Remote control of robotic systems, also known as teleoperation, is crucial for the development of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. It allows a remote operator to view live video from AVs and, in some cases, to make real-time decisions. The effectiveness of video-based teleoperation systems is heavily influenced by the quality of the cellular network and, in particular, its packet loss rate and latency. To optimize these parameters, an AV can be connected to multiple cellular networks and determine in real time over which cellular network each video packet will be transmitted. We present an algorithm, called Active Network Selector (ANS), which uses a time series machine learning approach for solving this problem. We compare ANS to a baseline non-learning algorithm, which is used today in commercial systems, and show that ANS performs much better, with respect to both packet loss and packet latency.

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Washington's Lottery has pulled its new mobile site which utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) after a woman complained that the app's AI created a pornographic image of her, according to a report. The lottery's "Test Drive a Win" app allowed users to upload a photo and have the AI superimpose their image at a vacation spot chosen through the site. One user, however, says the chance to see themselves on a computer-generated dream vacation turned into a shock.

If you're in North America, a Tesla staff member will show you how the automaker's Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology works before you can take your car home, according to Bloomberg. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reportedly issued a memo that requires Tesla stores in the region to install and activate its latest Full Self-Driving software and then take customers on a short test ride before handing over a vehicle. He added that "almost no one actually realizes how well (supervised) FSD actually works" and that he's making the demonstration a "hard requirement," even though he knows it will slow down delivery. To enjoy Tesla's FSD technology, you'd have to pay 12,000 to unlock it on top of what you paid for the car itself. It comes with all of the company's Autopilot features, as well as the ability to use autosteer on city streets and to activate your vehicle's capability to identify stop signs and traffic lights so it can automatically slow your vehicle to stop on approach.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands in front of the damaged Cybertruck after it fails a demonstration of its durability.Ringo H.W. Chiu / AP At a live delivery event this November, where Elon Musk awkwardly opened the door for about a dozen new Cybertruck owners, he told the world: "The apocalypse can come along any moment, and here at Tesla, we have the best in apocalypse technology." Then he showed a video of the vehicle being pummeled by a machine gun, quipping, "If you're ever in an argument with another car, you will win." And then he sold a bunch of Cybertrucks. Two million have been preordered--and 500 delivered--for over 60,000 a pop. Some soon proved that they couldn't survive a test drive, let alone a ride with Mad Max.

In case you didn't know, it's now easier than ever to rent an electric car. Whether you're on vacation, you need a temporary set of wheels, or whatever other reason you may have to pick up a rental, you don't have to rely on the internal combustion engine. That's exactly what I did during my recent vacation, a ten-day trip to Orlando, Florida. Normally I drive a Nissan Leaf, a small but serviceable electric car, and the prospect of switching to a combustion engine vehicle didn't really appeal. Least of all because I was booking this trip around the time gasoline prices were at record highs.

As more companies use conversational AI bots as a front line of customer service for consumers, the experience can typically be either helpful or maddening. Ganesh Gopalan, the CEO and co-founder of conversational AI vendor Gnani.ai, Early conversational AI systems were built around keywords, which when mentioned by a consumer caller, would then invoke a related response, said Gopalan. The problem was that this process often lacked context and did not adjust for regional dialects or casual wordings. For users, that could be frustrating because when the bot did not understand them, they were transferred to a live agent and had to repeat all they had already shared with the bot.

Last week, the New York Times noticed something that federal regulators hadn't about Tesla: that thanks to a software update this summer, occupants can now play video games on the dashboard console while the car is in motion. This would seem to be the latest example of Tesla charging ahead with a feature that could potentially endanger people in and outside its cars, and sure enough, the feds are now looking into the matter. I was also curious about the feature. So on Sunday, I went to a Maryland Tesla showroom to test drive a Model 3 while gaming, a stunt that other Tesla owners have demonstrated on YouTube. The showroom was located in a mall, which had a parking lot where I felt safe enough trying to maneuver the car.

NASA's Perseverance took its first drive across the surface of Mars. It was a short jaunt for the car-sized rover, which went about .01 NASA engineers called the drive a success and a'real milestone' for the mission. The debut drive was one of several'firsts' for Perseverance the agency announced Friday, two weeks after the rover landed on the Red Planet. Engineers successfully also tested Perseverance's robotic arm, deployed scientific instruments and completed vital flight software updates. NASA shared images from the Mars Perseverance rover's first drive over the surface of the Red Planet.

Washington – The Mars rover Perseverance has successfully conducted its first test drive on the red planet, the U.S. space agency NASA said Friday. The six-wheeled rover traveled about 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) in 33 minutes on Thursday, NASA said. It drove 4 meters forward, turned in place 150 degrees to the left, and then backed up 2.5 meters, leaving tire tracks in the Martian dust. "This was our first chance to'kick the tires' and take Perseverance out for a spin," said Anais Zarifian, Perseverance mobility test bed engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Zarifian said the test drive went "incredibly well" and represented a "huge milestone for the mission and the mobility team."

Catalonia Living Lab, a public-private project for the development of CAVs, and Aurora Snowbox, the Finnish testing organization, have reached an agreement to collaborate on test drives of connected and automated vehicles on public roads. Noting that there is an imminent need for public road test drives in all weather conditions (including summer and winter), the organizations have agreed to team up for the next two years. The alliance is expected to be mutually beneficial in strengthening the services provided by both entities and expanding their activities in the field of connected and automated vehicles. As a first step in their collaboration, both companies have aligned their service portfolios and marketing strategies to ensure an identical user experience on both test beds. A strategic analysis performed within the framework of Catalonia Living Lab resulted in the identification of a series of objectives for testing of CAVs on public roads.