so did you know that last year the state of Texas lost 455 Souls due to
of Texas lost 455 Souls due to
of Texas lost 455 Souls due to distracted driving that’s almost as many
distracted driving that’s almost as many
distracted driving that’s almost as many people in this room bringing it a little
people in this room bringing it a little
people in this room bringing it a little closer to home
closer to home
closer to home out of the 23,000 traffic accidents in
out of the 23,000 traffic accidents in
out of the 23,000 traffic accidents in the city of San Antonio 50 people were
the city of San Antonio 50 people were
the city of San Antonio 50 people were killed because of that cause but I’m
killed because of that cause but I’m
killed because of that cause but I’m going to come at it from a different
going to come at it from a different
going to come at it from a different perspective an engineer’s perspective
perspective an engineer’s perspective
perspective an engineer’s perspective driving has become the distraction we
driving has become the distraction we
driving has become the distraction we want to do other things behind the wheel
want to do other things behind the wheel
want to do other things behind the wheel we may want to vote in the future we may
we may want to vote in the future we may
we may want to vote in the future we may want to go play Pokemon go we may want
want to go play Pokemon go we may want
want to go play Pokemon go we may want to eat street tacos there’s lots of
to eat street tacos there’s lots of
to eat street tacos there’s lots of things that we want to do and need to do
things that we want to do and need to do
things that we want to do and need to do to be productive on a daily basis and
to be productive on a daily basis and
to be productive on a daily basis and the driving task itself is now what’s
the driving task itself is now what’s
the driving task itself is now what’s getting in the way so the state of Texas
getting in the way so the state of Texas
getting in the way so the state of Texas two months ago joined 46 other states in
two months ago joined 46 other states in
two months ago joined 46 other states in the nation and implemented policy that
the nation and implemented policy that
the nation and implemented policy that banned that behavior that banned our
banned that behavior that banned our
banned that behavior that banned our ability to utilize those mobile devices
ability to utilize those mobile devices
ability to utilize those mobile devices while we’re operating the mobile vehicle
while we’re operating the mobile vehicle
while we’re operating the mobile vehicle that’s part of the solution but it’s not
that’s part of the solution but it’s not
that’s part of the solution but it’s not the only solution there’s a technology
the only solution there’s a technology
the only solution there’s a technology angle that can be looked at here and
angle that can be looked at here and
angle that can be looked at here and applied in order to allow us to be
applied in order to allow us to be
applied in order to allow us to be productive so enter the automated
productive so enter the automated
productive so enter the automated driving system robot cars driverless
driving system robot cars driverless
driving system robot cars driverless cars how many people in the room have
cars how many people in the room have
cars how many people in the room have heard of these that’s great if I ask
heard of these that’s great if I ask
heard of these that’s great if I ask this question five years ago there may
this question five years ago there may
this question five years ago there may have been one or two hands this
have been one or two hands this
have been one or two hands this technology is accelerating at a rapid
technology is accelerating at a rapid
technology is accelerating at a rapid rate and it’s because of a variety of
rate and it’s because of a variety of
rate and it’s because of a variety of different benefits that this technology
different benefits that this technology
different benefits that this technology can provide one of the big benefits is
can provide one of the big benefits is
can provide one of the big benefits is safety
safety
safety November 7th 2000 that was the last day
November 7th 2000 that was the last day
November 7th 2000 that was the last day that Texas had was fatality free on our
that Texas had was fatality free on our
that Texas had was fatality free on our highways that’s fifty five hundred
highways that’s fifty five hundred
highways that’s fifty five hundred consecutive days 17 years with a
consecutive days 17 years with a
consecutive days 17 years with a fatality every single day safety is a
fatality every single day safety is a
fatality every single day safety is a big problem in 2015 35,000 people in
big problem in 2015 35,000 people in
big problem in 2015 35,000 people in this country lost their lives in traffic
this country lost their lives in traffic
this country lost their lives in traffic accidents that’s equivalent to the
accidents that’s equivalent to the
accidents that’s equivalent to the enrollment at UTSA think about that now
enrollment at UTSA think about that now
enrollment at UTSA think about that now an even more staggering fact is that 94
an even more staggering fact is that 94
an even more staggering fact is that 94 percent of all traffic crashes are
percent of all traffic crashes are
percent of all traffic crashes are attributable to human error
attributable to human error
attributable to human error or our cars our trucks our
or our cars our trucks our
or our cars our trucks our infrastructure has become very very safe
infrastructure has become very very safe
infrastructure has become very very safe we’ve compensated for as much as we
we’ve compensated for as much as we
we’ve compensated for as much as we possibly can in order to keep the human
possibly can in order to keep the human
possibly can in order to keep the human population safe behind the wheel but the
population safe behind the wheel but the
