Category Archives: AI

Organized Chaos Algorithm Needed for Autonomous Vehicles

Posted on May 21, 2019 by lidar

This is a guest blog post from Alex Van de Weghe who believes for vehicles to be fully autonomous an “organized chaos” algorithm is needed. Whenever I see some video about autonomous driving cars it’s always in perfect traffic conditions. … Continue reading →

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Artificial Intelligence Could Transform Power Industry

Posted on May 21, 2019 by lidar

The Electric Power Research Institute, as the name implies is focused on the electric industry. A recent article in the EPRI Journal investigates how drones and artificial intelligence could transform the power system. From an article by Chris Warren. Once … Continue reading →

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Zipline Uses Drones to Deliver Medicine

Posted on May 17, 2019 by lidar

I just watched a short interview on Squawk Box with the CEO of Zipline, Keller Rinaudo who is using drones to deliver medicine in Africa and soon North Carolina. Truly impressive mission and operation. They are making an important difference … Continue reading →

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SPAR 3D Expo and Conference 2019 Opens in One Week

Posted on May 14, 2019 by lidar

If you are interested in finding out about the latest developments in reality capture, BIM, AI, AR/VR and more than you need to attend SPAR 3D Expo and Conference. Included this year will be the Younger Geospatial Professional of the … Continue reading →

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TRB AFB80 Summer Meeting has Announced the Agenda

Posted on May 12, 2019 by lidar

TRB AFB80 is the standing committee focused on Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction relating to highway transportation. We will be meeting in Daytona, Fl July 21 – 24, 2019 at the Daytona Hotel. The Transportation Research Board … Continue reading →

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Skanska is Using 3D Laser Scanning to Inform and Connect

Posted on May 8, 2019 by lidar

Skanska, one of the world’s largest construction firms has intergrated 3D laser scanning into their core workflows and that of their subcontractors. This is from an article in The Architects Newspaper. The Swedish multinational construction and development company Skanska is … Continue reading →

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Kitty Hawk Wishes to Re-define Mobility with the Flying Car

Posted on May 1, 2019 by lidar

Kitty Hawk has a simple corporate vision – to free people from traffic by using a flying car to re-define the term mobility. In case you might be thinking that this Silicon Valley start-up can’t be serious, then you should … Continue reading →

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Autonomy – What Does it Really Mean?

Posted on April 29, 2019 by lidar

Last week we reported on comments by Elon Musk characterizing lidar as a “fool’s errand.” Since then researchers at Cornell reported that cameras may be all that are needed for autonomous driving and at the same time concern was raised … Continue reading →

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Tesla Holds Autonomy Day – Musk Knocks Lidar

Posted on April 23, 2019 by lidar

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, or as some of his more doubting critics have nicknamed him, “PT Musk,” took  the opportunity yesterday to refer to lidar as a fool’s errand. I guess he’s just smarter than everyone else. From an … Continue reading →

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Wayve Critics Do Not Believe That Less is More

Posted on April 11, 2019 by lidar

A recent blog post introducing Wayve’s claims to need only a camera, GPS tracker and a powerful computer have the Wayve critics speaking out. From an article in Mashable by Sasha Lekach Why weigh down a self-driving car with a … Continue reading →

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