“Even as Google tests its small fleet of self-driving vehicles on California highways, legal scholars and government officials are warning that society has only begun wrestling with the changes that would be required in a system created a century ago to meet the challenge of horseless carriages.” By John Markoff. > Weiter bei NYTimes.com
Link: “Collision in the Making Between Self-Driving Cars and How the World Works”
Link: “Flight Simulation Center – Stuttgart, Germany”
“Even those who are afraid of flying might enjoy the experience of piloting a Boeing 737 at the simmINN Flight Simulation Center in Stuttgart, Germany.” > Weiter bei The Cool Hunter
Link: “New Version of Google Maps Brings Indoor Floor Plans to Your Phone”
“Google’s Maps team has made fantastic advances in surveying and mapping seemingly every square inch of navigable ground on the planet. But for mobile users, those maps have always stopped just short of indoor spaces — until now.” Von Mike Isaac > Weiter bei Wired/Gadget Lab
Link: “Lake Lugano House, Switzerland”
“The residence and office, designed by Milan-based architect Jacopo Mascheroni of JM Architecture for a financial consultant and her family, consists of two sections: a rounded glass pavilion and a reinforced concrete structure that is partially inserted into the mountain.” > Weiter bei The Cool Hunter
Video: “Control another person’s face in real-time”
“Given a photo of person A, we seek a photo of person B with similar pose and expression. Solving this problem enables a form of puppetry, in which one person appears to control the face of another. When deployed on a webcam-equipped computer, our approach enables a user to control another person’s face in real-time.” > Weiter bei Vimeo
Link: “Google’s Mapping Tools Spawn New Breed of Art Projects”
“While not exactly art, Google Street View has also uncovered its fair share of pranksters and puzzles which deserve a mention in this list.” > Weiter bei Wired/Raw File
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Linktipp: “Rorschmap Turns Google Maps Into Rorschach Test-Inspired Designs”
“Rorschmap Turns Google Maps Into Rorschach Test-Inspired Designs” > Weiter bei Laughing Squid