Artificial Intelligence system can 'see' around corners

An artificial intelligence system that allows self-driving cars to'see' around corners in real time could help prevent accidents, according to its developers. Researchers from Stanford University in the USA have created a system that bounces a laser beam off a wall to create an'image' of objects hidden from view. The'image' captured won't make sense to a human, but using artificial intelligence technology the system can create a visual reconstruction of the hidden view. The research was funded by US government agency DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency), and is one of a number of similar technology programmes being developed. It could also be used by soldiers to see around walls, rescue workers searching for people and even in space travel to examine the interior caves of an asteroid.