Even (Some) Law Firms Think Robots Are The Next Big Thing
Cross-posted from Forbes. I am proud to say that I helped found the Robot Block Party in Silicon Valley. Now in its fifth year, the event brings together indu…
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More on DeepMind: AI Startup to Work Directly With Google’s Search Team
"Patrick Lin, director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytechnic State University, said an ethics board should merely raise the pot…
What If Your Autonomous Car Keeps Routing You Past Krispy Kreme?
Cross-posted from The Atlantic. On a future road trip, your robot car decides to take a new route, driving you past a Krispy Kreme Doughnut shop. A pop-up wind…
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FAA selects state for drone testing
"“Someday drones will be commonplace in U.S. skies and, before that happens, it’s imperative that Congress enact strong, nationwide privacy rules,” ACLU at…
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Down the road, the car will take you out for a spin
"Bryant Walker Smith, a Stanford fellow and member of the school's Center for Automotive Research, has been looking into and blogging on those issues.…
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As automakers tap smartphone technology, concerns grow about use of drivers’ data
"“As with cellphones, what private companies do with that data and what government does with that data can be pretty shocking. People are vaguely aware of…
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Looking ahead: Seattle tech leaders share their hopes for 2014
"I hope Microsoft announces a major consumer-robotics initiative. Today the Kinect sensor platform is a godsend for professional and amateur roboticists al…
The Need to Be Open: U.S. Laws Are Killing the Future of Robotic
Cross-posted from Mashable. The next step in transformative technology is already here, and the United States runs the risk of getting left behind. The amount…
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Human error as a cause of vehicle crashes
Some ninety percent of motor vehicle crashes are caused at least in part by human error. This intuitive claim is a fine place to start discussions about the saf…
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SAE Levels of Driving Automation
UPDATE 2: A new 2016 version of SAE J3016 is now freely available! UPDATE 1: The old 2014 version of SAE J3016 is here, and a free summary is here. SAE Inter…
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Google's robotics program has legs, but where is it going?
"Patrick Lin, director of the Ethics and Emerging Sciences group at California Polytechnic State University speculates the company is working on the first…
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Perfect enforcement: On the ground in the red light camera wars
"Those who object to the cameras don't do so solely on the grounds of an unproven safety record. Woodrow Hartzog, a law professor at the Cumberland Sch…