Self-driving cars are not yet a common sight in New York City, but CARMERA, a company building centimeter-level street maps, is part of autonomous vehicle trials in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Chinese search engine leader Baidu loses another AI exec
Baidu (NSDQ:BIDU), the operator of China’s most popular online search engine, has lost another artificial intelligence expert. Lin Yuanqing, former director of Baidu’s institute of deep learning, confirmed reports that he resigned in September to launch his own AI company. The departure of Lin, who specializes in image recognition and human-computer interaction, provides the latest setback for…