Sharing data links in networks of cars – MIT News Office 2012-07-25 A new algorithm lets networks of Wi-Fi-connected cars, whose layout is constantly changing, share a few expensive links to the Internet. via Sharing data links in networks of cars – MIT News Office. “If you were trying to analyze vehicle traffic, there’s probably 10,000 cars on the Los Angeles Freeway that know that there’s a traffic jam. ...

Your Laptop Can Now Analyze Big Data – Technology Review 2012-07-21 New software makes it possible to do in minutes on a small computer what used to be done by large clusters of computers. via Your Laptop Can Now Analyze Big Data – Technology Review. Graphical analysis of billion-edge graphs (i.e. street maps) on a personal laptop

Honeywell Wants to Teach Airliners How to Taxi – IEEE Spectrum 2012-07-20 Honeywell is experimenting with an autopilot not to fly the plane but to taxi it, the Wall Street Journal reports.  It’s harder than it may seem because the biggest problem—sensing and avoiding objects—is particularly thorny in crowded airports. via Honeywell Wants to Teach Airliners How to Taxi – IEEE Spectrum. And that’s even harder than automating flight. Interface ...

MIT designs ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars | TG Daily 2012-07-19 MIT engineers have developed a semi-autonomous vehicle safety system that takes over if the driver does something stupid. via MIT designs 'intelligent co-pilot' for cars | TG Daily. Co-sharing control with the robot.

IEEE Technology Time Machine 2012: Siemens the Car Maker – IEEE Spectrum 2012-06-19 Video: M1 freeway system in Melbourne, Australia As far-fetched as the idea may sound, Gernot Spiegelberg, head of development electric mobility at Siemens, delivered a presentation at the IEEE Technology Time Machine symposium in Dresden that envisioned a whole new class of players vying for a piece of the electric-powered mobility market. Siemens is interested in grabbing ...

Driverless Car Summit Day 2 – LIDAR to Cost $250 by 2014 – Driverless Car HQ 2012-06-18 German supplier Ibeo will supply lidar systems for an undisclosed automaker in 2014 for about $250 per vehicle, said sales director Mario Brumm. via Driverless Car Summit Day 2 – LIDAR to Cost $250 by 2014 – Driverless Car HQ. Schumacher said Continental’s testing revealed a significant weakness. Technology that reads lane markings fails when there are ...

News – Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International 2012-06-13 More than 200 people gathered in Detroit today for the first ever Driverless Car Summit, a gathering organized by AUVSI and the Connected Vehicle Proving Center at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.  Dedicated to understanding the myriad issues present in making driverless vehicles a reality by 2022, the day kicked off with a speech by Michigan Gov. ...