Magic Lane launches navigation platform with more privacy than Google Maps
Magic Lane uses thousands of data sources to help pedestrians, cyclists and motorists navigate. Developers can use software development kits to incorporate the platform into proprietary solutions. Unlike Google Maps, end users remain anonymous at all times.
Magic Lane is based in the Netherland... Read more
Facebook open-sources AI models for navigation
Facebook has created a number of open source AI models that, according to the company, have an accuracy of 99.99 percent. The models are designed to allow robots to navigate indoor spaces without the use of maps.
The models should eventually lead to a way to create smart robots and voice assista... Read more
Facebook comes up with AI tools for OpenStreetMap community
Facebook, with the help of AI, has mapped more than 300,000 miles (about 482,000 km) of roads in Thailand. Also in a number of other countries where digital mapping was still very low, the company has put hundreds of thousands of kilometres of roads literally on the map on OpenStreetMap.
The differe... Read more