population safe behind the wheel but the problem is we’re the problem the humans
problem is we’re the problem the humans
problem is we’re the problem the humans are the flawed part of the equation so
are the flawed part of the equation so
are the flawed part of the equation so really we need to get the human out of
really we need to get the human out of
really we need to get the human out of that equation and allow us to do more
that equation and allow us to do more
that equation and allow us to do more productive things now how many people
productive things now how many people
productive things now how many people like sitting in traffic jams okay I got
like sitting in traffic jams okay I got
like sitting in traffic jams okay I got one we’ll talk afterwards so the average
one we’ll talk afterwards so the average
one we’ll talk afterwards so the average commuter in this country spent 42 hours
commuter in this country spent 42 hours
commuter in this country spent 42 hours doing nothing but sitting behind the
doing nothing but sitting behind the
doing nothing but sitting behind the wheel waiting for the car in front of us
wheel waiting for the car in front of us
wheel waiting for the car in front of us to move there’s a lot of other things
to move there’s a lot of other things
to move there’s a lot of other things that we can do now imagine if vehicles
that we can do now imagine if vehicles
that we can do now imagine if vehicles themselves were able to cooperate in
themselves were able to cooperate in
themselves were able to cooperate in such a way that they would simply move
such a way that they would simply move
such a way that they would simply move like a zipper and merge onto the
like a zipper and merge onto the
like a zipper and merge onto the freeways they didn’t have to stop at a
freeways they didn’t have to stop at a
freeways they didn’t have to stop at a traffic light because they were
traffic light because they were
traffic light because they were scheduling their slots to move back and
scheduling their slots to move back and
scheduling their slots to move back and forth we could tremendously reduce the
forth we could tremendously reduce the
forth we could tremendously reduce the amount of congestion that we have
amount of congestion that we have
amount of congestion that we have increase the amount of productivity that
increase the amount of productivity that
increase the amount of productivity that we can have and ultimately be safer as a
we can have and ultimately be safer as a
we can have and ultimately be safer as a population now what that leads to is
population now what that leads to is
population now what that leads to is environmental benefits these and
environmental benefits these and
environmental benefits these and benefits are like less pollution but one
benefits are like less pollution but one
benefits are like less pollution but one less known benefit is that through this
less known benefit is that through this
less known benefit is that through this technology we mainly actually need less
technology we mainly actually need less
technology we mainly actually need less infrastructure we may need less parking
infrastructure we may need less parking
infrastructure we may need less parking garages we may need less freeway lanes
garages we may need less freeway lanes
garages we may need less freeway lanes heck we might even be able to reclaim
heck we might even be able to reclaim
heck we might even be able to reclaim our garages and turn them into man caves
so what is this technology right
so what is this technology right everybody believes that an automated
everybody believes that an automated
everybody believes that an automated driving system a self-driving car robot
driving system a self-driving car robot
driving system a self-driving car robot car is when I can take my hands and my
car is when I can take my hands and my
car is when I can take my hands and my feet off and switch my brain off and
feet off and switch my brain off and
feet off and switch my brain off and this thing should be able to drive
this thing should be able to drive
this thing should be able to drive wherever I currently Drive well that’s
wherever I currently Drive well that’s
wherever I currently Drive well that’s at the end of the evolutionary scale of
at the end of the evolutionary scale of
at the end of the evolutionary scale of all of this technology that started with
all of this technology that started with
all of this technology that started with that flute that we just heard in the
that flute that we just heard in the
that flute that we just heard in the previous video ending with your ability
previous video ending with your ability
previous video ending with your ability to vote or eat the cheeseburger or play
to vote or eat the cheeseburger or play
to vote or eat the cheeseburger or play Pokemon go whatever you want to do we’re
Pokemon go whatever you want to do we’re
Pokemon go whatever you want to do we’re somewhere back in a level-2 level-3
somewhere back in a level-2 level-3
somewhere back in a level-2 level-3 state you may have a car now in your
state you may have a car now in your
state you may have a car now in your garage that has adaptive cruise control
garage that has adaptive cruise control
garage that has adaptive cruise control that has Lane keep assist these are
that has Lane keep assist these are
that has Lane keep assist these are assistive technologies that keep you
assistive technologies that keep you
assistive technologies that keep you safe when you’re operating your motor
safe when you’re operating your motor
safe when you’re operating your motor vehicle these are early forms of
vehicle these are early forms of
vehicle these are early forms of automation the next step in that
automation the next step in that
automation the next step in that is when the system is actually able to
is when the system is actually able to
is when the system is actually able to do the avoidance not just warning not
do the avoidance not just warning not
do the avoidance not just warning not just emergency braking but swerving
