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Elon Musk Was Right: Cheap Cameras Could Replace LIDAR On Self-Driving Cars, Researchers Find
Among the many tidbits of wisdom that Elon Musk dropped at a Tesla company investor event early this week was the revelation that LIDAR, a laser-based scanning technology that images objects in 3D, was “friggin’ stupid”, and that “…anyone relying on LIDAR is doomed”. It seemed a grandiose claim given how many autonomous car initiatives…
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A Giant Version Of Pong Played With Feet Should Be The Next Olympic Sport
Video: The most entertaining part of watching the modern Olympics is hoping you catch some kind of drama, scandal or debacle. And while the IOC has hoped that the addition of new sports such as mixed doubles curling will breathe new life into the games, the Olympics should instead introduce sports such as mixed doubles…
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Ford Now Tests Its Autonomous Cars In The Dark
If you don’t enjoy driving in the dark, Ford’s latest autonomous car tests will cheer you up. The company’s announced that it’s been successfully testing its cars at nighttime, a scenario that brings its own set of fairly obvious challenges for self-driving vehicles.
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England Uploads Free Digital Model Of The Entire Country After Minecraft Players Ask For It
Laser scanning has helped England do everything from discovering new things about Stonehenge to planning better flood infrastructure. Now, the country has made the entirety of its massive trove of scans available for free — in part because of requests from everyone from researchers to Minecraft players.