Joined with Simon St. Laurent in talking with Dr. Sean Brannon and Paul Schmitt. Dr. Brannon is Professor from the Dept. of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University; affiliated faculty to the Thomas D. Larson Transportation Institute (LTI); and Director of the Intelligent Vehicles and Systems Research Group. Paul Schmitt is Director of Automated Vehicles at MassRobotics and an invited expert to the White House on Autonomous Vehicles.
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Time Jumps
2:16 Introductions3:50 The state of autonomous vehicles7:50 Laying groundwork to prevent confusion (types of autonomous cars)10:00 Level 5 vehicle updates12:35 Challenges of level 5 vehicles14:55 If level 4 (like Tesla) was popular enough, how would it effect traffic patterns?15:40 What is platooning?17:40 Rules for platooning.19:50 Testing on real roads with real drivers.21:40 Making eye contact with vehicless drivers.25:10 Sharing information between vehicles with Dedicated Short Range Radios28:55 How do you test driverless cars?31:15 Training autonomous vehicles33:40 We’re struggling with how safe is safe?39:25 How to make people feel comfortable with autonomous vehicles41:10 What kind of industries or niches can take advantage of autonomous vehicles?47:30 Vehicles will have different apps and customizing them.49:00 How will our road infrastructure change because of autonomous vehicles?53:10 Developing landmarks and sensors on the vehicles55:40 Human decision making is becoming the weak link.Links:
Christopher SchmittChristopher Schmitt on TwitterThe road to reality of autonomous vehiclesIntelligent Vehicles and Systems GroupMass RoboticsStages of Auto VehiclesWhat are the six levels of autonomy?The Scary Efficiency of Autonomous IntersectionsHow Intelligent Cars Will Make Driving Easier and GreenerAutonomous Vehicles: Are You Ready for the New Ride?Autonomous Vehicles - Self-Driving Vehicles Enacted LegislationAutonomous Vehicle Technology A Guide for PolicymakersDSRC Radio DescriptionThe Ethics of Autonomous CarsHow do driverless cars work?When will the robots hit the road?McityTesla Auto Pilot programHistory of Autonomous VehiclesAtlanta Testing Autonomous Vehicle TechnologySelf-Driving and Autonomous Vehicles & 6 Reasons Why These Won’t Be Coming SoonHow Tesla’s Self-Driving Autopilot Actually WorksThe Future of Autonomous VehiclesTraffic Control for the FutureFollow The Non Breaking Space Show
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