1989 ⟶ Creation of ALVINN: An Autonomous Land Vehicle in a Neural Network
Dean Pomerleau at CMU creates ALVINN (An Autonomous Land Veh...
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🧠 First Concurrent Programming in Neural Network Research
Stevo Bozinovski and Charles Anderson carry out first concurrent programming (task parallelism) in neural network research. A program, "CAA Controller" written and executed by Bozinovski interacts with the program "Inverted Pendulum Dynamics" written and executed by Anderson, using VAX/VMS mailboxes as a way of inter-program communication. The CAA controller learns to balance the simulated inverted pendulum.⟶
Neural NetworksParallel ProcessingConcurrent ProgrammingTask ParallelismVAX/VMSMachine LearningEarly AIBozinovskiAnderson
USA💻 Development of CMOS Technology for Neural Networks
The development of Metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) Very-large-scale integration (VLSI), in the form of complementary MOS (CMOS) technology, enabled the development of practical artificial neural network (ANN) technology in the 1980s. A landmark publication in the field was the 1989 book Analog VLSI Implementation of Neural Systems by Carver A. Mead and Mohammed Ismail.⟶
Neural NetworksVLSICMOSHardware AccelerationAnalog CircuitsMeadIsmail
USA🚗 DARPA Urban Challenge for Autonomous Cars Launched
DARPA launches the Urban Challenge for Autonomous cars to obey traffic rules and operate in an urban environment.⟶
Autonomous VehiclesDARPARoboticsUrban EnvironmentSelf-Driving CarsComputer Vision
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