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Self-driving car development is well underway at numerous automakers and technology companies. At Volkswagen Group, Audi leads the charge. The brand spun-off a start-up company called Autonomous Intelligent Driving, or AID, about a year and a half ago. The company has been tasked with working on every aspect of future self-driving technology, including software, hardware, maps, calibration, and more. Leading the team is Karlheinz Wurm, the company's CEO. An interview with Wurm published on the AIM website gives some insight into the CEO and the company's mission. Wurm comes from Microsoft subsidiary Skype, where he played a major role in making video calls available to everyone with internet access. After 12 years at Skype, he decided to take the helm at AID and hopes to bring self-driving technology to the masses, much like he did with video calls. He noted that the technology available in neural networks, sensors, and plain computing power would never have let engineers explore and develop self-driving car technology 10 years ago like they can today.
Wurm said self-driving cars will revolutionize how we move people around cities, and AID wants to allow car manufacturers and mobility providers, perhaps like Uber and Lyft, to drive autonomously in urban environments. He said self-driving cars will provide mobility for the elderly and safe transportation for young people. According to Wurm, they'll also reduce traffic congestion and make time spent in traffic more productive. AID has a goal to bring a totally driverless vehicle to market by 2021, which falls in line with goals from other automakers. Yet, it will likely be a long time before the technology makes its way into consumer vehicles. Numerous regulations must be overcome and local governments need to construct frameworks to ensure a level deployment. Infrastructure and climate still remain hurdles for the technology, too. While AID takes the lead within Audi and VW Group as a whole, the German automaker has made its own promises and moves to play catch-up in the industry. VW joined Baidu's self-driving car program earlier this year and claimed it would launch a ride-sharing service in Israel by 2022. The automaker even reportedly tried to purchase Aurora, one of many autonomous vehicle startups.
Comments are not for promoting your articles or other sites. This was brilliantly written. You included a lot of great facts, but what made it especially poignant and powerful were your personal experiences, particularly about the avocados becoming deadly projectiles and your son doing back flips because he got out of school. Hi Shauna. I am so glad you fared well during the storm. It certainly could have been worse. Even though we came through virtually unscathed, we need to keep in prayer those countries that face a long recovery period. My heart goes out to Haiti, Cuba and the East Coast of the US. Gina, first I must commend you on your outstanding reporting of Hurricane Matthew and all the areas hit. Topping your article off with hurricane safety and preparation tips is the icing on the cake. Matthew hit my area of Central Florida on Friday, October 7th. At work, we were told to go home anytime after noon.
The glass high-rise building in which I work was closed Friday. When I got home Thursday afternoon my son and I moved all out outdoor furniture and pots into the shed, which can withstand 250 mph winds. Friday morning I was awakened by the wind at 6:00 (no chance of sleeping in on a paid day off!). Huge trees bent over in the force of the 60-70 mph winds we experienced in my neck of the woods. We were on curfew from 7:00 the previous night until 7:00 a.m. Saturday, meaning no one was to be on the road. Fortunately, we were not one of areas called to evacuate. The winds finally died down some by 2:00 Friday afternoon and the curfew was lifted. We were fortunate to have nothing more than tree debris in our yards. Although some areas of Central Florida saw trees completely uprooted, damaging homes and power lines, my area made it through virtually unscathed.
My neighborhood never lost power. If Matthew didn't do the wobbling it did up the eastern coast of Florida, even inland areas like mine would have been devastated. As you mentioned, if it were just 20 miles closer to the coast, we may have seen the destruction that befell other areas in Matthew's path. Thank God he didn't circle back around as originally thought he might do! I'm eased to know you made it through with nothing more than some bumps and scrapes in the yard. Brevard County got hit pretty hard overall. Great article for posterity. You captured the devastation and the struggle to survive. Thanks for the documentation by word and by pictures and good counsel for the future. I'm so sorry for the people that were affected by the hurricane. What a sad situation. I'm very glad that you and your family came through the storm safely.