Hands-free driving.
Many people dream of owning an autonomous car where they can relax with completely hands-free driving that is both seamless and safe, unlocking new time for us to work, talk, and learn while going from point A to point B. According to a recent report from Telefónica Digital found the percentage of cars with built-in connectivity will jump from 10 percent today to 90 percent by 2020.
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Researchers are building systems to enable humans to collaborate with robots and vehicles.
In the morning, you wake up and your robot starts the coffee maker and then sends the daily calendar to the car. The car then works on a plan that makes sure you keep to that schedule. This is the vision of MIT researchers who are developing systems to help people collaborate with robots and vehicles.
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Do you think driverless cars will operate in the real world? Several manufacturers are now in a race to build the world’s first driverless car. It appears that Google currently has the highest chance of developing the technology and software to make this a reality.
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America’s Independent Electric Light and Power Companies magazine ad from 1957.
A 1957 ad shows a family playing a game in their car as it cruises down a highway, its steering wheel unattended. “One day your car may speed along an electric super- highway, its speed and steering automatically controlled by electronic devices embedded in the road,” reads the copy. “Highways will be made safe — by electricity! No traffic jams … no collisions … no driver fatigue.”
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Google is the leader in the arena of autonomous vehicles(AVs).
Driverless cars are coming much sooner than you think. Cars that drive themselves are set to transform the way society gets from point A to point B.
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Redzone’s first sewer robot, Responder
RedZone Robotics just launched a new autonomous roving robot to inspect mid-sized sewage pipes for corrosion, deformation, and debris in order to prevent leaks that could pose health hazards. (Video)
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In 2009, auto accidents caused by distracted driving left over 5,000 people killed, and 450,000 injured. With smartphone use growing rapidly, along with new developments like Facebook integration with your car’s dashboard, the number of distracted driving accidents, it would seem, has nowhere to go but up.
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Kinze Manufacturing’s autonomous row crop technology.
Kinze Manufacturing hopes to do for tractors what Roomba has done for vacuum cleaners.
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Self-driving Toyota Prius, modified by Google.
Google is quietly lobbying legislators to make Nevada the first state to allow autonomous vehicles on public roads. The company’s self-driving cars might soon become more than a pet project. (Video)
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It’s not quite Professor Xavier-level mind control, but researchers at AutoNOMOS Labs in Germany have developed a system that drives a vehicle by reading a person’s brain waves. So this is what it feels like to watch the future.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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