【M实事摘要Newsletter】20170923#1

The Psychological Roadblocks To The Adoption Of Autonomous Vehicles

HuffPost
As regular readers of this blog can attest, the technology underpinning autonomous vehicles has come on leaps and bounds in recent years. Indeed ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-psychological-roadblocks-to-the-adoption-of-autonomous_us_59c4d230e4b0f2df5e83ad64

Baidu sets up $1.5b fund as it races toward autonomous cars

Tech in Asia
Chinese tech giant Baidu has set up a US$1.5 billion fund to invest in autonomous driving technology created by startups, it said today. The aim is to ...
https://www.techinasia.com/baidu-sets-up-fund-autonomous-cars

Continental tests autonomous cars in UP

UpNorthLive.com
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- The auto company Continental showed off some of its newest technology at its track in the Upper ...
http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/continental-tests-autonomous-cars-in-up

从机器人咖啡厅看人工智能产业链机会

新浪网 (博客)
机器人替代馆员整理图书馆图书，机器人厨师可以做几百种美味菜肴，机器人司机自动无人驾驶，机器人替代仓库管理员在物流仓库内运输商品，机器人 ...
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_624885520102xft2.html?tj=fina

大道至简：这是小白入门实战深度学习的最简路径丨课程推荐

搜狐
他同时表示，人工智能将会对娱乐、零售和物流行业产生影响。以百度为例，目前百度的人工智能技术已经应用在无人驾驶领域，未来很可能将其应用到物流 ...
http://www.sohu.com/a/193702729_355140

12 AI Quotes Everyone Should Read

Forbes
Here's a run-down of some of the most insightful, important or accurate things which have been said: Alan Turing was a pioneer in bringing AI from the ...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2017/09/22/12-ai-quotes-everyone-should-read/#33044d6a58a9

Head of AI at Google slams the kind of 'AI apocalypse' fear-mongering Elon Musk has been doing

CNBC
The dire warnings have gotten a tremendous amount of attention. As one of the most high-profile entrepreneurs in the country, his words hold weight ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/21/head-of-google-a-i-slams-fear-mongering-about-the-future-of-a-i.html

How Google Will Beat Tesla, GM in Self-Driving Cars

Investopedia
among dozens of other transportation companies, in the race to rule the new frontier of self-driving cars, the Wall Street Journal reports. Led by ...
http://www.investopedia.com/news/how-google-will-beat-tesla-gm-selfdriving-cars/

Trump Slams the Brakes on Self-Driving Cars

Bloomberg
No, I'm not just telling you what you already know about self-driving cars. Most of the self-driving prototypes we're familiar with rely on sensors, which ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-22/trump-slams-the-brakes-on-self-driving-cars

Former Apple Engineers Claim Their Self-Driving Car Sensor Will Make Lidar Obsolete

The Drive
Self-driving cars rely on a holy trinity of sensors—cameras, lidar, and radar—to "see" their environment. But a new startup wants to streamline that ...
http://www.thedrive.com/tech/14555/former-apple-engineers-claim-their-self-driving-car-sensor-will-make-lidar-obsolete

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以下是由Major提供的09月23日Major AI实事摘要

1.【Quanergy】第一家 IPO 的激光雷达公司？ Quanergy 计划在 2018 年上市

成立于 2012 年年底的激光雷达公司 Quanergy 可能是第一家上市的自动驾驶技术公司。据彭博社报道，一位接近此事的知情人士透露，目前 Quanergy 已经委托投行向相关部门递交了上市材料，Quanergy 希望在 2018 年上市。向 Quanergy 求证这一消息的真实性，Quanergy 方面表示：「是真的，接下来将沉下心来全力做事。」
https://www.leiphone.com/news/201709/oADt94GeOVmGUQaN.html

2.【Embark】去年才成立的 Embark，能带着自动驾驶卡车成功穿越美国吗？

自动驾驶卡车是自动驾驶行业的一股新鲜力量，眼下正有大量公司在该领域抢夺人才和资金。作为新来者，Embark 却成了香饽饽，它在融资、人才储备和产品开发上都势头迅猛。创立于 2016 年的 Embark 还相当年轻，但创始人 Alex Rodrigues（CEO）和 Brandon Moak（CTO）却都是自动驾驶行业的“老人”。这两位青年才俊在滑铁卢大学读书时就开始进行自动驾驶的研究，后来的一次车祸让他们坚定了进军自动驾驶卡车行业的决心。
https://www.leiphone.com/news/201709/su5PxIR6EgzX4IO5.html

3.【报告】调查显示称：美国最具影响力的AI公司是谷歌

据国外媒体报道，CCS Insight公司近期统计的各公司员工对美国AI行业公司一份调查报告显示，谷歌在人工智能领域处于领先地位，微软和苹果均排名第二。这是他们评选出的美国最具影响力的三家AI公司。据悉，这份调查报告包括了美国5个地区，650多名员工的调查观点。近一半的受访者来自美国，其余来自法国、德国、荷兰和英国。该调查确保了各个职位、公司规模和行业部门的代表性。在报告中，能看到谷歌获得了26%的支持率位列第一，微软和苹果均为19%并列第二。另外，IBM获得了10%的支持率，Facebook稍低一些也有4%。
http://www.sohu.com/a/193812832_223764

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据悉，京东锦泉此次拟花费4亿元认购科大智能的定向增发，成为科大智能的战略投资者。京东锦泉的控股股东为江苏京东邦能投资管理有限公司，实际控制人为刘强东。京东认为，人工智能技术的积累，决定了未来零售之争的胜负成败。在此之前，京东集团已与电子科技大学智能机器人成立联合实验室，打造人工智能的“产学研”基地，聚焦热点技术领域的研发。
http://finance.china.com.cn/industry/20170922/4400543.shtml

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http://www.doit.com.cn/p/286531.html