{"id":2913,"date":"2016-09-30T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onemoresecond.net\/?p=2913"},"modified":"2016-09-30T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T13:00:29","slug":"carol-reiley-were-building-the-brains-of-the-self-driving-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/carol-reiley-were-building-the-brains-of-the-self-driving-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Carol Reiley: We\u2019re building the brains of the self-driving car"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carol Reiley is Cofounder and President and drive.ai<\/u><\/a>, an artificial intelligence self-driving car startup.<\/p>\n

Carol is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow who researches strategies for improving human and robotic interaction.<\/p>\n

Tell us about drive.ai<\/strong>
\nDrive.ai is a Silicon Valley start-up founded by former lab mates out of Stanford University\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Lab. We are creating AI software (deep learning) for autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n

We know drive.ai has developed a retrokit for use with autonomous vehicles, but what exactly is the kit and what does it do?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019re building a retrofit kit for business fleets that enables a car to drive itself. We\u2019re using a full stack deep learning approach from perception, motion planning, decision making, to interacting with humans. Deep learning is this incredible form of machine learning that is most similar to the way the human brain processes sensor information, and we\u2019re using it to build the brains of the self-driving car \u2013 which includes sensors, automotive grade computation, a roof-mounted exterior communication system, and an in-car interface, as well as the deep learning software to drive a car.<\/p>\n

We think deep learning is the best-suited technology for self-driving cars, and that so far the industry has just scratched the surface of what it can do. We have trained our system to recognize objects as well as scenarios. These learned scenarios provide context to figure out the appropriate communication signal. Because of our amazing team and technology, we can now advance to be able to interact with the world. Our team consists of really amazing deep learning experts in the world, and we believe the work we\u2019re doing will be crucial for the future of self-driving cars.<\/p>\n

\"Drive.ai<\/a><\/p>\n

How can human-robot interaction (HRI) help cars to communicate with people and why is it so important that autonomous vehicles have the ability to communicate?<\/strong>
\nWe consider communication a vital aspect of self-driving cars, in order to create transparency as to what these vehicles are doing and why. We believe this has been a largely ignored space so far, and consider it a fundamental aspect of our approach, both short- and long-term.<\/p>\n

Cars need to indicate intention and the state that they\u2019re in. Cars\u2019 communication features, from blinkers to the horn, have not been reimagined in decades. There\u2019s an incredible opportunity to improve this communication, especially in the case of self-driving cars where there is no human driver to indicate with hand gestures or facial signals. The horn, for example, is one of the worst designed features in the car today. It\u2019s one sound\/tone, and you can\u2019t tell who it\u2019s targeted at or what the intention is \u2013 it could be anything from a polite nudge to an angry exclamation.<\/p>\n

How do you test HRI?<\/strong>
\nIn the coming weeks we are planning to test a wide range of visual and audio messages for pedestrians and other people on the roads. Our test cases will likely involve written words, images and graphics, and an array of sounds.<\/p>\n

How soon can we expect to see HRI on the roads?<\/strong>
\nSome companies are trying to deliver the first entirely autonomous car by 2020. At drive.ai, we\u2019re looking to have our product on the road, which will guide a fully self-driving car in the next few months. You may be lucky enough to see the prototypes driving around now.<\/p>\n

How different will the road environment look in 20 years\u2019 time? Do you envisage roads to be safer places following the introduction of fully-autonomous vehicles, equipped with HRI?<\/strong>
\nThe transportation industry is all going to change in 5-10 years.<\/p>\n

The automobile industry has been stagnant, and we\u2019re looking at cars differently. We have to. Every day, drivers and pedestrians are subject to a persisting danger: human error. Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death for young people in the United States; nearly 1.3 million people worldwide die in vehicle accidents every year, 90 per cent of which are caused by human error. Over 33,000 of these deaths are in the U.S. alone. That\u2019s equivalent to a large passenger airplane crashing every single day. And someday, not too long from now, those deaths could be preventable. We started drive.ai because we believe there\u2019s a real opportunity to make our roads, our commutes, and our families safer.<\/p>\n

Our mission is to create self-driving cars that build trust through over-communication \u2013 communicating intentions not only to the people within the car, but the pedestrians and others around you. We absolutely believe that roads will be safer places with the introduction of fully-autonomous vehicles, and believe deep learning is key in doing that.<\/p>\n

\"Drive<\/a>
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