Enter Secondmind, a machine learning company based in the UK.

The idea of self-driving cars has captured consumer imagination, but AI is having a much broader impact across the entire automotive industry. From design, manufacturing, and infrastructure to predictive maintenance, safety, and a slew of AI-enabled cockpit features, auto experiences are evolving and improving. Not surprising, on-device AI is the primary force driving this transformation. It's enabling compute-intense AI workloads, such as complex neural network models, to execute in real time with high accuracy. In addition, as chipset providers add advanced AI capabilities and waterfall them across product tiers, sophisticated use cases are not just for luxury vehicles, but for entry-level cars as well.

Groupe PSA and Inria today announced the creation of an OpenLab dedicated to artificial intelligence. The studied areas will include autonomous and intelligent vehicles, mobility services, manufacturing, design development tools, the design itslelf and digital marketing as well as quality and finance. "Artificial intelligence will quickly become an efficiency factor for the group. The OpenLab will work on artificial intelligence algorithms enabling autonomous vehicles to drive in complex environments for example. It will also work on predictive maintenance, powertrain design optimisation and the modelling of complex systems such as cities, to offer mobility services adapted to people's needs" said Carla Gohin, Groupe PSA's Vice President for Research and Advanced Engineering. Inria's project teams will participate in this OpenLab bringing their high-level algorithmic expertise as part of a fruitful dialogue with Groupe PSA's experts on all the identified topics.

Artificial intelligence is learning to drive. Within the next 20 years it will take over from humans as the main entity behind the wheel. However, AI in the automotive industry is more than the technology merely passing its driving test. This piece explores not only the impact of AI on driving, but how it will fundamentally alter the way OEMs do business and the laws surrounding road use across the world. Manufacturers are sitting on a huge amount of information from cars already on the road, but are unable to harness it for sales purposes with insights buried amongst mountains of data. In thinking about AI in the automotive industry, there is one trend that can't be ignored: autonomous vehicles.

Next-generation vehicles will be defined by software. This content is available only to members of Automotive World with a valid subscription.

Honda introduced its new 3E (Empower, Experience, Empathy) Robotics Concept at CES 2018, demonstrating a range of experimental technologies engineered to understand people's needs and make their lives better. Through a suite of robotic concepts expressing a variety of functions and designs, Honda shared its vision of a society where robotics and AI can assist people in many situations such as disaster recovery, recreation and learning from human interaction to become more helpful and empathetic. Honda's 3E Robotics Concept is part of the company's core areas of focus at CES 2018: robotics, mobility, and energy management. Honda intends to pursue these areas through its "open innovation" approach, developing technology themes that foster collaboration with partners who share Honda's vision. Rather than stand-alone devices that work independently, Honda envisions robotics as multiple devices that work together as a system, enabling people to expand their life's potential.

Machine learning is coming to auto finance, bringing with it the potential to revamp traditional lending approaches and stimulate sales volumes. It remains early days but some industry players see considerable potential…. This content is available only to members of Automotive World with a valid subscription.

New figures estimate that there will be 76 million autonomous vehicles on the road by 2035, and that self-driving cars will be able to navigate crowded city streets as soon as 2022. Morgan Stanley has predicted that electric cars will corner 70% of the European vehicle market by the middle of the century…. This content is available only to members of Automotive World with a valid subscription.

Having suffered through a period of stagnation, artificial intelligence (AI) is now reaching a point of super human ability. For an industry looking to take human drivers out of the loop, this is welcome news. It has taken quite some time to reach this point however, with innovation dwindling during a number of'AI winters' over the last 60 years or so. Despite periodic interest in AI, a significant milestone was reached in 2012, observes Continental's Demetrio Aiello, who heads up the supplier's Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Labs. This content is available only to members of Automotive World with a valid subscription.

The development of self-driving, or autonomous, vehicles is accelerating. Here's how they could affect consumers and companies. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) represent a major innovation for the automotive industry, but their potential impact with respect to timing, uptake, and penetration remains hazy. While high levels of uncertainty currently surround the issue, the ultimate role that AVs could play regarding the economy, mobility, and society as a whole could be profound. In an effort to look beyond today's rapidly changing predictions on AV penetration, we interviewed more than 30 experts across Europe, the United States, and Asia and combined these findings with our insights to arrive at ten thought-provoking potential implications of self-driving cars. The widespread use of AVs could profoundly affect a variety of industry sectors.