MIT teaches self-driving cars to change lanes like real drivers

Autonomous vehicles really don’t know how to switch lanes as well as people do. They tend to rely on either relatively static data models that are difficult to study in the thick of traffic, or are basic enough that the car might only change lanes when it’s absolutely necessary — that is, hardly at all. […]

AT&T says it supports net neutrality and won’t create internet ‘fast lanes’ — while pushing for the right to do just that (T)

In response to a protest Tuesday in favor of net neutrality, AT&T said it was opposed to “fast lanes and slow lanes” on the internet. In the same statement, though, the company essentially said it actually does want to offer a form of fast lanes for some applications. Those applications would include connections for self-driving […]

WATCH: Bad driver gets instant karma after failing to change lanes

Bad drivers are aplenty on the internet with many of them falling victim to dash cams capturing their failed attempts at using the road. From illegal manoeuvres to dodgy steering, they often get their comeuppance. One bad driver was hit with instant karma after failing to check their mirrors when merging. Their attempt at changing […]

Kroger is taking a direct shot at Amazon and Walmart and making checkout lanes obsolete (KR)

AP Kroger‘s new “Scan, Bag, Go” technology allows customers to scan and pay for goods as they shop. The grocery chain is rolling it out to 400 stores in 2018. Amazon revealed plans in December to introduce a similar technology to its own brick-and-mortar grocery concept, called Amazon Go, which is still in the planning phases. Walmart is […]

GOP net neutrality bill would allow paid fast lanes and preempt state laws

Enlarge / US Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivers a speech at the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit: Getty Images | Alex Wong) A Republican lawmaker is proposing a net neutrality law that would ban blocking and throttling, but the bill would allow ISPs to create paid fast lanes and […]

Our Girl series 3: Fans left BAFFLED by Georgie Lane’s ‘glam’ appearance after earthquake

At the beginning of the episode, fans saw the army medic (played by Michelle Keegan) trapped underneath rubble following an earthquake. Georgie attempted to stay calm as she waited to be rescued by her fellow troops and encouraged aid worker Milan (Rudi Dharmalingam) to do the same. But instead of the tense scene leaving viewers […]

The Internet needs paid fast lanes, anti-net neutrality senator says

Enlarge / Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.). (credit: Getty Images | Bill Clark) This week, the head of the Federal Communications Commission and a Republican US senator each called net neutrality a “slogan” that solves no real problems, with the senator also arguing that the Internet should have paid fast lanes. “It’s a great slogan,” FCC […]

ProBeat: No, self-driving cars don’t need special smart lanes

OPINION: As VentureBeat’s News Editor, I don’t have time to read every single one of our guest posts. My focus is on breaking stories and everything that stems from them. Every once in a while though, I check out what some of our contributors have written. Sometimes I learn something new and sometimes I’m vehemently […]

Hundreds of Icebergs Are Disrupting Shipping Lanes In the Atlantic

Photo: Getty The U.S. agency in charge of monitoring icebergs has warned shipping companies that an unusual amount of icebergs for this time of year are drifting into North Atlantic shipping lanes, disrupting a complex international system that affects numerous facets of life. Experts aren’t certain that climate change is to blame but, yeah, it’s […]