just emergency braking but swerving
just emergency braking but swerving being able to perform an operation
being able to perform an operation
being able to perform an operation cognitively by understanding the
cognitively by understanding the
cognitively by understanding the environment around it so that level
environment around it so that level
environment around it so that level three is coming it’s coming pretty quick
three is coming it’s coming pretty quick
three is coming it’s coming pretty quick now level four on the other hand is a
now level four on the other hand is a
now level four on the other hand is a little bit further away this is when the
little bit further away this is when the
little bit further away this is when the fallback happens in such a manner that
fallback happens in such a manner that
fallback happens in such a manner that you are not necessary to be in the
you are not necessary to be in the
you are not necessary to be in the equation because remember those 94
equation because remember those 94
equation because remember those 94 percent of of crashes are attributable
percent of of crashes are attributable
percent of of crashes are attributable to us as humans so think of that a
to us as humans so think of that a
to us as humans so think of that a system has to handle when an animal or
system has to handle when an animal or
system has to handle when an animal or something crashes into the sensors on
something crashes into the sensors on
something crashes into the sensors on the front of it the system has to fail
the front of it the system has to fail
the front of it the system has to fail safely it has to recognize that there’s
safely it has to recognize that there’s
safely it has to recognize that there’s a problem move off to the side of the
a problem move off to the side of the
a problem move off to the side of the road come to a stop and not impact other
road come to a stop and not impact other
road come to a stop and not impact other traffic now that’s all good but a level
traffic now that’s all good but a level
traffic now that’s all good but a level four system will operate in limited
four system will operate in limited
four system will operate in limited areas so we’re talking about college
areas so we’re talking about college
areas so we’re talking about college campuses dedicated lanes parking
campuses dedicated lanes parking
campuses dedicated lanes parking facilities places like that those are
facilities places like that those are
facilities places like that those are useful but it’s not brain off everywhere
useful but it’s not brain off everywhere
useful but it’s not brain off everywhere level five is when these systems will
level five is when these systems will
level five is when these systems will operate in a fully unlimited environment
operate in a fully unlimited environment
operate in a fully unlimited environment under all conditions so we’re a ways
under all conditions so we’re a ways
under all conditions so we’re a ways away and why don’t we have one well I’m
away and why don’t we have one well I’m
away and why don’t we have one well I’m gonna give you a few examples here there
gonna give you a few examples here there
gonna give you a few examples here there are technology limitations as an
are technology limitations as an
are technology limitations as an engineer I’m faced with these every day
engineer I’m faced with these every day
engineer I’m faced with these every day imagine an automated vehicle that’s
imagine an automated vehicle that’s
imagine an automated vehicle that’s programmed to operate on highway
programmed to operate on highway
programmed to operate on highway well that highway happens to be located
well that highway happens to be located
well that highway happens to be located in Houston and hurricane Harvey just
in Houston and hurricane Harvey just
in Houston and hurricane Harvey just came through massive damage to the
came through massive damage to the
came through massive damage to the infrastructure system hasn’t seen it
infrastructure system hasn’t seen it
infrastructure system hasn’t seen it before how do you ask an engineer to
before how do you ask an engineer to
before how do you ask an engineer to program a system to recognize something
program a system to recognize something
program a system to recognize something that no one could imagine would ever
that no one could imagine would ever
that no one could imagine would ever happen
happen
happen harsh weather most of the videos that
harsh weather most of the videos that
harsh weather most of the videos that you’ll see most of the advertisements
you’ll see most of the advertisements
you’ll see most of the advertisements this is being done in bright sunshine or
this is being done in bright sunshine or
this is being done in bright sunshine or overcast skies not heavy rain not snow
overcast skies not heavy rain not snow
overcast skies not heavy rain not snow those type of environments those are
those type of environments those are
those type of environments those are very very difficult vulnerable road
very very difficult vulnerable road
very very difficult vulnerable road users it’s not just people that we have
users it’s not just people that we have
users it’s not just people that we have to deal with it’s not just bicyclists
to deal with it’s not just bicyclists
to deal with it’s not just bicyclists there are very few systems that have
there are very few systems that have
there are very few systems that have implemented geese or ducked detectors
implemented geese or ducked detectors
implemented geese or ducked detectors and I pity the duckling that will step
and I pity the duckling that will step
and I pity the duckling that will step out in front of an automated vehicle at
out in front of an automated vehicle at
out in front of an automated vehicle at least today cyber security another big
least today cyber security another big
least today cyber security another big concern very popular here in San Antonio
concern very popular here in San Antonio
concern very popular here in San Antonio but the the thought in that
