Waymo cars were cleared to travel at speeds as fast as 65 miles per hour (105 kilometers per hour) without human drivers at the wheel, even in some inclement weather.\nCruise was approved to run fared passenger service in San Francisco at no faster than 35 miles per hour and not through dense fog or heavy smoke.\nWaymo had not been allowed to charge for rides without a human driver on board.\nDriverless cars were first introduced in San Francisco in 2014 with a mandatory human \"safety driver\" on board.\nFour years later, California scrapped its requirement for a human driver to be in the car.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Driverless cars to fill the streets of San Francisco","slug":"driverless-cars-to-fill-the-streets-of-san-francisco","publishDate":"2023-08-11 12:00:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-11 14:30:51.842122","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Weighing technology and safety in a closely-watched decision, the California Public Utilities Commission agreed Thursday to allow more Waymo and Cruise self-driving cars to roam San Francisco’s streets.\nRecalling incidents of harassment and discrimination, women and LGBTQ+ community members also pointed out the personal safety benefits of driverless cars.\n3 Turf war in higher edLos Angeles Mission College in Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 2023.\nAs CalMatters’ community colleges reporter Adam Echelman explains, the law has continued to create turf wars between the two higher education systems over competing degree programs.\nBut there’s a reason why California decided that we should allow community colleges to offer some of the baccalaureates (bachelor’s degrees).
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Automated Drone Takes Care Of Weeds","slug":"automated-drone-takes-care-of-weeds","publishDate":"2023-08-10 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-11 14:30:51.805251","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"[NathanBuildsDIY] is tackling the latter problem, using an automated drone system to systemically target weeds to reduce his herbicide use.\nThe specific issue that [NathanBuildsDIY] is faced with is an invasive blackberry that is taking over one of his fields.\nThe entire setup, including drone and landing pad, was purchased for less than $2000 and largely open-source, which makes it accessible for even small-scale farmers.\nThere are other ways of automating farm work besides using drones, though.\nTake a look at this open-source robotics platform that drives its way around the farm instead of flying.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"AI Makes Animated Movies and Video Game Hair Realistic","slug":"ai-makes-animated-movies-and-video-game-hair-realistic","publishDate":"2023-08-11 04:30:41+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-11 14:30:51.144192","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"AI method could create more lifelike hair for video games and animated moviesHair is one of the most challenging aspects of computer graphics, especially for animated movies and video games.\nSimulating realistic hair requires a lot of computational power, memory, and sophisticated algorithms and models.\nThe researchers used a generative adversarial network (GAN) to create realistic hair models from input images.\nThe system can generate 3D hair models on a standard GPU in less than a second.\nThe researchers claim their method is the first to produce realistic 3D hair geometry from single-view images in real-time.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Driverless Taxis Can Expand San Francisco Services, Regulators Say","slug":"driverless-taxis-can-expand-san-francisco-services-regulators-say","publishDate":"2023-08-10 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-11 14:30:50.840780","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The expansion plan was the first indication that driverless cars could be commercially viable after billions of dollars in investments by the tech and auto industries.\n“San Francisco would be a proof of concept” for the rest of the country, said Matt Wansley, a law professor at Cardozo School of Law in New York.\nDarcie Houck, a commissioner who voted for the expansion, said the companies had met requirements that the state set out.\nCruise operates 300 vehicles in San Francisco during the night and 100 during the day, while Waymo operates 250 throughout the day.\nWaymo said its driverless fleet would “align” with rider demands, while Cruise said it would focus on expanding the market to new parts of the city, since it had offered paid rides only in northwest San Francisco.
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