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[Applause] good evening when I was 17 years old I
good evening when I was 17 years old I
good evening when I was 17 years old I crashed my first car I tipped it upside
crashed my first car I tipped it upside
crashed my first car I tipped it upside down on a country road it was my first
down on a country road it was my first
down on a country road it was my first experience of black ice nine other cars
experience of black ice nine other cars
experience of black ice nine other cars crashed on the same piece of road that
crashed on the same piece of road that
crashed on the same piece of road that evening but both of those are just
evening but both of those are just
evening but both of those are just excuses I’d become a statistic that one
excuses I’d become a statistic that one
excuses I’d become a statistic that one event has shaped my life is driven my
event has shaped my life is driven my
event has shaped my life is driven my passion which is to understand driving
passion which is to understand driving
passion which is to understand driving ability and how to protect against
ability and how to protect against
ability and how to protect against failure it’s one of the most important
failure it’s one of the most important
failure it’s one of the most important things that we need to do in society
things that we need to do in society
things that we need to do in society learning to learn has become important
learning to learn has become important
learning to learn has become important for machines but it’s important for
for machines but it’s important for
for machines but it’s important for humans too so I learned to drive again I
humans too so I learned to drive again I
humans too so I learned to drive again I went to the same school as Allen procced
went to the same school as Allen procced
went to the same school as Allen procced and Damon Hill I then transfer that
and Damon Hill I then transfer that
and Damon Hill I then transfer that learning to skeleton bobsleigh I slid on
learning to skeleton bobsleigh I slid on
learning to skeleton bobsleigh I slid on Olympic grade tracks and learnt to use
Olympic grade tracks and learnt to use
Olympic grade tracks and learnt to use my body as a sensor and as a control
my body as a sensor and as a control
my body as a sensor and as a control system in skeleton the sled becomes an
system in skeleton the sled becomes an
system in skeleton the sled becomes an extension to your body the car becomes a
extension to your body the car becomes a
extension to your body the car becomes a complex exoskeleton you need to have a
complex exoskeleton you need to have a
complex exoskeleton you need to have a very good model in your head before you
very good model in your head before you
very good model in your head before you can control the car correctly horses and
can control the car correctly horses and
can control the car correctly horses and humans collaborate together two forms of
humans collaborate together two forms of
humans collaborate together two forms of intelligence two skeletons combined you
intelligence two skeletons combined you
intelligence two skeletons combined you see the same in motorsport with a
see the same in motorsport with a
see the same in motorsport with a spotter assisting a NASCAR driver a
co-driver assisting a rally driver and a
co-driver assisting a rally driver and a passenger assisting a sidecar rider
has reached really its hype cycle now at
has reached really its hype cycle now at the top of the hype cycle now we have
the top of the hype cycle now we have
the top of the hype cycle now we have self-driving cars coming to our roads so
self-driving cars coming to our roads so
self-driving cars coming to our roads so the automobile has finally arrived but
the automobile has finally arrived but
the automobile has finally arrived but are we all destined some passengers or
are we all destined some passengers or
are we all destined some passengers or is there a different future for us in
is there a different future for us in
is there a different future for us in 2012 Chris Gerdes gave a talk the future
2012 Chris Gerdes gave a talk the future
2012 Chris Gerdes gave a talk the future racecar 150 mile an hour and no driver
racecar 150 mile an hour and no driver
racecar 150 mile an hour and no driver what you see here is robo car we brought
what you see here is robo car we brought
what you see here is robo car we brought that to the streets of Paris with Robo
that to the streets of Paris with Robo
that to the streets of Paris with Robo race earlier this year so five years max
race earlier this year so five years max
race earlier this year so five years max Verstappen took 17 years to go from a
Verstappen took 17 years to go from a
Verstappen took 17 years to go from a child to the Formula One youngest
child to the Formula One youngest
child to the Formula One youngest Formula One driver it’s an incredible
Formula One driver it’s an incredible
Formula One driver it’s an incredible feat but how long will it take an AI
feat but how long will it take an AI
feat but how long will it take an AI driver to take a car to that level of
driver to take a car to that level of
driver to take a car to that level of performance and really is racing the
performance and really is racing the
performance and really is racing the right environment to train irn if you
right environment to train irn if you
right environment to train irn if you think our roads are much more complex
think our roads are much more complex
think our roads are much more complex than racetracks
than racetracks
than racetracks they include objects of all sizes they
they include objects of all sizes they
they include objects of all sizes they come at you from all directions the
come at you from all directions the
come at you from all directions the traffic scenes are complex they include
traffic scenes are complex they include
traffic scenes are complex they include the unexpected so naman comes very close
the unexpected so naman comes very close
