Traffic conflicts have been studied by the transportation research community as a surrogate safety measure for decades. However, due to the rarity of traffic conflicts, collecting large-scale real-world traffic conflict data becomes extremely challenging. In this paper, we introduce and analyze ROCO - a real-world roundabout traffic conflict dataset. The data is collected at a two-lane roundabout at the intersection of State St. and W. Ellsworth Rd. in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We use raw video dataflow captured from four fisheye cameras installed at the roundabout as our input data source. We adopt a learning-based conflict identification algorithm from video to find potential traffic conflicts, and then manually label them for dataset collection and annotation. In total 557 traffic conflicts and 17 traffic crashes are collected from August 2021 to October 2021. We provide trajectory data of the traffic conflict scenes extracted using our roadside perception system. Taxonomy based on traffic conflict severity, reason for the traffic conflict, and its effect on the traffic flow is provided. With the traffic conflict data collected, we discover that failure to yield to circulating vehicles when entering the roundabout is the largest contributing reason for traffic conflicts. ROCO dataset will be made public in the short future.

We observe that many system policies that make threshold decisions involving a resource (e.g., time, memory, cores) naturally reveal additional, or implicit feedback. For example, if a system waits X min for an event to occur, then it automatically learns what would have happened if it waited

As the United Kingdom's largest automobile manufacturer and investor in research and development in the UK manufacturing sector, Jaguar Land Rover is the combination of two iconic British car brands--Jaguar that features luxury sports cars and sedans and Land Rover, maker of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles. These brands began in the middle of the 20th century and gained a reputation for innovation. The company plans to continue the tradition of innovation as they pave the way to the future through AI and machine learning investments and applications. The inaugural Jaguar Land Rover Tech Fest was held in 2017. Along with discussions on how to live in a more connected world, exhibits and electric vehicles that allow you to maintain the pleasure of driving even in an autonomous future, Jaguar Land Rover unveiled Sayer--the company's voice-activated intelligent steering wheel.

As artificial intelligence (AI) makes a "powerful impact" on other sectors, more North Sea players are expected to deploy digital innovations. Louise Sayers is head of natural resources at advisory firm BDO, whose comments come as Shell announced its commitment to the North Sea yesterday. The energy giant said it hopes to be in the region for another 50 years, as it celebrates five decades of North Sea production. Ms Sayers said this was welcome news, and said now is the time for the North Sea to "grasp digital innovation". She said: "Oil and gas companies were forced to ruthlessly cut costs and sharpen their investment filters to survive the oil price crash in 2014.

For decades, Jaguar drivers have got to grips with many fine steering wheels, from classic wood-rimmed to hand-crafted hi-tech versions with many buttons. But never before have they had an'intelligent' talking steering wheel that houses all their personal settings and goes with them when the leave the car. Jaguar Land Rover believes that one day in the future they could and has revealed its Sayer concept. This artificially intelligent wheel may also become the only part of a future car that motorists actually own. The portable steering wheel uses artificial intelligence to respond to spoken instructions and goes with the driver when they switch cars. JLR believes this will be increasingly the case as more people share cars which have self-driving features.

Jaguar has showcased its new artificial-intelligence based steering wheel, Sayer, which can be featured in self-driven cars. Unlike most self driving concepts -- which are doing away with the steering wheel and pedals -- Jaguar's retains the steering wheel, but as a portable device, which can be carried from one self-driving car to another. Most self-driving concepts, including the ones from competitors such as Daimler, have showcased a car with just a seat and a tablet-like dashboard display, but Jaguar seems to have a different idea. A steering wheel, in the future wouldn't be used to steer the car, but would rather serve as an AI-based system that can be hooked up with the self-driving car one is travelling in. "This steering wheel concept lives in your home and becomes your trusted companion. Sayer is the first voice-activated artificial intelligence (AI) steering wheel that will be able to carry out hundreds of tasks. Sayer could signal your membership of our on-demand service club. A club which offers either sole ownership or the option of sharing the car with others in your community... Simply ask Sayer from the comfort of your living room and it will work out when you get up, when a car needs to autonomously arrive at your door and even advise which parts of the journey you might enjoy driving yourself," the company's press release states.

The steering wheel as we know it doesn't have a bright future -- in fact, it might disappear altogether as self-driving cars hit the road. Jaguar Land Rover, however, has an idea as to how it might survive. The British automaker has unveiled a concept steering wheel, Sayer, that's designed for an era where cars normally drive themselves and personal ownership is a thing of the past. The wheel would have its own AI system, and would follow you from car to car -- you'd just hook it in to bring your experience with you. The AI would largely serve as a concierge.