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Autonomous vehicles

Autonomous vehicles

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Autonomous vehicles

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- The pursuit of developing cars that drive themselves is older than most of us think. Since the 1920s, there's been a large number of efforts put forth to realize this dream. Released from the burden of driving occupants of a car will be free to pursue other activities, such as watching a movie, doing work, or even getting some sleep. For almost 100 years, it has been an elusive goal. In the 1980s, the first visually driven experiments were conducted. The initial breakthroughs involved the application of both improved computer vision and a maturing technology called LIDAR. LIDAR uses a pulse laser to illuminate a target and then measure the reflected pulses with a sensor. The differences in laser return times and wavelengths are then used to construct a three-dimensional representation of the target. In the 1990s, more successes were achieved often funded by government and private competitions. While distance was achieved…

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