The automotive world doesn’t slow down. The technology shaping and driving the industry is ushering evolution after evolution. Vehicle software is levelling up, bringing us cars with machine learning, end-to-end perception models and more intelligent in-cabin technology. This is the dawn of the AI-defined vehicle, says TomTom.
The mapping and location technology pioneers have published an intriguing article that looks at the evolution of the role of artificial intelligence in the smart vehicle world.
“Over the past decade, the automotive industry has moved steadily towards greater compute, electrification and automation. Disruption is the word on everyone’s lips. And with that, the processes and economics of how cars are designed and built have changed dramatically,” it says.
“It’s no longer about the number of cylinders, exhaust notes or horsepower a car has. It’s about efficiency, smart engine management, electrification, refinement, in-car tech, connected features, modernity — the whole experience. It’s about how the car becomes part of, and improves, your life. Without the character-defining pieces of hardware seen in cars of old, the personality of a modern car has been forced to emerge elsewhere.
“Advances in neural networks, self-supervised learning and end-to-end AI architectures are dramatically improved a vehicle’s ability to perceive its environment, predict what might happen next and respond dynamically. The AI-defined vehicle will display this in all aspects of it functioning, not just in its automated driving features but in its navigation, infotainment, battery management, HVAC control – everything.”
For the full article, click HERE.
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