Researchers wonder what if you just put a robot in the driver's seat instead of automating the car?

A team of roboticists at the University of Tokyo has taken a new approach to autonomous driving—instead of automating the entire car, simply put a robot in the driver's seat. The group built a robot capable of driving a car and tested it on a real-world track. They also published a paper describing their efforts on the arXiv preprint server.

Security experts find millions of users running malware infected extensions from Google Chrome Web Store

techxplore.com - 25/Jun 14:50

A trio of security experts at Stanford University has found that millions of people are running an infected version of Chrome web browser due to...

Software engineers develop a way to run AI language models without matrix multiplication

techxplore.com - 26/Jun 14:00

A team of software engineers at the University of California, working with one colleague from Soochow University and another from LuxiTec, has...

Security experts find vulnerability in ARM's memory tagging extensions

techxplore.com - 19/Jun 13:20

A combined team of security experts from Seoul National University and Samsung Research has found a vulnerability in memory tagging extensions (MTEs)...

Does AI help humans make better decisions? One judge's track record—with and without algorithm—surprises researchers

techxplore.com - 17/Jun 18:16

Should artificial intelligence be used to improve decision-making in the court of law? According to a new working paper posted to the arXiv preprint...

Stand-up comedians test ability of LLMs to write jokes

techxplore.com - 21/Jun 12:45

A small team of AI researchers at Google's DeepMind project has found that LLMs are not very good at writing jokes that are funny. They asked stand-up...

Researchers leverage shadows to model 3D scenes, including objects blocked from view

techxplore.com - 18/Jun 14:30

Imagine driving through a tunnel in an autonomous vehicle, but unbeknownst to you, a crash has stopped traffic up ahead. Normally, you'd need to rely...

Robots Get a Fleshy Face (and a Smile) in New Research

the new york times - 15:58

Researchers at the University of Tokyo published findings on a method of attaching artificial skin to robot faces to protect machinery and mimic human...

This humanoid robot can drive a car

thestar.com.my - 22/Jun 04:00

What if the future lay not with autonomous cars, but with humanoid robot drivers? Read full story

T20WC24: India avenge 2022 England defeat; set up final clash of unbeaten teams

wired868.com - 28/Jun 01:58

A measured third-wicket partnership of 73 between skipper Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav put India in the driver’s seat in the T20 World Cup...

Editorial: All car trips require seat belts, regardless of how far you’re driving

thewest.com.au - 22/Jun 18:00

New safety cameras on WA roads detected an astonishing 11,000 people not wearing seat belts during a six month trial.

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