[New post] Google takes advantage of Halloween to boost skills of self-driving cars at recognizing children

Ben Lovejoy posted: " Google's self-driving cars are aware that children can be less predictable than adults, being programmed to act more cautiously around them. But to do that, they first need to be able to identify them as children – something which can be more challeng" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Google takes advantage of Halloween to boost skills of self-driving cars at recognizing children by Ben Lovejoy Google's self-driving cars are aware that children can be less predictable than adults, being programmed to act more cautiously around them. But to do that, they first need to be able to identify them as children – something which can be more challenging when they're wearing costumes – so Google took advantage of Halloween to give the cars some additional learning. This week, lots of little ghouls, superheroes and even robots were running around Google with their families, so we asked them to hang out around our parked cars. This gives our sensors and software extra practice at recognizing children in all their unique shapes and sizes, even when they're in odd costumes ...  Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | November 2, 2015 at 4:38 am | Tags: Autonomous car, Google, Google self driving car safety, Google Self-driving car, Self-driving car | Categories: Self-Driving Car | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-w5N Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/11/02/google-self-driving-cars-children/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com