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The human in the loop

“SHOW ME AN autonomous system without a human in the loop and I will show you a useless system.”

For someone charged with developing autonomous cars for one of the world’s largest car manufacturers, Dr Maarten Sierhuis certainly has some strong opinions about ensuring humans are involved in the driving process.

The Dutch-born Southern California resident spent 12 years as a researcher at NASA, building systems

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