Amazon Patent Teaches Self-Driving Cars to Weigh Risk Before Every Move
When a pedestrian might step into the road, how much should a self-driving car slow down? Zoox's latest patent proposes a mathematical…
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New Patent Groups Remote Drivers for Faster Vehicle Takeovers
When a self-driving car gets confused and needs a human to take over, finding the right remote driver fast matters. Sony has…
Google Patent Reveals Robotaxi Sensors That Self-Diagnose Vision Loss in Bad Weather
A self-driving car that can't see well is dangerous, but one that doesn't know it can't see well is catastrophic. Waymo's latest…
Nvidia Patents an AI That Spots Distracted Drivers by Tracking Their Eye Movements Over Time
A single glance away from the road is easy to miss. Nvidia's new patent describes an AI that watches not just where…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Focus a Self-Driving Car's Attention on What Actually Matters
Self-driving cars generate enormous amounts of sensor data every second, but not all of it is equally important. Qualcomm's new patent describes…
New Patent Uses Stationary Objects to Pinpoint Car Location
GPS is notoriously bad in tight parking garages. Sony's latest patent takes a different approach, using the car's own sensors to spot…
Sony Patents a System That Picks the Right LiDAR Sensor for Each Driving Scene
Not all laser sensors see the world equally well, and Sony wants cars to know that. This patent describes a system that…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Tell When a Driver Overrides an Autopilot System
When a car's autopilot wants to turn left but you grab the wheel and go straight, something has to notice that conflict.…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Combines Camera and Radar Data to Spot Both Nearby and Distant Objects
Your car's sensors are great at spotting the pedestrian right in front of you, but what about the truck two blocks away?…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Plan Robot Paths on a GPU in Parallel
Planning a route for a self-driving car or robot arm sounds simple until you realize the machine has to weigh thousands of…
Qualcomm Patents a More Efficient Way for Cars to See Themselves From Above
Your car's driver-assist system already stitches together feeds from several cameras, but doing that in real time takes serious computing power. Qualcomm's…
Qualcomm Patents a Car Audio System That Changes What You Hear Based on Where You're Sitting
Imagine a car where the driver automatically gets navigation audio while rear-seat passengers hear a movie, all sorted out without anyone touching…
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