Nuclear research center Cern to help develop machine learning for autonomous vehicles

World-renowned science institute, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (known as Cern), is working to develop "fast machine-learning" for use with autonomous driving. In an announcement Thursday, Zenuity -- a joint venture between Volvo Cars and Swedish firm Veoneer -- said it was working with Cern to speed up the decision making of self-driving cars, which would improve safety. It said the development of these next-generation cars faced a "fundamental challenge" when it came interpreting the vast amounts of data produced during normal driving conditions. This includes the identification of other vehicles and pedestrians. Based in Switzerland, Cern is known for its Large Hadron Collider, which is the biggest and most powerful particle accelerator on the planet.