Waymo robotaxis are helping cities map potholes. Could Philly be next?

The self-driving car company is partnering with Waze, the crowdsourced GPS navigation app, on a pilot program to map potholes in five cities.

Teenagers and younger kids are learning coded predator phrases like ‘MAP’ online, long before their parents have even heard of it

MAP, NOMAP and 764 are among the coded terms that all speak to pedophilia. Here’s how families can stay ahead of the risk.

Karpathy shares 'LLM Knowledge Base' architecture that bypasses RAG with an evolving markdown library maintained by AI

Karpathy proposes something simpler and more loosely, messily elegant than the typical enterprise solution of a vector ...

UChicago students use historic maps, state-of-the-art technology to bring Chicago neighborhood history to life

The Chicago Urban Heritage Project​ is filling in blanks for the history of entire neighborhoods and Chicago as a whole, ...
IEEE

Seq-BEV: Semantic Bird-Eye-View Map Generation in Full View Using Sequential Images for Autonomous Driving

Abstract: Semantic Bird-Eye-View (BEV) map is a straightforward data representation for environment perception. It can be used for downstream tasks, such as motion planning and trajectory prediction.
IEEE

Flood Prediction Map Using QGIS and ML-Case Study for Barpeta District Assam

Abstract: Across the world, floods pose a serious threat to populations, hence precise forecasting techniques required for efficient relief. The objective of this research is to forecast floods in the ...
CNBC

Google brings more AI to navigation with 'Ask Maps' feature that lets users ask complex questions

Google is launching a new chatbot feature called "Ask Maps" inside its popular maps app. The company is tapping its Gemini AI technology to answer complex navigation questions. Google is adding more ...