Autonomous Transportation (cars, trucks, etc.)
Review all of the new disruptive technologies that you know, and take this opportunity to learn more about a technology that interests you!
In your report, you must discuss the following topics as related to the technology that you are researching:
1. A description of the technology, including:
o what it is, what it does, and a simple explanation of how it works
o a brief history
o what it promises to deliver to its consumers/users, i.e. the vision of the technology when it is fully realized.
2. The current state of the technology as opposed to its envisioned state, including current limitations, barriers etc.
3. What potential impacts does the technology have on consumers?
4. What potential impacts does the technology have on businesses?
5. Discuss a potential application of this technology that you believe will be the most disruptive to business or will have the most impact on society. Explain and support your selection
o Autonomous Transportation
1. Cruise https://waymo.com/intl/es/sf/.and Waymo https://waymo.com/intl/es/sf/.are currently launching autonomous vehicle service. What level of autonomy have they achieved. Are there any vehicles which have achieved Level 5?
2. What is/are the most significant barriers to adoption of this technology? How can these barriers be overcome?
Sample Solution
An autonomous vehicle is one that can drive itself from a starting points to a predetermined destination in “autopilot” model using various in-vehicle technologies and sensors, including adaptive cruise control and active steering (steer by wire). The first self-sufficient and truly autonomous cars appeared in the 1980s, with Carnegie Mellon University`s Navlab and ALV projects in 1984 and Mercedes-Benz and Bundeswehr University Munich`s Eureka Prometheus Project in 1987. Autonomous vehicles are currently one of the most disruptive forms of new mobility, but the technology is undoubtedly here to stay. The aim of autonomous mobility is to foster a modal transfer from private cars to public transport and, in turn, become more convenient. For example, when it comes to safety, self-driving shuttles contribute to safer roads by reducing road-traffic accidents and congestion.
