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Ads are coming to Apple Maps to make road-tripping an older car slightly more annoying

Smartphones have indisputably changed how we drive. While dodging distracted drivers playing Candy Crush at 70 MPH is a ...
the-decoder

Google's new Ask Maps lets you search for places in plain language using Gemini AI

Google has introduced "Ask Maps," a conversational feature powered by its Gemini models. Users can ask questions in plain language, like "Is there a public tennis court with lights on that I can play ...
IEEE

Robust Room Contour Extraction from 2D Home Metric Maps under Cluttered Layouts and Map Noise for Domestic Robots

Abstract: Room area extraction from occupancy grid maps of home environments is critical for enabling robotic room-level spatial awareness of environmental structures, serving as a foundation for ...
IEEE

Topo-Geometrically Distinct Path Computation Using Neighborhood-Augmented Graph, and Its Application to Path Planning for a Tethered Robot in 3-D

Abstract: Many robotics applications benefit from being able to compute multiple geodesic paths in a given configuration space. Existing paradigm is to use topological path planning, which can compute ...
GitHub

A minimal, secure Python interpreter written in Rust for use by AI.

Experimental - This project is still in development, and not ready for the prime time. A minimal, secure Python interpreter written in Rust for use by AI. Monty avoids the cost, latency, complexity ...
autoevolution

Apple Maps Gets a Quiet DCE Update, 3D Buildings the Main Focus

Dump Google Maps. Use Apple Maps. It's way better. How many times have we all heard these words? A lot, that's for sure. The detailed city experience was supposed to propel Apple Maps to the leading ...