New Tesla Patent Lets One System Both Absorb Bumps and Read Road Conditions
Most car suspensions make a trade-off: tune them for comfort and they feel floaty at speed, tune them for sport and every…
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New Nvidia Patent Teaches Self-Driving Cars to Spot Road Debris
A fallen tire, a couch cushion, a chunk of concrete sitting in lane two at 70 mph. These are the kinds of…
New Nvidia Patent Teaches Vehicles to Spot Threats Before Heavier Sensors Wake Up
Most vehicle safety systems blast every sensor at once, draining power constantly. Nvidia's new patent describes a layered approach: start with a…
Amazon Patent Teaches Robotaxi AI to Flag Unfamiliar Objects It Cannot Identify
Most AI systems will confidently misidentify something they've never seen before rather than admit uncertainty. Zoox is filing a patent for a…
Zoox Patents a System That Teaches Robotaxis Which Tiny Moving Objects to Ignore
A plastic bag blowing across an intersection is not the same as a child running into the road, but a self-driving car's…
IBM Patents a Self-Driving Car That Reads Your Brain to Decide What to Do Next
IBM has patented a self-driving car system that doesn't just watch the road. It also watches your brain, using a headset to…
Tesla Patent: Pinpointing Antenna Signal Origins to Improve Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Every radar on a Tesla needs to know exactly where its signal is 'coming from' to place objects accurately in space. This…
Tesla Patent: Low-Cost Sensors Replicate Premium Ones Through Machine Learning Software
High-resolution sensors are one of the biggest cost drivers in self-driving vehicles. Tesla is patenting a way to fake their output using…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Reconstruct Broken Lane Lines for Self-Driving Cars
Faded paint, shadows, and partial obstructions make lane markings one of the trickier problems for self-driving cars. Nvidia's latest patent describes a…
Google Patent Aims to Help Robotaxis Find Passengers in Busy Pickup Areas
Matching a passenger to a waiting robotaxi sounds simple until you factor in busy sidewalks, confusing intersections, and a car that can't…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Builds Driving Maps Directly Inside the Car
Self-driving cars need maps, but they also need to update those maps on the fly. Qualcomm's new patent describes a chip-level system…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Stitch Together 3D Sensor Scans for Safer Driving
Two sensors on the same car can see the same street from slightly different angles, which creates conflicting maps. Qualcomm's new patent…
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