Waymo's New Patent Teaches One AI to Plan Its Own Route and Read Every Other Driver at Once
Most self-driving systems treat 'where should I go?' and 'where is everyone else going?' as two separate problems. Waymo's new patent collapses…
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Google's New Patent Hides Smart Glasses Wiring Inside the Lens Itself
Google has a patent for smart glasses that ditch the internal wires running through the frame — and instead route electrical signals…
Google's New Patent Stops Your Smartwatch from Getting a Bad Heart Rate Reading Mid-Run
Every time you check your heart rate mid-run, your smartwatch is fighting against the jostling of your own body. Google's new patent…
Waymo's New Patent Puts AI Inside the Camera So It Spots Objects Before Sending Anything
Waymo is filing a patent for cameras that don't just take pictures — they identify objects on their own, right inside the…
Google's New Patent Teaches Smart Glasses to Feel Your Voice, Not Just Hear It
Your voice isn't just sound — it also makes your jaw and skull vibrate. Google wants wearables to capture those vibrations and…
Google's New Patent Stops Attackers from Poisoning Its AI with Bad Data
If you can figure out exactly what data an AI was trained on, you can feed it carefully crafted junk to break…
Google's New Patent Teaches Devices to Recognize Objects Using Only Radar Echoes
Google is working on a way for devices to recognize objects — like your hand, a cup, or a person — using…
Waymo's New Patent Teaches Its Cars to See a Few Seconds Into the Future
Before a Waymo car makes its next move, it helps to already "see" what's about to happen. This patent describes a training…
Waymo's New Patent Teaches Its Cars to Notice When Their Radar Is Going Deaf
A radar that doesn't know it's broken is arguably worse than no radar at all. Waymo is filing a patent for a…
Google's New Patent Turns a Flat Photo Into a 3D Scene You Can Hear
Google is patenting a system that looks at an ordinary photo, rebuilds it as a 3D scene, and then figures out what…
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