Emerging Tech
Army Corps of Engineers Plans Next Moves for Autonomous Vehicle Research Testbed
The plan is to potentially branch out beyond the military base.
Ideas
What The CES All Digital Show Says About the Future
Even in a virtual format, CES offered quite a few interesting nuggets that might hint at future government technology.
Ideas
The Year Ahead: 3 Predictions From the ‘Father of the Internet’ Vint Cerf
With the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine being administered, a return to normal feels within reach but normal will change.
Emerging Tech
NPS Officials Share Fresh Details on Forthcoming Self-Driving Shuttle Pilot
Yellowstone National Park visitors can catch rides on the autonomous shuttles early next summer.
Artificial Intelligence
Soldiers Don’t Trust Robot Battle Buddies. Can Virtual Training Fix That?
Allowing soldiers to train their robot wingmen in game environments could be the key to human-machine teaming.
Emerging Tech
Self-Driving Shuttles Are Set to Be Deployed at Yellowstone National Park in 2021
The National Park Service is exploring emerging, autonomous technologies through a new pilot program that the public can opt to participate in.
Artificial Intelligence
New Pentagon Initiative Aims to Help Allies, Contractors Work Together on AI
New tools are planned to help various militaries and defense companies cooperate and interoperate on artificial intelligence.
Ideas
AI for Self-Driving Cars Doesn't Account for Crime
Most ethical discussions about self-driving cars focus on whether the vehicle should choose between protecting itself or doing the least damage to humans. What if users have more nefarious motives?
Ideas
Self-Driving Taxis Could Be a Setback for Those with Different Needs – Unless Companies Embrace Accessible Design Now
If done right, autonomous vehicles could improve access to transportation for everyone.
Emerging Tech
Navy Taps Undersea Consortium to Work on 15 Advanced Tech Problems
Members of the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium will get a chance to work on prototypes for everything from underwater drones to advanced weapons systems.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wants to Produce Invisible Headlights
The agency is exploring how thermal energy might one day enable 3D vision.
Ideas
A Checklist for Congress and the President in a Divided America
There are technologies waiting to be tapped as forces for good.
Emerging Tech
Electric Cars Will Challenge State Power Grids
An Energy Department study found that increased electrification across all sectors of the economy could boost national consumption by as much as 38% by 2050.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wants Help Developing a ‘Sea Train’ of Unmanned Warships
The Pentagon’s research arm is looking to produce technologies for a new class of long-distance unmanned surface vessels.
Emerging Tech
Transportation Challenge Aims to Create Universally Accessible Automated Vehicles
The agency plans to award up to $5 million in prizes.
Ideas
Robotics Researchers Have a Duty to Prevent Autonomous Weapons
Our ever-growing appetite for intelligent, autonomous machines poses a host of ethical challenges.
Emerging Tech
Weapons Makers Unveil A Herd of Robotanks—As the Army Worries about Battlefield Bandwidth
The U.S. Army is determined to field a mid-sized combat robot vehicle, but the prototypes are outstripping the datalinks that would connect them.
Emerging Tech
A Clue to the Reason for Women’s Pervasive Car-Safety Problem
Crash-test dummies are typically models of an average man. Women are 73 percent more likely to be injured in a car accident. These things are probably connected.
Ideas
Collaboration the Key to Resolving Spectrum Skirmishes
Spectrum is limited but it doesn't have to be a zero-sum game.
Ideas
Why Our Government Leaders Must Take the Wheel on Self-Driving Vehicles in 2019—and How They Can Do it
Such vehicles will enable older adults, people with disabilities and people who are housebound to get around with greater ease.
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