The Australian Centre for Robotic Vision Team (ACRV) won the 2017 Amazon Robotics Challenge at RoboCup in Nagoya Japan. The ACRV, headquartered at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), will receive $80,000USD for winning the finals.
Airspace authorisation in the US is becoming an easier process, with Low-Altitude Authorisation and Notification Capability or LAANC. Developed by AirMap in partnership with the FAA, it will grant users access to a simpler way of requesting authorisation in controlled airspace.
On Wednesday 19th July, a US House Panel approved a proposal that will allow automakers to deploy up to 10,000 autonomous vehicles without meeting existing auto safety standards. It is the first federal legislation designed to speed up the integration of driverless cars into the market.
StatusToday, a startup based in London, has developed an AI platform to monitor employees in the workplace, tracking individuals behavioural patterns.
Global leader of drones DJI has condemned a recent video posted by a drone user that shows the landing of aircraft in Tel Aviv’s Sde-Dov airport.
Since mid-March, Swiss Post, the Ticino EOC hospital group, and drone manufacturer Matternet have been successfully conducting initial drone flights in Lugano, after the Federal Office for Civil Aviation (FOCA) gave the green light. A spokesperson from Swiss Post explains about how the trial is shaping up.
Devon and Cornwall police have launched the UK’s first dedicated police drone unit. Testing of the drones began in Dorset in 2015, and has now become permanent with three full-time staff attached.
Filipe Vilas-Boas, who describes himself as a new media artist and interaction designer, has filmed an art project involving a robotic arm writing out lines at a desk, with the sound of children at school in the background. Repeatedly, the robot writes, “I must not hunt humans” as its punishment, indicating an earlier indiscretion.
A pilot at Parafield Airport called police after reporting that he believed a drone collided with the plane he was flying. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has launched an investigation.
The threat of human safety engineers falling asleep at the wheel as well as their potentially staggered reaction times has opened up the debate on level 3 automation in driverless cars. Gun Bengtsson, Senior Safety Communication Manager at Volvo explains about automation and what the legal challenges concerning it are.
American technology company Nvidia has announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with German automotive parts makers ZF and Hella to deliver AI technology with the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) safety certification for mass deployment of self-driving vehicles.
Drones are starting to make their presence felt in the insurance sector. Leading drone manufacturer Kespry has been making great strides in this area, providing both the hardware and software for a “full-stack solution” in a competitive market as drones are increasingly being utilised.
The state of New York has approved the budgeting of a pilot program to permit the testing of driverless vehicles, where before such cars had been expressly banned in law.
The IBA Global Employment Institute has released a report examining the impact of artificial intelligence and robots on the workplace, the new industrial revolution that has been named Industry 4.0. Among the wider global picture, several of the key findings directly relate to the legal world and the impact that robotics will have on the sector.
A community-based organization (“CBO”) that represents close to 25,000 drone users, the Drone User Group Network (“DUGN”) proposed changes to both the House and Senate versions of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bills that will help spur innovation, preserve the privacy of the public, preserve the privacy of drone users, and enhance the efficiency of the aviation system.
People often don’t realise the full range of legal help available to them. In order to combat this obstacle of legal assistance feeling too remote for people, Clerksroom have developed a new legal chatbot, named BillyBot. It can help a potential client to work out who the best person is to be referred to, as well as bringing up a quote for them as a guide. Stephen Ward, Managing Director at Clerksroom, demonstrates the potential of technology to bring the legal world closer to clients.
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus has been given approval to conduct UAV operations after dark. Similar to BVLoS flying, this signals a landmark in UAV testing and regulation.
Artificial intelligence is changing the world and doing it at breakneck speed. The promise is that intelligent machines will be able to do every task better and more cheaply than humans. Rightly or wrongly, one industry after another is falling under its spell, even though few have benefited significantly so far.
Andrej Karpathy has been made director of AI and Autopilot at Tesla, and will report directly to Elon Musk, signalling Tesla’s intention to innovate in the world of self-driving cars.
A new report says that the self-driving car revolution will arrive quicker than most people think, and it will save people a significant amount of money year after year.
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