Transportation Revolution: Autonomous Vehicle Development - Part 2

The Future Car: A Siemens Podcast

As the pace of autonomous technology brings us ever closer to a new era of transportation, the future is closer than we think. Every level of preparation and adaptation related to getting autonomous vehicles road-ready must be mapped out. This includes safety vetting through high-level testing and certification processes, a better understanding of autonomous technology on behalf of consumers, and updates to regulation and legislation.

Once again I’m joined by Nand Kochhar, the Vice President of Automotive and Transportation Industry at Siemens Digital Industries Software. With his industry expertise, he’ll provide deeper insight on the various levels of autonomy, their definitions, and where we’re currently at on the autonomy spectrum with today’s technology.

In this episode, we’ll also discuss AV verification, testing, validation, and how confidence in this new technology is created among consumers and companies. You’ll learn the four primary ways companies are pushing the boundaries of AV development in order to move the technology forward, and where that intersects with regulations and legislation. You’ll also get a sneak peek of how autonomy might alter the urban experience as we get closer to the future of autonomous vehicle utilization.

Some Questions I Ask:

• How can passengers and companies be confident that vehicles are able to perform safely and comfortably? (5:51)
• Is the amount of physical and virtual testing happening at the same level? (9:23)
• What are the effects of new regulations on the future of vehicle validation and certification? (11:53)
• What’s the impetus behind the partnerships that have formed among industry competitors? (21:40)
• What are the values and challenges of remote monitoring? (34:36)
• How are business challenges accelerating or holding back emerging trends of autonomy? (40:05)
• How critical are autonomous vehicles to the mobility-as-a-service concept? (44:14)

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• The five levels of vehicle autonomy and how they’re defined (1:08)
• Understanding the vehicle components and how they relate to one another (13:46)
• The physics based simulation model (17:42)
• How we can push the boundaries of autonomy and continue to develop the technology (29:19)
• How society as a whole can prepare for an autonomous future (32:31)
• Securing the autonomous framework (36:20)
• How AV’s navigate cities (41:32)

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