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Smart Cars
The Actual Autonomous Car on the Road—Waymo
As mentioned earlier, Waymo is the commercially
approved vehicle utilizing Google’s self-driving vehicle
exploration. These driverless vehicles have the capability
to deliver people from points A to B safely. The 360-
degree perception technology from Waymo detects
pedestrians, other vehicles, cyclists, road work and other
obstacles up to a distance of 300 yards. Similarly, the inhouse
production system allows Waymo to efficiently
integrate its technology to the hardware. Plus, Waymo
engineers have also formed a program called Carcraft, a
virtual world where Waymo can simulate driving
conditions.
Waymo’s AI software crunches data from the vehicle’s
Lidar, Radar, and high-resolution cameras, GPS, and cloud
services to generate the vehicle’s control signals for
operating it. The Waymo project comprises various types
of cars with the self-driving tools that include the Toyota
Prius, Audi TT, Fiat Chrysler Pacifica, and Lexus RX450h.
Moreover, Waymo has partnered with Intel to use Intel
technologies, such as processors, inside the vehicles. The
most valuable aspect of AI in automotive applications is
that it is constantly learning, and adjusting the rules it uses
to navigate the road. Each vehicle makes the information it
learns available to the rest of the fleet. The result is a
virtual neural network of self-driving vehicles that learn as
they go.
Conclusion
The autonomous vehicle industry is currently drastically
revolutionized by AI and supplementary intelligent
technologies. Therefore, many tech-giants and major
automotive companies have invested heavily in this area.
It’s not only an opportunity for big companies but start-ups
also playing a big role in it. Likewise, these developments
are not just restricted to enabling autonomous vehicles, but
creating optimized development processes for the entire
supply chain. The tight integration between the sensor and
AI systems also has the potential to offer significant value
for the public and enable car manufacturers to gain a
competitive advantage in a quickly evolving market place.
In addition, there will be new opportunities, job vacancies
and academic courses that the autonomous vehicles will
offer to be perfect, errorless, and most
importantly—driverless vehicles.
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