Navlab

Navlab: Autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles developed by The Robotics Institute at the School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University. This one uses a 3-layer neural network trained by back-propagation for identifying the road and directions to move.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navlab

Josh Kaufman TEDx Talk on How To Learn Anything in 20 Hours

How to learn a new skill in 20 hours?

1. Deconstruct the skill into smaller pieces.
2. Learn enough (essentials only) so that through practice you can self-correct.
3. Overcome barriers to practice. Barriers are mostly emotional.
4. Practice at least 20 hours.