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Posts tagged with 'DARPA'

27 Jan, 2012

John Day Considering the number of traffic accidents involving driver error, it seems obvious that many lives would be saved if cars could drive themselves. Additional benefits of autonomous vehicles include less traffic congestion and better fuel economy/lower emissions. The enabling technology is close at hand. Google’s fleet of driverless cars has traveled nearly 200,000 miles, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research … Read More

automotive electronics applications, autonomous vehicles, parallel park assist, Center for Automotive Research, Google Driverless Car, DARPA, lane keeping assist, Santa Clara Law Review, New York Times, Stanford University, DARPA Grand Challenge

28 Jun, 2010

J VanDomelen The mil/aero industry is alive with a flurry of grants activity. Various federal agencies and organizations are seeking high-end technology and research on a wide array of topics, largely with the goal of putting bleeding-edge electronics in the hands of warfighters to ensure their safety and mission success. A quick perusal of Grants.gov and Recovery.gov, among other relevant sites, provides significant … Read More

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