This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet / TechRepublic special feature, examines how driverless cars, trucks, semis, delivery vehicles, drones, and other UAVs are poised to unleash a new level of automation in the enterprise. Imagine: After a long flight home from a conference, you walk outside to the airport's ground transportation and are met by an airport shuttle, which takes you directly to your car. Here's the plot twist: The shuttle is operating without a human driver. This hypothetical scenario will most likely become reality within the next five years, said Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who studies autonomous vehicles. "At the societal level, self-driving cars have the potential to save millions of lives, reshape our cities, reduce emissions, give back billions of hours of time and restore freedom of movement," said Mo ElShenawy, vice president of engineering at GM Cruise.

All code is written in Python, and the book itself is written using Juptyer Notebook so that you can run and modify the code in your browser. What better way to learn? "Kalman and Bayesian Filters in Python" looks amazing! We've been using it internally to teach some key state estimation concepts to folks and it's been a huge help. The world is full of data and events that we want to measure and track, but we cannot rely on sensors to give us perfect information. Each time I pass the same point in the road it reports a slightly different altitude.

Frost & Sullivan's has published a new report, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Security Industry Guide. The report examines smarter security frameworks, use cases of AI-based security solutions and profiling of AI-/ML-driven and AI-/ML-centric cybersecurity companies in the Asia-Pacific market. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have been increasingly adopted across a wide range of industries. The multifaceted benefits of the technologies span predictive outcomes to advanced data analytics. AI-based cybersecurity has the potential to augment the capabilities of staff and help organizations better manage cyber threats. Digital transformation is a priority for a majority of enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Australian Government released its artificial intelligence (AI) technology roadmap during Australia's inaugural AI summit Techtonic, held recently in Canberra. As reported, 'Artificial Intelligence: Solving problems, growing the economy and improving our quality of life' was developed by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency. The roadmap outlines the importance of action for Australia to capture the benefits of AI, which is estimated to be worth AU$ 22.17 trillion to the global economy by 2030. It was developed for the Australian Government in consultation with industry, government and academia. The roadmap is intended to help guide future investment in AI and machine learning, and accompanies Artificial Intelligence: Australia's Ethics Framework, a discussion paper prepared by CSIRO's Data61 and published by the Australian Government in April 2019.

We've been told a million times that texting (or tweeting) while driving is dangerous. However, a lot of folks still do it; putting their and other people's lives in danger. Now, Australia is set out to catch them with a new AI-based system. The government of New South Wales state is setting up cameras specifically made for catching drivers using mobile phones. The state's transport department tested the system with cameras on two spots, and it's now spending $88 million to install them on 45 spots.

A team of researchers from MIT recently tapped the amazing potential of the human brain to develop an AI model that understands physics as good as some humans. And by some, we mean three-month-old babies. It might not sound like much, but at three months old an infant has a basic grasp of how physical things work. They understand advanced concepts such as solidity and permanence – objects typically don't pass through one another or disappear – and they can predict motion. To study this, researchers show infants videos of objects acting the way they should, such as passing behind an object and emerging on the other side, and others where they seemingly break the laws of physics.

At the inaugural'Analog Conference Series', audience members will have a chance to engage in an interactive AI experience. It's part of a project called'We Could Be Human: A Learning Machine' developed by Montreal-based'Reimagine.AI - a company founded by musician David Usher

Today at RSNA, IBM Watson Health is announcing two new products, and showcasing a variety of partnerships and clients that are using our advanced technologies to improve the way radiologists deliver care. We are delighted to announce these collaborations at RSNA highlighting our advancements in medical imaging globally," said Anne Le Grand, General Manager, Imaging, Life Sciences, and Oncology, IBM Watson Health. "From helping clinicians to identify potential missed findings to seeing a summary view of patient records quickly, our innovative technologies are at the forefront of Watson Health's mission to help enable clinicians to more effectively respond to the world's most pressing health challenges." Clinical Review 3.0, a tool recently launched in the UK that analyzes medical imaging studies and their associated reports to identify potentially missed findings, facilitating higher quality and more comprehensive care for the patient. IBM Watson Health Imaging has recently engaged with Fortrus Ltd, to grow upon the reseller's strong relationship with the UK public sector, which includes a single supplier outcome-based Managed Services framework. The Imaging AI Marketplace is a single-source solution designed to help simplify the complex process of locating, purchasing, deploying and managing the vast array of AI imaging applications. The Imaging AI Marketplace is carefully curated and contains only FDA-cleared solutions alongside Watson Health developed AI solutions. Guerbet, a global specialist in contrast agents and solutions for diagnostic and interventional imaging, also recently signed an exclusive joint development agreement to develop an artificial intelligence software solution to support prostate cancer diagnostics and monitoring, utilizing MR imaging. This deal extends their earlier collaboration regarding liver cancer signed in January 2018. In addition, 4ways, a fast-growing private teleradiology network in the UK that enables UK-based radiologists to work remotely over a leading technology platform, has committed to underpin its ambitious growth strategy with IBM Watson Health's Merge PACS 8.0 platform, upgrading its current platform to support their business growth. Merge PACS is a workflow platform that is designed to help simplify physicians' reading activities and can empower IT leaders with advanced control of the flow of studies throughout the enterprise. "We're committed to constantly investing in and upgrading our IT provision to be able to offer our clients and partners the very best service.

Last week GE Healthcare launched the Edison Developer Program to encourage innovation and better deploy artificial intelligence applications for providers. The program will give smaller companies more opportunities to integrate their AI into GE products. Ultimately, GE hopes to make its offerings more efficient and user-friendly. "As we looked across our portfolio of diagnostics, therapeutics and monitoring, we really felt compelled that the only way we could derive the outcome changes needed for our customers, providers and patients, at a global scale, was to drive a digital thread through the GE Healthcare product line that leverages artificial intelligence among many other digital capabilities," said Karley Yoder, GE Healthcare's VP and GM of AI, in a phone interview. The developer program builds on the existing Edison platform, which leverages partnerships with corporate and academic researchers to funnel AI into GE products.

In an extension of its current managed services contract, Orange has re-selected Ericsson as its managed services provider (MSP) in Belgium, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain, supporting around 40 million customers. Under the teams of the three-year contract that can be extended to five years, Ericsson will provide a fully managed end-to-end operations service to assist the telco to transform its operations. The package will include network operations, field support and maintenance, as well as a spare parts service management for Orange's fixed-line access, 2G, 3G, 4G and future 5G networks. Network performance, optimisation and network expansion are optional components and will be delivered in only some of the countries. The deal will also see the deployment of the Ericsson Operations Engine, an artificial intelligence-driven operating model to enhance subscribers' user experience.