Tag: self-driving cars

Safety and Security of Connected Vehicles

According to IHS projections, 30 billion connected things are expected to be in use by 2020. [1] These devices include but not limited to home appliances, connected vehicles, medical devices, and machines in a factory. Last week, Steve Herrod from General Catalyst Partners explained to us about the growing importance of cybersecurity in a connected… Read more Safety and Security of Connected Vehicles

How Big Data is driving the auto industry

Times are definitely changing when it comes to the transportation industry. Powered by big data, AI and the internet of things, our transportation system is poised to become more efficient and smarter [1]. Some hot topics include self-driving cars, autonomous trucks, connected cars, remote controlled cargo ships, etc. Even though we haven’t yet achieved a… Read more How Big Data is driving the auto industry

Military Drone latencies

The near future in the aviation industry looks to be one hundred percent autonomous. There are already current military systems that are able to control and navigate autonomous systems from nearby bases and unmanned aerial vehicles that possess the power to access remote areas to conduct search operations, deliver potential packages, supply raw materials, scan earth… Read more Military Drone latencies

Evolution of Compute and Big data

The primitive cloud, better known as “virtualization” evolved as a way to abstract the physical infrastructure which used to be manually deployed. The evolution of cloud computing from plain server virtualization is depicted in the flow below developed by Gartner in 2012 [1]. The first big step in compute evolution was from physical servers to… Read more Evolution of Compute and Big data

Internet of Things, Are we Safe?

Last week we had a class on Internet of Things and one of the topics that interests me is what is the future of Iot in security and how it will affect our privacy and personal space. So I decided to go deeper into the topic to explore some of the safety aspects of the… Read more Internet of Things, Are we Safe?

Internet of Vehicles: Groundbreaking trends transforming auto industry

With the truth of Moore’s law resurfacing time and again, latest advancements in fields like wireless telecommunication, digitization, automation, virtualization, and high speeds of the internet have paved way for Internet of Things (IoT) to gain grounds, which is impacting several aspects of our everyday life. IoT has already played a major role in many… Read more Internet of Vehicles: Groundbreaking trends transforming auto industry

Self-driving Cars - Wow! But also like dang.

Self-driving cars have the capacity to revolutionize the car industry but also everything related to vehicle transportation. Sure, the current expectations are high – autonomous vehicles are on the peak of the “hype cycle” as the information technology research company Gardner defines it. Recent technological development has allowed significant advancements in self-driving technologies. Neural networks… Read more Self-driving Cars - Wow! But also like dang.

UK ready for driverless cars in theory

The Modern Transport Bill confirms actions that are being taken to make sure the UK is at the forefront of the most modern transport revolution. The economic potential of the new technology drives the UK to adopt a new legal system and draw up laws to provide a strong support for autonomous car development and… Read more UK ready for driverless cars in theory

Self-driving cars: What to do with collected data?

Last Friday afternoon we had Deputy Director & Deputy State CIO, Chris Cruz, come to class where he spoke about what the state of California is doing in matters regarding IT. There was no surprise that the state truly is a pioneer in those matters but being a pioneer is never easy. California is the… Read more Self-driving cars: What to do with collected data?

Road rules for robots: Driverless car legislation in California

California’s status as the country’s epicenter for technology and innovation is potentially at risk when it comes to new driverless technology. While California has approved 27 licenses for test driverless vehicles on its roads, it imposes relatively strict regulations on how they can be operated. For example, they must be occupied by a trained professional… Read more Road rules for robots: Driverless car legislation in California