Science and Nature

TV-PG

2022

Look Who's Driving

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Look Who's Driving

Season 46 Episode 19 | 53m 13s | CC

After years of anticipation, autonomous vehicles are now being tested on public roads around the world. As ambitious innovators race to develop what they see as the next high-tech pot of gold, some experts warn there are still daunting challenges ahead, including how to train artificial intelligence to be better than humans at making life-and-death decisions. How do self-driving cars work?

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