Zoox Patents a Two-Stage Collision Check That Covers Both a Route and Its Backup
When a self-driving car spots an obstacle, it needs to decide in a split second whether to hold its course or swerve.…
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Qualcomm Patents a Multi-Scale Lidar Motion Tracker for Self-Driving Cars
To drive safely, a self-driving car doesn't just need to see the world around it, it needs to understand how everything in…
Qualcomm Patents a System for Self-Driving Cars to Warn Human Drivers of Their Next Move
Self-driving cars are notoriously hard for human drivers to read. Qualcomm's new patent describes a way for autonomous vehicles to broadcast their…
Tap a Camera Feed to Steer Your Vehicle With This New Patent
Sony has filed a patent for a system that stitches multiple camera views into one display image, then lets a user drive…
Intel Patents a Car Infotainment System That Keeps Your Screen on When the GPU Fails
What happens to your car's center touchscreen if the graphics chip powering it crashes mid-drive? Intel's latest patent proposes a specific answer:…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Configure Car Sensor Networks Over the Air
Every modern car is essentially a rolling network of sensors and computers, all wired together in very specific ways. Qualcomm's new patent…
Nvidia Patents a Multi-Layer Traffic Sign Reader for Self-Driving Cars
A stop sign covered in graffiti, a speed limit sign half-blocked by a tree branch, a warning sign you've never seen before…
Nvidia Patent Teaches Self-Driving Cars to Safely Negotiate Yield Scenarios
One of the hardest problems for self-driving cars isn't speeding down a highway, it's the messy, social negotiation of a four-way stop.…
Intel Patents a Way to Stream Every Car Screen to Remote Engineers at Once
Testing a modern car's software means staring at a dashboard full of screens, and today that usually means being in the same…
Zoox Patents a Backup Brain That Keeps Its Robotaxis Moving After a Computer Crash
When one of the computers inside a Zoox robotaxi fails mid-ride, the vehicle can't just pull over and wait for a tow…
Nvidia Patents a Multi-Sensor Location System for Self-Driving Vehicles
Getting a self-driving car to know exactly where it is on the road is harder than it sounds. Nvidia's latest patent describes…
Google Patents Tech to Catch Flat Tires and Shifting Cargo in Self-Driving Trucks
A self-driving truck with a blown tire or shifting cargo can't pull over and call for help the way a human driver…
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