Road safety

Auto Added by WPeMatico

Banner for the AI & Big Data Expo event series.

Motional and MIT AI explains self-driving car decisions

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), AI and Us, AI in Action, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous vehicles, Computer vision, cw-net, Data Engineering & MLOps, Deep Dives, deep learning, driverless cars, explainable AI, Featured News, Governance, Regulation & Policy, How It Works, Human-AI Relationships, Inside AI, MIT, motional, neural networks, physical ai, Road safety, Robotics, self-driving, vehicle safety

Motional and MIT researchers have built a system that lets self-driving cars explain their decisions in real-time, tackling the black-box problem in autonomous vehicle AI. The work, published in Nature, comes from a team at Motional that includes CEO Laura Major, working alongside researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Their proposed method, […]

Motional and MIT AI explains self-driving car decisions Read More »

‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Automotive industry, Business, London, Politics, Road safety, Road transport, Self-driving cars, Technology, Technology sector, TfL, transport, Transport policy, Uber, UK news

Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)The taxi app company Uber and the autonomous technology developer Wayve have been granted the first minicab licences in London allowing them to offer self-driving taxi rides to paying customers – but with a human safety

‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’ Read More »

Flock surveillance cameras can pose a crash risk for drivers, US experts say

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Ohio, Road safety, US news

Roadside safety advocates say some automated license plate readers may not meet highway safety standardsFlock Safety cameras have been pilloried for facilitating the AI-powered surveillance of private citizens and for targeting immigrants for years. But now safety advocates are also claiming that their physical location can pose potential roadside hazards.At the bottom of a tree-lined

Flock surveillance cameras can pose a crash risk for drivers, US experts say Read More »

‘Kids say they take a quick look at TikTok’: a new kind of distracted driving is on the rise

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Automotive industry, Road safety, Technology, US news

As watching videos, using touchscreens, and even livestreaming behind the wheel become more common, experts warn of increased risk of crashes Jackie was on her way to a doctor’s appointment last fall when she realized her Uber driver’s eyes were not fully on the road. “He had a video playing on his phone and was

‘Kids say they take a quick look at TikTok’: a new kind of distracted driving is on the rise Read More »

Readers reply: should speed cameras be hidden?

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Life and style, Low-traffic neighbourhoods, Motoring, Road safety, Technology, UK news

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts• This week’s question: How can we learn from unrequited love?What’s the point of having speed limits if camera-warning signs and apps allow drivers to slow down in advance – then just

Readers reply: should speed cameras be hidden? Read More »

Should speed cameras be hidden?

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Law, Life and style, Low-traffic neighbourhoods, Motoring, Road safety, Society, Technology, UK news

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions tackles a road safety issue• Read this week’s replies: Can you really fake it to make it?What’s the point of having speed limits if camera-warning signs and apps allow drivers to slow down in advance – then just continue speeding? Maybe the UK government in

Should speed cameras be hidden? Read More »