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DeepMap

DeepMap Inc. was a Palo Alto, California-based software company that develops high definition (HD) maps for self-driving vehicles. The company was founded in 2016 by a group of former Google workers as well as Apple veterans. The software uses data from sensors and combines it with "data from all the cars connected to its system."

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Article summary

DeepMap Inc. was a Palo Alto, California-based software company that develops high definition (HD) maps for self-driving vehicles. The company was founded in 2016 by a group of former Google workers as well as Apple veterans. The software uses data from sensors and combines it with "data from all the cars connected to its system."

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359419219

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