could soon put the brakes on autonomous trucking......»»
May The 4th Be With You: 7 Projects To Bring Star Wars To Life
The maker community are, generally speaking, big fans of Star Wars. Heck, even the folks who say that Star Wars is nothing more than space wizards, and that Star Trek is the true science fiction royalty will admit that robots and space wizards are s.....»»
Apple slashes 56 drivers from its autonomous vehicle testing program
At the beginning of the year, Apple hit a high point with 201 drivers registered for its autonomous vehicle testing. Now data from the California DMV shows that Apple has made a significant staffing change by eliminating 56 drivers from the pilot pr.....»»
NASA"s last S-MODE mission studies the ocean"s surface
The mission is gathering observations with airborne sensors, a research ship, and autonomous instruments like gliders that skim the upper layers of the Pacific Ocean......»»
Stone-hearted researchers gleefully push over adorable soccer-playing robots
DeepMind tests "robustness to pushing" in football robot breakthrough. Enlarge / In a still from a DeepMind demo video, a researcher pushes a small humanoid robot to the ground. (credit: DeepMind) On Wednesday, researche.....»»
Researchers pin down PFAS prevalence in firefighter gear
A firefighter's protective clothing, called turnout gear, is essential for operating in the dangerous conditions of a fire. However, the firefighting community has raised concerns regarding the presence of a class of chemicals called per- and polyflu.....»»
Aurora, Continental to deliver autonomous systems for big trucks
The two companies expect the systems to be installed on Class 8 trucks that reach U.S. roads in 2027. .....»»
Jellyfish-Inspired Robots May One Day Clean Ocean Beds Without Even Touching The Trash
Technology will inevitably be involved in cleaning up our oceans, and robots with a light hand like this 'Jellyfish Bot' may be the key to success. Technolog.....»»