the unexpected so naman comes very close to complexity that we’re talking about
to complexity that we’re talking about
to complexity that we’re talking about here 60 cars on the track 180 different
here 60 cars on the track 180 different
here 60 cars on the track 180 different drivers each with their own personality
drivers each with their own personality
drivers each with their own personality each with their own driving styles
each with their own driving styles
each with their own driving styles coping with traffic is critical
coping with traffic is critical
coping with traffic is critical otherwise you make mistakes like this
but motorsport has now reached the
but motorsport has now reached the limits of the human brain not the
limits of the human brain not the
limits of the human brain not the cognitive limits but the safety limits
cognitive limits but the safety limits
cognitive limits but the safety limits the impact limits safety is critical in
the impact limits safety is critical in
the impact limits safety is critical in motorsport it dominates the sport yet in
motorsport it dominates the sport yet in
motorsport it dominates the sport yet in most motorsport advanced driver
most motorsport advanced driver
most motorsport advanced driver assistance systems are banned motorsport
assistance systems are banned motorsport
assistance systems are banned motorsport has lost its relevance to the road
has lost its relevance to the road
has lost its relevance to the road industry racing incidents are sometimes
industry racing incidents are sometimes
industry racing incidents are sometimes no more than lack of situational
no more than lack of situational
no more than lack of situational awareness and there are no systems
awareness and there are no systems
awareness and there are no systems inside the car to us to help the driver
inside the car to us to help the driver
inside the car to us to help the driver just the wing mirrors in this day and
just the wing mirrors in this day and
just the wing mirrors in this day and age it’s kind of crazy
so when Stanford run their autonomous
so when Stanford run their autonomous car up Pikes Peak every inch of the 12.4
car up Pikes Peak every inch of the 12.4
car up Pikes Peak every inch of the 12.4 mile hill was clear every one of the 156
mile hill was clear every one of the 156
mile hill was clear every one of the 156 turns taken on the optimal racing line
turns taken on the optimal racing line
turns taken on the optimal racing line so now we’re ready for a new challenge a
so now we’re ready for a new challenge a
so now we’re ready for a new challenge a challenge that pushes the boundaries of
challenge that pushes the boundaries of
challenge that pushes the boundaries of cognition of human intelligence
cognition of human intelligence
cognition of human intelligence challenges that will see competition on
challenges that will see competition on
challenges that will see competition on the real roads and by real roads we mean
the real roads and by real roads we mean
the real roads and by real roads we mean freeways motorways rural roads urban
freeways motorways rural roads urban
freeways motorways rural roads urban roads mountain roads roads that are
roads mountain roads roads that are
roads mountain roads roads that are filled with autonomous traffic like
filled with autonomous traffic like
filled with autonomous traffic like trucks buses cars vans motorcycles fully
trucks buses cars vans motorcycles fully
trucks buses cars vans motorcycles fully autonomous traffic that cars have to
autonomous traffic that cars have to
autonomous traffic that cars have to race through to really push the limits
race through to really push the limits
race through to really push the limits of intelligence within our vehicles of
of intelligence within our vehicles of
of intelligence within our vehicles of the future to drive that innovation that
the future to drive that innovation that
the future to drive that innovation that we need in the technology that will keep
we need in the technology that will keep
we need in the technology that will keep us safe on the roads
so imagine Pikes Peak but filled with
so imagine Pikes Peak but filled with traffic imagine a competition where it’s
traffic imagine a competition where it’s
traffic imagine a competition where it’s more about cognitive power rather than
more about cognitive power rather than
more about cognitive power rather than mechanic
mechanic
mechanic power how intelligent you are how you
power how intelligent you are how you
power how intelligent you are how you manage risk how you avoid incidents
imagine any movie car chase you Venice
imagine any movie car chase you Venice scene or computer game you may have
scene or computer game you may have
scene or computer game you may have played we’re starting to see reality
played we’re starting to see reality
played we’re starting to see reality converge and we’re bringing these things
converge and we’re bringing these things
converge and we’re bringing these things to life with Robo race but wait all of
to life with Robo race but wait all of
to life with Robo race but wait all of this technology and motorsport where’s
this technology and motorsport where’s
this technology and motorsport where’s the human element won’t technology just
the human element won’t technology just
the human element won’t technology just kill motorsport completely is that
kill motorsport completely is that
kill motorsport completely is that really what we want to see I think in
really what we want to see I think in
really what we want to see I think in fact the opposite is true historical
fact the opposite is true historical
fact the opposite is true historical racing drivers will be brought back to
racing drivers will be brought back to
racing drivers will be brought back to life
life
life they’ll be encoded in the software that
they’ll be encoded in the software that
they’ll be encoded in the software that races the cars they’ll wind and then
races the cars they’ll wind and then
races the cars they’ll wind and then you’ll download their software into your
