Category: summer2017

Tesla Autopilot Illustrates the Urgent Need for More Data Efficient Artificial Intelligence

In April 2018 Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted that within two years drivers will be able to sleep in their Teslas while driving https://www.ted.com/talks/elon_musk_the_future_we_re_building_and_boring. One of the key catalysts behind the rapid progress in autonomous driving is the increasing amount of collected driving data. With every new mile Tesla gathers more data that can help… Read more Tesla Autopilot Illustrates the Urgent Need for More Data Efficient Artificial Intelligence

How Do We Control the Tigers?

Elon Musk came out at the National Governor’s Association meeting admonishing the audience that AI is “the biggest risk that we face as a civilization” (4). This strong sentiment expressed by the technological expert Elon Musk worries me about the potential dangers of AI. So what exactly is AI capable of?  First of all, AI is… Read more How Do We Control the Tigers?

Internet of Things (IoT): Visual Application Development for Education

Introduction According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES, 2016), there are approximately 50.4 million students will attend public elementary and secondary schools as of Fall 2016, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. That’s a slight increase from the 50.3 million who attended in Fall 2015. As of 2015, 73% of all U.S.… Read more Internet of Things (IoT): Visual Application Development for Education

My EV-olution

In 2011 Tesla was nowhere near as hot as it is today. In fact, very few people knew about the company. Once they learned about the product, the number one concern was range anxiety [1]. Range anxiety is the fear of running out of charge and ending up on the side of the road. I… Read more My EV-olution

How Smart is your City?

  A smart city is a city which is ‘aware’ of the status of its resources such as transport systems, energy and water usage, sewage levels, environment, infrastructure, housing and security; and uses this information to efficiently manage its resources. The data is generated from a set of interconnected devices (internet of things) with sensors… Read more How Smart is your City?

Reinventing Power & Democratizing Energy

Last Friday, Stanford University had the pleasure to host JB Straubel, CTO and Co-founder of Tesla to share his insights of new developments in SolarCity and Tesla. Previous to my arrival at Stanford, I have been working in a small technology company that develops electrical digital transformers, I and would like to share some ideas… Read more Reinventing Power & Democratizing Energy

Tesla's Master Plans for the future - Part I and II

Tesla’s product development serves as a primary example of the company’s creative capacity and initiative. In his Master Plan delineated on the Company’s website, Elon Musk outlines the Tesla’s main objectives from 2006 – 2026. [1]   Master Plan Part 1 To address the over-reliance on fossil fuels and global warming, Tesla Inc., seeks “to… Read more Tesla's Master Plans for the future - Part I and II

New regulation hits Cloud Computing Service who hold EU citizen data in 2018

UK Data Protection Act (DPA) is almost 20 years old The Data Protection Act dates since 1998, which governs the way personal information gets used by organizations, businesses and governments. It is enforced by the Information Commissioner Office, which reports directly to the UK parliament. The act was formulated around principles such as: data should… Read more New regulation hits Cloud Computing Service who hold EU citizen data in 2018

Digital Home Technology through the Cloud: Enabling Paradise or Potential Prison?

“Alexa order my grocery list and add one bag of peanut M&Ms to it.” “Alexa, cancel my events for Tuesday and call an Uber for me in two hours.” With a few simple sentences, I had saved myself about 3 hours of work, allowing me to peacefully enjoy my breakfast as I prepared to pick… Read more Digital Home Technology through the Cloud: Enabling Paradise or Potential Prison?

The Quantum Leap

Quantum Gap During the presentation and class discussion with John Donovan of AT&T the topic of quantum computing and quantum networking was briefly addressed. It occurred to me that Jeff Welsler of IBM had also talked about quantum computing, and efforts to offer that capability to consumers via the cloud. As evidence by its prevalence… Read more The Quantum Leap