New early warning system for self-driving cars
A team of researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a new early...
Read MoreA team of researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a new early...
Read MoreNew battery technology developed at Berkeley Lab could give flight to electric aircraft and...
Read MoreThis is a recording of the virtual workshop, held on Wednesday 24th June 2020, on...
Read MorePosted by Age of Robots | May 28, 2020 | Transport |
LiDAR is a technique used for measuring distances with laser light. In a study published in Nature, researchers at EPFL show a new way to speed up a type of LiDAR engine by using photonic circuits.
Read MorePosted by Christoph Ebbert | May 14, 2020 | Transport |
FROM THE ARCHIVES Let’s Get Airborne by Chris Ebbert Electric aircraft are beginning...
Read MorePosted by Christoph Ebbert | May 14, 2020 | Transport |
FROM THE ARCHIVES Drone Delivery by Chris Ebbert When the possibility was first discussed...
Read MorePosted by Age of Robots | May 14, 2020 | Transport |
FROM THE ARCHIVES Toward All-Electric Transport
Read MorePosted by Age of Robots | Mar 10, 2020 | Transport |
The claim that true self-driving cars – machines acting entirely on their own without need...
Read MorePosted by Jachin Dahlitz | Feb 28, 2020 | Transport |
With more and more self driving cars hitting the road, risks that rarely occur in lab conditions...
Read MorePosted by Age of Robots | Jan 16, 2020 | AI and Society, Transport |
A recent decision by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the March 2018 Uber crash...
Read MoreMonash University researchers have developed the world’s most efficient lithium-sulphur battery,...
Read MorePosted by Jachin Dahlitz | Jun 19, 2019 | Ethics, Transport |
If there’s one worry that has continued to persist throughout the development of new...
Read MoreBoeing NeXt program tests prototype to advance safety and technology of urban air mobility...
Read MorePosted by Mark Sackler | Jan 3, 2019 | Transport |
Will we ever have flying cars? There have been many promises and false starts through the years, but maybe the day has finally come. With technological advances, there are now many efforts afoot to make the longtime dream a reality.
Read MorePosted by Age of Robots | Nov 3, 2018 | AI, Transport |
The extraordinary flying ability of dandelion seeds is possible thanks to a form of flight that has not been seen before in nature, research has revealed.
Read MorePosted by Age of Robots | Jun 20, 2018 | Transport |
As automated and autonomous vehicles become more common on U.S. roads, it’s worth a look at what these machines can – and can’t – do.
Read MorePosted by Age of Robots | Jun 18, 2018 | Transport |
Algorithm computes “buffer zones” around autonomous vehicles and reassess them on the fly.
Read MorePosted by Age of Robots | Apr 13, 2018 | Space, Transport |
Elon Musk, CEO and Lead Designer at SpaceX, presents the updated design for the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), the powerful rocket intended to propel a newly modified space vehicle to the International Space Station and beyond to fulfill his vision for establishing a human presence on Mars.
Read MorePosted by Age of Robots | Apr 5, 2018 | Transport |
No matter what, 4,000 pounds of steel and plastic hurtling along at speed is dangerous, whether a computer or a person is in control.
Read MoreSources: Tesla Model X fatal crash investigation Tesla says fatal crash involved Autopilot...
Read MorePosted by Age of Robots | Apr 1, 2018 | AI, Transport |
Computational photography could solve a problem that bedevils self-driving cars.
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