you’ll download their software into your
you’ll download their software into your car as an intelligent co-driver or race
car as an intelligent co-driver or race
car as an intelligent co-driver or race day trainer real humans too will compete
day trainer real humans too will compete
day trainer real humans too will compete but connected remotely to the Robo cars
but connected remotely to the Robo cars
but connected remotely to the Robo cars in full motion simulators humans will be
in full motion simulators humans will be
in full motion simulators humans will be able to demonstrate their skill in
able to demonstrate their skill in
able to demonstrate their skill in combining with AI showing how they can
combining with AI showing how they can
combining with AI showing how they can judge situations better than I aya now
judge situations better than I aya now
judge situations better than I aya now you have two cars head-to-head one full
you have two cars head-to-head one full
you have two cars head-to-head one full AI one powered by a human it’s society’s
AI one powered by a human it’s society’s
AI one powered by a human it’s society’s bigger biggest battle human versus AI
bigger biggest battle human versus AI
bigger biggest battle human versus AI it’s the competition we all want to see
it’s the competition we all want to see
it’s the competition we all want to see it’s the competition we’ve seen in chess
but it’s not a fair competition
but it’s not a fair competition computers have access to the control
computers have access to the control
computers have access to the control system to the car much more advanced
system to the car much more advanced
system to the car much more advanced than humans do humans are constrained by
than humans do humans are constrained by
than humans do humans are constrained by the mechanical legacy of an 1800s design
the mechanical legacy of an 1800s design
the mechanical legacy of an 1800s design the steering wheel the throttle and the
the steering wheel the throttle and the
the steering wheel the throttle and the brake well they’re just like the
brake well they’re just like the
brake well they’re just like the keyboard they were designed
keyboard they were designed
keyboard they were designed a long time ago before we move to their
a long time ago before we move to their
a long time ago before we move to their electronic systems future systems future
electronic systems future systems future
electronic systems future systems future human machine interaction will be haptic
whole-body and as we heard earlier even
whole-body and as we heard earlier even facial the communication of both emotion
facial the communication of both emotion
facial the communication of both emotion and intent our visual and auditory
and intent our visual and auditory
and intent our visual and auditory systems will be augmented with data data
systems will be augmented with data data
systems will be augmented with data data that’s come from machines but that
that’s come from machines but that
that’s come from machines but that humans interpret that we use in order to
humans interpret that we use in order to
humans interpret that we use in order to guide the vehicle and make better
guide the vehicle and make better
guide the vehicle and make better decisions so we’re not replacing the
decisions so we’re not replacing the
decisions so we’re not replacing the human intelligence can actually enhance
human intelligence can actually enhance
human intelligence can actually enhance our human capabilities so brain computer
our human capabilities so brain computer
our human capabilities so brain computer interfaces is really the next step with
interfaces is really the next step with
interfaces is really the next step with this the computer so the wetware the
this the computer so the wetware the
this the computer so the wetware the hardware and the software will combine
hardware and the software will combine
hardware and the software will combine to produce a unique super intelligence
to produce a unique super intelligence
to produce a unique super intelligence it will give us capabilities that we’ve
it will give us capabilities that we’ve
it will give us capabilities that we’ve never had before
never had before
never had before it will enhance AI beyond where III can
it will enhance AI beyond where III can
it will enhance AI beyond where III can go at the moment and that’s really
go at the moment and that’s really
go at the moment and that’s really important the competition formats that
important the competition formats that
important the competition formats that we’re looking at will actually ensure
we’re looking at will actually ensure
we’re looking at will actually ensure that humans have always kept safe but
that humans have always kept safe but
that humans have always kept safe but we’re able to drive innovation in the
we’re able to drive innovation in the
we’re able to drive innovation in the cars that will keep you safe on the
cars that will keep you safe on the
cars that will keep you safe on the roads as well so mobility is freedom in
roads as well so mobility is freedom in
roads as well so mobility is freedom in the future these systems should enhance
the future these systems should enhance
the future these systems should enhance that mobility enhance our freedoms they
that mobility enhance our freedoms they
that mobility enhance our freedoms they shouldn’t contain us motorsport is
shouldn’t contain us motorsport is
shouldn’t contain us motorsport is evolving driving super intelligence will
evolving driving super intelligence will
evolving driving super intelligence will change your reality so I suggest we all
change your reality so I suggest we all
change your reality so I suggest we all buckle up because the future is coming
buckle up because the future is coming
buckle up because the future is coming faster than you can think thank you very
faster than you can think thank you very
faster than you can think thank you very much
much
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