ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK: Before self-drive cars comes your talkative robot co-driver
The automotive industry is riding a narrow line between the past of human-driven vehicles and the self-driving future. As a result, while visitors to the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas were expecting to be dazzled by a robotic future, the reality was more about giving current cars a futuristic edge. For example, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn used a keynote address to demonstrate how Microsoft's personal voice assistance technology, Cortana, can be integrated into a vehicle to make driving more efficient. Both Nissan and Renault are collaborating with Microsoft to build a next generation of connected car technologies. Ghosn also looked to the more distant future, unveiling the Seamless Autonomous Mobility system, developed from Nasa technology to combine artificial intelligence with human support, to help self-driving vehicles make tricky decisions. "This technology will enable millions of driverless cars to co-exist with human drivers in an accelerated timeline," he said. T...
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