but the the thought in that
but the the thought in that is that the there has to be some access
is that the there has to be some access
is that the there has to be some access to the vehicle right somebody has to to
to the vehicle right somebody has to to
to the vehicle right somebody has to to do something nefariously to the vehicle
do something nefariously to the vehicle
do something nefariously to the vehicle in order to control it to do something
in order to control it to do something
in order to control it to do something bad well there was a study a few months
bad well there was a study a few months
bad well there was a study a few months ago that showed that by simply putting
ago that showed that by simply putting
ago that showed that by simply putting tape on our infrastructure on a stop
tape on our infrastructure on a stop
tape on our infrastructure on a stop sign it could confuse an automated
sign it could confuse an automated
sign it could confuse an automated driving system such that it’s not a stop
driving system such that it’s not a stop
driving system such that it’s not a stop sign it’s actually a hundred mile an
sign it’s actually a hundred mile an
sign it’s actually a hundred mile an hour speed limit sign so there are
hour speed limit sign so there are
hour speed limit sign so there are vulnerabilities there’s fragility in
vulnerabilities there’s fragility in
vulnerabilities there’s fragility in these systems and one of the big things
these systems and one of the big things
these systems and one of the big things to keep in mind is that only 65 percent
to keep in mind is that only 65 percent
to keep in mind is that only 65 percent of the roads in the United States are
of the roads in the United States are
of the roads in the United States are paved a lot of these systems are going
paved a lot of these systems are going
paved a lot of these systems are going to operate where we have nice lane
to operate where we have nice lane
to operate where we have nice lane markings where we have road barriers
markings where we have road barriers
markings where we have road barriers things like that the system has to be
things like that the system has to be
things like that the system has to be able to traverse all of these different
able to traverse all of these different
able to traverse all of these different conditions in order to really hit level
conditions in order to really hit level
conditions in order to really hit level 5 so the height builds up everybody gets
5 so the height builds up everybody gets
5 so the height builds up everybody gets excited about the technology then we
excited about the technology then we
excited about the technology then we start realizing the limitations then we
start realizing the limitations then we
start realizing the limitations then we start thinking of the negatives is this
start thinking of the negatives is this
start thinking of the negatives is this the end of humanity as we know it well
the end of humanity as we know it well
the end of humanity as we know it well no it’s not the the big thing that
no it’s not the the big thing that
no it’s not the the big thing that people talk about all the time is jobs
people talk about all the time is jobs
people talk about all the time is jobs because as these systems these vehicles
because as these systems these vehicles
because as these systems these vehicles can become automated there’s concern
can become automated there’s concern
can become automated there’s concern about taxicabs the trucking fleets
about taxicabs the trucking fleets
about taxicabs the trucking fleets things of that nature
things of that nature
things of that nature well I offer a correlation back to the
well I offer a correlation back to the
well I offer a correlation back to the 1950s when 40% of our jobs in this
1950s when 40% of our jobs in this
1950s when 40% of our jobs in this country we’re in agriculture today
country we’re in agriculture today
country we’re in agriculture today that’s 2 percent those jobs just didn’t
that’s 2 percent those jobs just didn’t
that’s 2 percent those jobs just didn’t disappear we don’t have massive
disappear we don’t have massive
disappear we don’t have massive unemployment lines there’s no bread
unemployment lines there’s no bread
unemployment lines there’s no bread lines out there those jobs changed and
lines out there those jobs changed and
lines out there those jobs changed and the jobs that are in jeopardy because of
the jobs that are in jeopardy because of
the jobs that are in jeopardy because of this automation technology will change
this automation technology will change
this automation technology will change as well whole industries will be created
as well whole industries will be created
as well whole industries will be created to service these fleets to help prepare
to service these fleets to help prepare
to service these fleets to help prepare the infrastructure to to do different
the infrastructure to to do different
the infrastructure to to do different things in order to allow us to utilize
things in order to allow us to utilize
things in order to allow us to utilize this technology so if you thought those
this technology so if you thought those
this technology so if you thought those technical challenges that I showed you
technical challenges that I showed you
technical challenges that I showed you were difficult imagine trying to program
were difficult imagine trying to program
were difficult imagine trying to program a conscience into a robot this is the
a conscience into a robot this is the
a conscience into a robot this is the trolley dilemma problem very common in
trolley dilemma problem very common in
trolley dilemma problem very common in psychology you have the ability to throw
psychology you have the ability to throw
psychology you have the ability to throw a switch your trolley is headed towards
a switch your trolley is headed towards
a switch your trolley is headed towards an infant on a track if you do nothing
an infant on a track if you do nothing
