Waymo Patents an AI That Predicts Collisions by Mapping Every Object's Next Move
Waymo's latest patent describes a system that doesn't just track where other cars and pedestrians are right now, it predicts where they'll…
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Samsung Patents a Self-Driving System That Uses an AI Language Model to Double-Check Its Own Routes
Samsung has filed a patent for a self-driving system that doesn't just plan a route, it then asks an AI language model…
Zoox Patents an AI That Matches Driving Behavior to Plain-English Descriptions
Teaching a self-driving car what 'erratic driver' means is surprisingly hard. Zoox is working on an AI system that learns to connect…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Push LiDAR's Detection Range Further Out
LiDAR sensors on autonomous vehicles have a blind spot: the farther away an object is, the worse the AI gets at identifying…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Reads Complex Road Signs Symbol by Symbol
A car's camera sees a sign, but does it actually read it? Qualcomm has patented a system that doesn't just spot a…
Sony Patents a System That Adjusts In-Car Video to Match the Road Outside
Watching a movie in a moving car while the road curves the other way is a recipe for nausea. Sony has patented…
Zoox Patents a System That Scores How Politely a Self-Driving Car Changes Lanes
Merging into traffic is one of the trickier things a human driver does by instinct. Zoox is filing patents on how to…
Nvidia Patents a Radar Method for Tracking How Fast Objects Are Moving Around Autonomous Machines
A newly published Nvidia patent tackles one of the quiet headaches in autonomous driving: figuring out exactly how fast something near your…
Google Patent Uses Laser Reflections to Help Self-Driving Cars Detect Weather
When a self-driving car rolls over a patch of black ice, it needs to know before it starts sliding. Waymo has filed…
Nvidia Patents a Two-Stage AI System for Spotting Objects Around Self-Driving Cars
Getting a self-driving car to reliably spot a cyclist, a pedestrian, or a parked truck from every angle is one of the…
Waymo Patents System That Predicts How Long Drivers Take To React
Waymo is building a system that doesn't just track what other drivers do, it estimates how long they'll take to even notice…
Tesla Patent Would Open Your Trunk Before You Even Reach For It
Carrying grocery bags to the car and fumbling for the trunk release is one of those small daily frustrations that cars still…
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