Waymo and Intel Collaborate on Self-Driving Car Technology
September 18 2017 - 12:00PM
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Autonomous Driving will End Human Driving Errors and Lead to
Safer Roads for Everyone
The following is an opinion editorial provided by Brian
Krzanich, chief executive officer of Intel Corporation.
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Waymo’s self-driving Chrysler Pacifica
hybrid minivans feature Intel-based technologies for sensor
processing, general compute and connectivity, enabling real-time
decisions for full autonomy in city conditions. (Credit: Intel
Corporation)
One of the big promises of artificial intelligence (AI) is our
driverless future. Nearly 1.3 million people die in road crashes
worldwide every year – an average 3,287 deaths a day.1 Nearly 90
percent of those collisions are caused by human error.2
Self-driving technology can help prevent these errors by giving
autonomous vehicles the capacity to learn from the collective
experience of millions of cars – avoiding the mistakes of others
and creating a safer driving environment.
Press Kit: Autonomous Driving at Intel
Given the pace at which autonomous driving is coming to life, I
fully expect my children’s children will never have to drive a car.
That’s an astounding thought: Something almost 90 percent of
Americans do every day will end within a generation.3 With so much
life-saving potential, it’s a rapid transformation that Intel is
excited to be at the forefront of along with other industry leaders
like Waymo.
Waymo’s newest vehicles, the self-driving Chrysler Pacifica
hybrid minivans, feature Intel-based technologies for sensor
processing, general compute and connectivity, enabling real-time
decisions for full autonomy in city conditions.
As Waymo’s self-driving technology becomes smarter and more
capable, its high-performance hardware and software will require
even more powerful and efficient compute. By working closely with
Waymo, Intel can offer Waymo’s fleet of vehicles the advanced
processing power required for level 4 and 5 autonomy.
With 3 million miles of real-world driving, Waymo cars with
Intel technology inside have already processed more self-driving
car miles than any other autonomous fleet on U.S. roads. Intel’s
collaboration with Waymo ensures Intel will continue its leading
role in helping realize the promise of autonomous driving and a
safer, collision-free future.
1 World Health Organization, Road Traffic Injuries Fact Sheet,
Updated May 2017:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs358/en/
2 National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey, U.S. Department
of Transportation, July 2008:
https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/811059
and
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2013/12/human-error-cause-vehicle-crashes
3 Federal Highway Administration, November 2014:
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/pubs/hf/pl11028/chapter4.cfm
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Intel Corp.Danielle Mannautonomousdriving@intel.com
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