This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
The big new idea for making self-driving cars that can go anywhere
Four years ago, Alex Kendall sat in a car on a small road in the British countryside and took his hands off the wheel. The car, equipped with a few cheap cameras and a massive neural network, veered towards the verge. When it did, Kendall grabbed the wheel for a few seconds to correct it. The car veered again; Kendall corrected it. It