What to remember when developing driverless vehicles
In the past month I have seen that ‘drop off and pick up points’ ‘an overhauled power grid’ ‘legistaltive modernisation’ ‘universal 5G connectivity’ and ‘specialist testing sites’ …are all critical, crucial, vital or nationally important to the creation and adoption of autonomous cars. Sure, those all make sense, taken in context. We’ve also heard that road rage, […]
Read moreHow would you tackle the driverless ADAS skills problem?
There’s a repeating theme within the technology ecosystem that acts as the foundation to driverless cars and its widespread precursor, ADAS. Irrespective of whether a company is a disruptive VC-backed force, an established Car manufacturer or one of their suppliers (OEMs, Tier 1 and 2s, in auto industry parlance) there is one single problem which […]
Read moreStart your engines
In mid 2016, the AutoSens team wanted to offer a focussed platform for automotive technology start-ups working with sensors. We felt that while there were already amazing events all over the world for start-ups, and even start-ups working in the automotive sector, the high-technology nature of working within vehicle perception meant that these companies were […]
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Why Amazon could be the biggest disruptor in Driverless cars
Lots of big tech companies and automotive manufacturers are investing money and effort into autonomous vehicles, but none could be as influential and disruptive than the world’s largest online retailer, Amazon. Here’s what we know Amazon have invested so much of their income into R&D and service expansion over the past 20 years they generally […]
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The challenge of Autonomous vehicles and Equestrians
There is a lot of money sloshing around in the autonomous vehicle market place right now, hundreds of millions, if not billions of whatever currency you want to think in. This money is buying new technology which will be pivotal to the future of transportation for millions of people, whether they are travelling in personal […]
Read moreTalk to us before AutoSens!
The team is increasingly busy in the final run up to the inaugural AutoSens conference, but we know it’s important to visit other events to ensure our finger is on the pulse of what’s happening around industry – so we’re sharing our schedule over the next three weeks in case our paths cross or you’d […]
Read moreWorld’s largest auto engineering competition goes driverless
The University robotics departments of Oxford, MIT, Stanford, among others, are some of the best known innovators in the autonomous vehicle sector, having made their mark on influential projects such as the DARPA grand challenge. It comes as no surprise that other universities, and student-orientated competitions, are keen to make their mark as well. Step […]
Read moreConference update
In the UK, most of the country is now in holiday mood. Schools have broken up, traffic has suddenly lightened and offices are preparing themselves for the big getaway. It’s a great time to take stock, catch up and start thinking about the rest of the year – with all the challenges, adventures and excitement […]
Read moreStatement on the result of the UK’s EU referendum
As many in the automotive and STEM sectors have indicated in our host nation, we believe that a move away from an integrated UK/EU economy will likely reduce the flexibility, investment and dynamism within those sectors in the short term. As an experienced, informed and international team of professionals, we must treat the referendum result […]
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Developing global standards for Automotive vision
Update: IEEE Standards Association, Proposed Project 2020: Automotive System Image Quality As you may know, after many years organising events for the digital imaging industry I am now Conference Director for AutoSens, which I am producing with valued support from Prof Patrick Denny of Valeo, Dr Sven Fleck at SmartSurv, Benjamin May at AMX13, and a number […]
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