Mapillary open sources 25k street-level images to train automotive AI systems

 As more companies wade into the business of building artificial intelligence systems to help you drive (or do the driving for you), a startup founded by an ex-Apple computer vision specialist is open sourcing a huge dataset that can help them on their road to autonomy.
Mapillary, a Swedish startup backed by Sequoia, Atomico and others that has built a database of 130 million images through… Read More Continue reading Mapillary open sources 25k street-level images to train automotive AI systems

Mapillary raises $8M to take on Google’s Street View with crowdsourced photos

Screen Shot 2016-03-03 at 14.08.03 A startup out of Sweden called Mapillary is using crowdsourced photos to create an open and more intelligent version of Google’s Street View, and today it announced a Series A round of funding from an impressive list of backers to help make that ambition a reality. The $8 million from Atomico, Sequoia, LDV Capital, and PlayFair will be used to expand operations outside of its home… Read More Continue reading Mapillary raises $8M to take on Google’s Street View with crowdsourced photos