an infant on a track if you do nothing the trolley will run over then kill the
the trolley will run over then kill the
the trolley will run over then kill the infant you have the ability to throw the
infant you have the ability to throw the
infant you have the ability to throw the switch and if you do you’re going to
switch and if you do you’re going to
switch and if you do you’re going to injure or kill an adult do you throw the
injure or kill an adult do you throw the
injure or kill an adult do you throw the switch that’s the fundamental question
switch that’s the fundamental question
switch that’s the fundamental question what about now what about if that
what about now what about if that
what about now what about if that individual was with a disabled person
individual was with a disabled person
individual was with a disabled person does that change your calculus my point
does that change your calculus my point
does that change your calculus my point is that conscious value proposition
is that conscious value proposition
is that conscious value proposition morality that’s an individual thing we
morality that’s an individual thing we
morality that’s an individual thing we each value human life differently each
each value human life differently each
each value human life differently each geographic region values human life
geographic region values human life
geographic region values human life differently so will you buy a car from a
differently so will you buy a car from a
differently so will you buy a car from a manufacturer that happens to have a
manufacturer that happens to have a
manufacturer that happens to have a different morality or different ethics a
different morality or different ethics a
different morality or different ethics a different value proposition than you do
different value proposition than you do
different value proposition than you do should you so it’s happening everywhere
should you so it’s happening everywhere
should you so it’s happening everywhere even in San Antonio believe it or not
even in San Antonio believe it or not
even in San Antonio believe it or not this country can’t come together on
this country can’t come together on
this country can’t come together on health care immigration reform tax
health care immigration reform tax
health care immigration reform tax reform however both houses in Congress
reform however both houses in Congress
reform however both houses in Congress are actually coming together on
are actually coming together on
are actually coming together on legislation because they realize that
legislation because they realize that
legislation because they realize that this technology is important and what
this technology is important and what
this technology is important and what that legislation is doing as an engineer
that legislation is doing as an engineer
that legislation is doing as an engineer I just cheer inside it’s the creation of
I just cheer inside it’s the creation of
I just cheer inside it’s the creation of a law that will prohibit the creation of
a law that will prohibit the creation of
a law that will prohibit the creation of other laws that actually impede this
other laws that actually impede this
other laws that actually impede this technology rolling out so we as a
technology rolling out so we as a
technology rolling out so we as a society can get together behind this and
society can get together behind this and
society can get together behind this and say this is something we want this is
say this is something we want this is
say this is something we want this is technology that will benefit us that
technology that will benefit us that
technology that will benefit us that will save lives the state of Texas is
will save lives the state of Texas is
will save lives the state of Texas is also engaged in this they recently
also engaged in this they recently
also engaged in this they recently passed a law allowing research
passed a law allowing research
passed a law allowing research researchers like myself to test and
researchers like myself to test and
researchers like myself to test and experiment with this technology in a
experiment with this technology in a
experiment with this technology in a safe manner on public roads without a
safe manner on public roads without a
safe manner on public roads without a steering wheel and without pedals so
steering wheel and without pedals so
steering wheel and without pedals so think of that so they’re they’re getting
think of that so they’re they’re getting
think of that so they’re they’re getting behind it in such a way that they value
behind it in such a way that they value
behind it in such a way that they value what this technology can afford to us
what this technology can afford to us
what this technology can afford to us it’s also right here in San Antonio
it’s also right here in San Antonio
it’s also right here in San Antonio there’s a bunch of vehicles running
there’s a bunch of vehicles running
there’s a bunch of vehicles running around the west side of San Antonio and
around the west side of San Antonio and
around the west side of San Antonio and Fredericksburg Road has been designated
Fredericksburg Road has been designated
Fredericksburg Road has been designated part of the Texas automated vehicle
part of the Texas automated vehicle
part of the Texas automated vehicle proving grounds so someday soon you may
proving grounds so someday soon you may
proving grounds so someday soon you may be seeing some of these automated
be seeing some of these automated
be seeing some of these automated vehicles running around Fredericksburg
vehicles running around Fredericksburg
vehicles running around Fredericksburg Road so now is the time to sit back
Road so now is the time to sit back
Road so now is the time to sit back relax embrace your distractions vote and
relax embrace your distractions vote and
relax embrace your distractions vote and let the robot do the driving
let the robot do the driving
let the robot do the driving are you ready
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