Experience an autonomous car in the city for the first time "I'm scared that I was about to get into an accident twice"

IoT x AI completely automatic driving car that does not have to touch the handle and can make a reservation just before the restaurant.I was expecting a lot, but I was about to collide twice.

The test drive was a car that Microsoft, NXP, IAV, Swiss Re, ESRI, and Cubic Telecom were jointly exhibited at CES this month.The concept of the demonstration is that AI provides tourist guidance to travelers automatically while communicating with traffic infrastructure such as traffic lights.

I thought, "I don't have a taxi driver's chat or steep handle, and it's great to be able to introduce a store that AI is interesting while driving a strip (main street) one after another!I tried it, but the result was quite bimyo.

Autonomous driving may have been expected too much because the development has been in a rapid pace recently.Google has been running on public roads for years without accidents, and Uber has introduced 100 fully automatic driving taxis last year in Pittsburg.People rode in the driver's seat in case of emergency, but riding the back seat is a story about a Gachi customer.TESLA is also developing fully automatic driving technology in manufacturing.There are some voices saying that it is legal because it is legal to call "autopilot (autonomous driving)" for the current cruise control, but it is a complete automatic driving that has stepped one step by step.is not it.

However, in this demonstration, there was a phase in which the driver's seat staff rushed in the brakes and got nothing.I think at least 40%of all driving hours were human driving.It is also a person who turns the handle and steps on the brake.The AI system started even if people did not operate, so it was an impression of a demo for demonstrations.

For the honor of the six companies, I supplemented it ... "It's just a concept car. It's a demonstration to get the atmosphere after completion."There were a lot of parts that were moving without any problems, as I couldn't imagine assembled on a tight schedule of 6 months.

I got on the modified version of "VOLKSWAGON GOLF ESTATE" with a pounding automatic driving technology.The "V2X (inter-treys / vehicle intermittent communication: Vehicle-to-audible)" system, radar, camera, LIDAR, 4G LTE communication technology, etc.All of them are technologies that are far more advanced than the most advanced driving support systems of TESLA cars on the market today, so there is enough physical strength to run smoothly in the city.

However, in fact, the infrastructure was not well -maintained, and some barriers that could not be exceeded were noticeable.First, the signal.This is a system that attaches a small box of the V2X communication system (like a mobile router) to the intersection to the traffic light, and catches the flowing information by car, but only one intersection has been set up on the test drive route.。And whether communication was established?It was in a state.I can't say anything because I can't see if I pressed the brake with my feet from the passenger seat, but I felt like I was stepping on the "autonomous" part.

I felt the communication trouble in the in -vehicle IoT.The car is equipped with a Microsoft Cortana, and you can search for the nearest shop from a car like a Windows 10 compatible computer, put an appointment in the calendar, and handle tasks with a voice command.

The only strange thing is this Cortana, starts up without permission (see the video below).I didn't check it, but it was not surprising to be told that it was just a video for Cortana's demo.Because it starts up without calling.But honestly, I thought that the car to buy in the future would be a must.

It is an impression that the road is up to the level 5 of completely autonomous driving, cars and roads.The Lidar and the radar system are perfect, and the city's communication system is even more delayed.But after 10 years, you will surely be able to report to everyone that "Vegas has been around without drivers!"I haven't thrown it away.

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Michael Nunez --Gizmodo US [Original] (Satomi)