Bridgeworks CEO, David Trossell features in and gets the cover of TaaS Magazine to discuss the importance of WAN acceleration in the industry of autonomous vehicles and planning for the future of data management in the automotive industry. Self-driving cars still have a long way to go before they become commonplace on public roads around the world. However, in the meantime all kinds of businesses are having to adapt to using artificial intelligence. David Hughes, founder and CEO of Silver Peak writes in an Information Age article: "While self-driving cars still have some way to go, AI is already having a significant impact on the way IT runs enterprises. Businesses are making the transition from being automated to autonomous, where machine learning and AI make it possible to create a'self-driving' wide area network (WAN)."

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Autonomous vehicles make use of sensors and complex algorithms to detect and respond to their surroundings. Thanks to these technologies, autonomous vehicles don't necessitate a driver to complete even complex journeys. Additionally, multiple autonomous vehicles can communicate with each other to improve traffic and obstacle avoidance. The evolution in automation levels of cars is summarised in Figure 1. Many companies such as Waymo and Tesla are now hugely investing in a future lead by Autonomous vehicles (self-driving cars).

New technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and its subset, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, IoT, Cloud Technologies, Smart Robotics and Mobility are fostering innovation in the connected and autonomous vehicles industry.

Self driving cars are set to have a huge effect on commuters - but will also dramatically change other businesses, a new report has warned. Academics from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford say the advent of autonomous vehicles will affect everything from red light districts in major cities to restaurants and hotels. They also warn of potential for terrorism facilitated by autonomous vehicles (AVs) also raises genuine security fears. A Waymo self-driving car is seen during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View. Academics from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford say the advent of autonomous vehicles will affect a huge range of industries.

Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles has announced that Businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to develop, demonstrate and trial technologies for connected and autonomous vehicles in real-world settings. The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) plans to invest up to £25 million in up to 4 pilot schemes for self-driving vehicles. Funding is for pilots of self-driving passenger vehicles which include at least a 6-month trial in a public or semi-controlled setting. Trials should have a clear commercial focus, with potential to become an enduring service, the centre has announced. CCAV was set up by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for Transport to help ensure the UK is a world leader in developing and testing connected and autonomous vehicles.

In the next five years, experts say that autonomous vehicles will be entrenched in smart cities' infrastructure to include mass transit, traffic lights, other vehicles, gas stations, homes and just about anything that requires connectivity. "Connected and autonomous vehicles will play a significant role in the Smart Cities of the future. These cities will need ways to ease congestion, enable more efficient transportation, and reduce pollution," said Scott Frank, Airbiquity vice president of marketing. "Connected and autonomous vehicles will serve this purpose by enabling new transportation and ownership models that take vehicles off the street and curb, like ride sharing, and their environmental benefit will be further strengthened with continued penetration of hybrid and electric drivetrains." Mass transit in smart cities will help spur autonomous vehicle's growth, but it will all be about cost savings, said Bob Bilbruck, CEO of B2 Group.