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Mar 8, 2016
Ford hopes you’ll watch movies in self-driving cars
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: entertainment, mobile phones, robotics/AI, transportation
If and when self-driving cars become a practical reality, you’ll probably want something to do during your journeys besides chatting with passengers or checking your phone. Thankfully, Ford might have an answer. It recently obtained a patent for an “autonomous vehicle entertainment system” that would let you watch videos when you’re hands-free. Kick your vehicle into self-driving mode and a projector system could swing into action, complete with its own screen — yes, you could watch a movie while you’re on the way to visit family. Think of it as in-flight entertainment, just grounded.
As with most patents, there’s no certainty that Ford will ever use this. While the car maker is serious about autonomous vehicles, it could just as easily resort to flat-panel displays and other less dramatic hardware. There are some safety concerns, too. Do you really want the driver to be completely oblivious to road hazards? For this to work, driverless car tech will have to advance to the point where it’s truly reliable — where you can watch a 2-hour flick without worrying that your car might plow into a bus.
Mar 8, 2016
BMW Vision Next 100
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: augmented reality, robotics/AI
BMW Concept
BMW believes this is the future of innovation and mobility. Autonomous, shape-shifting and augmented-reality guides you.
Mar 8, 2016
Via @autoblog, Who needs over fenders these days when you can stretch them 😅
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Mar 8, 2016
LIFE™ Series — Enlightenment
Posted by Michael Paton in categories: futurism, media & arts
I wrote/narrated and did the Visual FX/editing for this. Thought some of you might enjoy it. Has undertones of humans ability to reach for the stars.
http://yaw.life You’re Always Wealthy.
Mar 8, 2016
When Will Virtual Embodiment Take Shape in Mainstream Society?
Posted by Dan Faggella in categories: neuroscience, robotics/AI, thought controlled, virtual reality, wearables
Virtual and augmented reality is taking giant leaps every day, both in the mainstream and in research labs. In a recent TechEmergence interview, Biomedical Engineer and Founder of g.tec Medical Engineering Christopher Guger said the next big steps will be in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and embodiment.
![Image credit: HCI International](https://lifeboat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gugerchr-259x300.jpg)
Image credit: HCI International
If you’re unfamiliar with the term, embodiment is the moment when a person truly “feels” at one with a device controlled by their thoughts, while sensing that device as a part of, or an extension, of themselves. While researchers are taking big strides toward that concept, Guger believes those are only baby steps toward what is to come.
While augmented or virtual reality can take us away for a brief period, Guger said true embodiment will require far more BCI development. There has been a lot of work recently in robotic embodiment using BCI.
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Mar 8, 2016
Meet BMW’s Shape-Shifting “Car of the Future”
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
This looks fascinating.
This remarkable shape-shifting car is autonomous, and it comes with artificial intelligence.
Mar 8, 2016
D3 Space Solar Proposal Presentation
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: energy, space
Mar 8, 2016
An A-Z of Women Pushing Boundaries in Science and Tech | Motherboard
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in category: science
“March 8 is International Women’s Day, and to mark the occasion we’ve put together a list of just a small sample of women currently doing groundbreaking work in the fields of science and tech.”