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Waymo, Tesla were preceded by a car that hit 180 kph in autonomous driving in 1995

When people think of self-driving cars, Tesla or Waymo often come to mind, but the technology’s roots go back to the 1970s. One early test vehicle was developed in Japan in 1977 and drove using rooftop cameras. German research later achieved higher-speed autonomous runs and long-distance tests, including a 1995 Mercedes trip that was 95 percent self-driven at up to 180 kph. U.S. universities and DARPA competitions also pushed progress.

AI & Enterprise

AI beats law professors in blind law school test with 75 percent win rate

Artificial intelligence received higher ratings than human law professors in an experiment comparing the quality of answers to law students’ questions, a study found. In a blind review involving U.S. law school professors, AI-generated responses were judged better overall. Researchers recruited 16 professors and used 40 representative contract law questions, collecting 2,918 evaluations. In head-to-head comparisons, AI answers won about 75 percent of the time and were less often deemed educationally harmful.

AI & Enterprise

Nvidia to buy Kumo AI for over $400 million to secure AI models for structured data

Nvidia has agreed to acquire enterprise predictive AI software startup Kumo AI for more than $400 million, The Information reported on Tuesday. An Nvidia executive first disclosed the deal in a LinkedIn post, the report said. Nvidia will expand its portfolio of AI models optimized for its hardware and broaden a base for companies to further customize its models. Kumo builds AI models to answer predictive questions using structured enterprise data such as customer information and payment data.