ANN ARBOR - On-demand, driverless public buses. Data-driven accident avoidance systems. "Smart" traffic systems that dramatically reduce emissions and congestion. Two new data science projects at the University of Michigan are working toward making these autonomous driving systems a reality. Supported by the Michigan Institute for Data Science Challenge Initiatives program and UM-Dearborn, the projects
HOUGHTON - Carbon dioxide emissions from dry and oxygen-rich environments will likely strengthen the climate forcing impact of thawing permafrost on top of methane release from oxygen-poor wetlands in the Arctic, according to a study in Nature Climate Change. The study was led by Northern Arizona University assistant research professor, Christina Schädel. One of
SAN FRANCISCO - A combination of quantum computing and Artificial Intelligence could yield a conscious intelligence that could underpin every piece of technology, including future smart phones, predicts the co-founder of Android. Andy Rubin, speaking at Bloomberg’s Tech Conference, imagines a future where artificial intelligence is so powerful that it powers every connected device. "If
BEIJING, China - Driving in China sucks. Getting anywhere in a city like Beijing means slogging through colossal traffic jams and chaotic, bewildering intersections. Crashes kill 500 people daily, and everyone views the rules of the road as advisory at best. “Many drivers and pedestrians think that traffic signals are just for reference,” says Jing Wang.
BALTIMORE - Sales of drones—small flying machines equipped with cameras—are soaring. But new research by a Johns Hopkins computer security team has raised concerns about how easily hackers could cause these robotic devices to ignore their human controllers and land or, more drastically, crash. Five graduate students and their professor discovered three different ways to
SAN DIEGO — Part trimaran and part robot, this odd-shaped ship is an unusual fit at the naval pier. What’s even more unusual is this self-driving vessel is designed to travel thousands of miles through the ocean and conduct its mission without a single crew member on board. At 132-feet long, the Sea Hunter is a
SAN JOSE, Ca. - Uber confirmed Tuesday that it has made a strategic investment and auto leasing deal with Toyota, which announced last November it was pouring $1 billion into its Research Institute in Ann Arbor to develop self-driving technology. “Toyota is a global leader in the automotive industry and Toyota vehicles are among the
ANN ARBOR - For the second time in as many weeks, an environmental remediation professional is warning that people living near Ann Arbor's West Park could be exposed to the toxic chemical dioxane. Dan Bicknell, president of Global Environment Alliance LLC, recently investigated the potential for basements in the West Park area to flood with
WASHINGTON DC - Five years of Department of Homeland Security audits have revealed, to the surprise of few and the dismay of all, that the TSA is as great at cybersecurity as it is at customer service. The final report from the DHS Office of Inspector General details serious persistent problems with TSA staff's handling
DETROIT - It used to be that when people talked about drones, they were discussing the male genders of various species such as bees or ants. Today, the definition of drone has come to mean an unmanned aerial vehicle. We know these drones are used for military operations, surveillance, photography and even as toys. They
