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Radio waves could help driverless cars see around corners
HoloRadar helps give the vehicles a more complete picture of their surroundings. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In late January, an Alphabet-owned Waymo self-driving car was cruising near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California, when a young child suddenly darted into the street . Waymo's LiDAR sensors detected the student, who had just emerged from behind a parked SUV, but it was too late. Despite slamming on the brakes and slowing from 17 to six mph, the driverless car struck the child, knocking them to the pavement.
Our Greatest Living Biographer Is Back With His First Single-Subject Book in Decades. It's Enthralling.
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