Waymo Unveils Its 5th Generation Autonomous Driving Technology

March 7th, 2020 by Steve Hanley

In a recent blog post, Waymo says it has cut the cost of the sensors for its suite of autonomous driving hardware by half and doubled how far it can see ahead, behind, and to the sides of a vehicle. Before it was Waymo, the company was an offshoot of Google. With engineer Lawrence Burns as its leader, the team began by building a car to compete in the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2004. From there, it created the cute little 2-seat Google car. The entire story is a fascinating one well told by Burns in his recent book, Autonomy: The Quest to Build the Driverless Car… and How It Will Reshape Our World.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV for Mac has reached beta status and should ship later this month, Aspyr Games has confirmed.

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Macworld staff
, | 09 Jun 06

Sid Meier's Civilization IV for Mac has reached beta status, Aspyr Games has announced. The game should ship later this month.

This version of the perennial games classic is described as a "beautifully detailed, living 3D world". This iteration of the Civilization series introduces new gameplay features, new civilisation management tools, and several multiplayer modes and options. These include suport for Local Area Network (LAN) internet and play-by-email gaming.

The title supports larger and more heavily populated civilisations, has an improved user interface, and offers players more strategic options for developing their technology.

A new 'Team Play' mode offers a