Zoox Files Patent for AI That Forecasts Where Nearby Objects Are Headed
A self-driving car that can't guess where other vehicles are going is a car that can't drive safely. Zoox has filed a…
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Sony Patents a System That Picks the Right Warning Sound for Each Nearby Danger
Your car already beeps when something gets too close, but Sony wants those alerts to tell you more: not just that something…
Nvidia Patents a System That Tells Self-Driving Cars When Their Cameras Are Too Slow
Every self-driving car depends on cameras and sensors processing the world fast enough to react in time. Nvidia has filed a patent…
Nvidia Patents a Way for Self-Driving Cars to Map Intersections in 3D From Flat Camera Footage
Intersections are where most serious crashes happen, and they're also where self-driving cars struggle most. Nvidia has filed a patent for a…
Waymo Patents a System That Predicts All Nearby Drivers' Moves at Once
Most prediction systems think about one driver at a time. Waymo's new patent describes a way to predict what every car, cyclist,…
Nvidia Patents a System That Catches Self-Driving Cars Acting Erratically Before a Crash
Self-driving cars can make mistakes, and sometimes those mistakes snowball fast. Nvidia has patented a way to detect when a vehicle's own…
Qualcomm Patents an AI Co-Pilot That Flags Road Threats and Asks for Your Input
Self-driving cars are only as good as their ability to spot trouble before it happens. Qualcomm's new patent describes an AI system…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Detects When You Grab the Wheel
When your car is steering itself and you decide to take over, the handoff isn't always smooth. Qualcomm has filed a patent…
Mobileye Patents a Way to Measure Distance Using Road Slope Data
Cameras on self-driving systems struggle to judge how far away objects are when the road dips or crests a hill. Mobileye's new…
Sony Patents a Two-Pass System for Reading LiDAR Sensor Data Faster
Sony has filed a patent for a LiDAR image-analysis system that only does the expensive, high-accuracy work on parts of a scene…
Nvidia Patents a Surround-View Camera Display That Reshapes Around Nearby Objects
Parking cameras already give you a bird's-eye view of your car, but the geometry is fixed and can warp objects in ways…
Nvidia Patents a Camera View System That Switches 3D Modes While You Park
Your car's around-view camera already stitches together a bird's-eye picture of the ground. Nvidia is filing patents on a system that makes…
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