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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. Erhardt et al.

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Toyota unveils Concept-i at CES; driver-focused AI

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At CES 2017, Toyota revealed the Concept-i, a concept vehicle developed with a focus on building an immersive and energetic user experience. What’s more, Concept-i leverages the power of an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) system to anticipate people’s needs, inspire their imaginations and improve their lives.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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One way teachers are trying to help students grasp difficult concepts is through virtual-reality technology. The San Francisco–based company helps educators teach math to preuniversity students. Black, Native American, and low-income students had particularly low math scores on the federal standardized test.

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Audi wraps up Audi Urban Intelligent Assist (AUIA) project

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Audi this week demonstrated some of the early concept results of the Audi Urban Intelligent Assist (AUIA) project to media in San Francisco. Earlier post.). The demonstration focused on two primary applications: Driver Centric Urban Navigation and Urban Assistance. —Mario Tippelhofer, Senior Software Engineer, ERL.

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Ex-SEC Chair advises Tesla’s Elon Musk to cease attacking the agency: “Stop acting like a child”

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Musk’s journey from a Twitter investor to a person attempting to acquire the entire company was not without controversy, however, as his filings with the SEC while he was acquiring his 9.2% He has great ideas and concepts. And I don’t mean to blame everyone at the SEC, but certainly the San Francisco office.

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MIT CSAIL, Cornell study finds rides-sharing theoretically could cut taxi traffic in NYC by 75%

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The team also found that 95 percent of demand would be covered by just 2,000 ten-person vehicles, compared to the nearly 14,000 taxis that currently operate in New York City. In 2015 Lyft reported that half of its San Francisco trips were carpools.). —Daniela Rus.

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A New Olympics Event: Algorithmic Video Surveillance

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Surveillance is not a monolithic concept. They cannot carry out any reconciliation, interconnection or automated linking with other processing of personal data.” In response, some companies use face-blurring tools to reduce the possibility of a leak containing personal data.

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