In this recurring series, Ground Truth explores iconic technology throughout pop culture history that left an indelible impression about the future of artificial intelligence and what self-driving could become. Not necessarily the most capable robots or flashiest driverless cars, but the ones that connected most deeply with us and remain parked in our brains forever….
For over a century, organizations like SAE International (formerly, the Society of Automobile Engineers), have existed to provide the automotive industry with safety standards and best practices. The logic behind SAE is simple, and vital: vehicles, when manufactured incorrectly, can pose a serious threat—so let’s ensure that anyone building them does so in a way…
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess’s job revolves around making cars for people to drive, but last week, he went for a ride on the busy streets of Munich, Germany, in a vehicle unlike any he’d ever traveled in before: the autonomous driving ID. Buzz test vehicle developed in conjunction with VW’s partner Argo AI, an autonomous products and services…
The world looks very different at night. Get behind the wheel of a car, and you’ll quickly notice the limitations of human eyesight: In low or no light, we struggle to identify objects. We become reliant on street lights (if there are any). We are blinded by headlights and have a tendency to “overrun” them,…
I’d like to say the most entertaining thing about my job at Argo AI is riding around Miami Beach in self-driving test cars several days a week. But that would be a lie. The most entertaining thing about my job is reading about self-driving cars while riding in the back of one. My newsfeed is filled with news and…
Stop, yield, no U-turn, no turn on red, railroad crossing, children playing, falling rocks — there are a huge variety of road signs out there that drivers are expected to recognize to get around safely. We human beings typically learn about them in school, driver’s ed courses, and going about our daily lives. But signs…
