Self-Driving · July 2015Gaffe level: Typo
Police Pulled Over Google's Self-Driving Car for Going Too Slow
Police stopped Google's autonomous prototype for driving 24 mph in a 35 mph zone and impeding traffic, because apparently the robot needed to learn that the minimum speed limit is also a rule.
Source: Manufacturing.net
Google's Flood Hub Brings AI Flash-Flood Warnings to 2 Billion People
Google's Groundsource system forecasts urban flash floods up to 24 hours ahead, and through Flood Hub it now reaches 2 billion people in more than 150 countries. The Southern African Development Community used the beta version to request monitoring of flood events, and partners used the forecasts to warn of flooding in Vietnam three days before Typhoon Matmo made landfall.
Source: Seoul Economic Daily