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Google developed a driverless car in 2009 and by
2014, it passed Nevada’s self-driving test.
2010 to Present
This was an era of revolution in the field of artificial intelligence
with the following developments:
Kinect: Microsoft launched Kinect for Xbox 360, the first gaming
device that tracked human movement using a 3D camera and
infrared detection.
Siri: Apple released Siri in 2011. It uses a natural language user
interface to infer, observe, answer, and give recommendations
to the users.
Cortana: Microsoft released Cortana in 2014, a
virtual assistant similar to Siri. It is being deprecated
in the spring of 2023.
Amazon Alexa: In 2014, Amazon created Alexa, a
home assistant that is a smart speaker functioning as a
personal assistant.
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