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London cabbies' planning strategies could help inform future of AI
Researchers have measured the thinking time of London taxi drivers—famous for their knowledge of more than 26,000 streets ...
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London taxi drivers have specialized human mental strategies for expertly navigating their city’s streets, scientists find
Brains are nothing like computers and human cognition operates in fundamentally different ways to current artificial intelligence systems. Human thought processes are truly unique and much more ...
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London's First Taxi Driver: James Michael Howe
The story of London's "Number 1 Taxi driver". James 'Jimmy' Michael Howe ... In 1903, Howe became the first Londoner to pick up passengers in a petrol-powered cab — a French-built Prunel ...
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Recharge Wrap-up: Range-extended EV taxis in London, 2016 Chevy Volt interior two years old
The first Metrocab range-extended EV taxis are operating on the streets of London. The cabs use a 12.2-kWh battery and two 50-kW motors, as well as a 1.0-liter gasoline range extender. Fuel ...
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Nissan NV200 is the brave new face of London taxis [w/video]
It has already designed specific taxis for such locations as New York, Barcelona and Tokyo, but its latest effort will bring a new Hackney Carriage to the streets of London. In most cities ...