For a hands-free driving system to keep a vehicle safely in its lane, the software first needs to know where that lane is and some information about it. We've explained how these systems rely on ...

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Apr. 3—GRAND FORKS — Farmers, watershed managers and others with an interest now have easy access to precise information on land elevations and similar data in the Minnesota portion of the Red River ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher Hernandez, Loyola University Chicago (THE CONVERSATION) Picture an ...