sensors
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Elon Musk Was Right: Cheap Cameras Could Replace LIDAR On Self-Driving Cars, Researchers Find
Among the many tidbits of wisdom that Elon Musk dropped at a Tesla company investor event early this week was the revelation that LIDAR, a laser-based scanning technology that images objects in 3D, was “friggin’ stupid”, and that “…anyone relying on LIDAR is doomed”. It seemed a grandiose claim given how many autonomous car initiatives…
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This Video Streaming Breakthrough Could Lead To Smart Glasses You Might Actually Want To Wear
One of the many inconveniences that doomed wearable products such as Google Glass and Snap’s Spectacles was the need to charge them every night. Streaming video and data requires a lot of power, and that takes a tremendous toll on a tiny battery. But engineers at the University of Washington say they have found a…
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All The Sensors In Your Smartphone, And How They Work
Your smartphone is a remarkable feat of engineering. It’s half a dozen or more gadgets packed into a single slab. Much of it’s coolest feats are accomplished with a wide range of sensors — but what are they and what do they all actually do?
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Tesla Attacks Former Supplier
The battle is on. Tesla is accusing Mobileye, a former supplier, of blocking the development of its own proprietary vision system used in the Autopilot driver-assistance feature.