2023-04-17 12:14:57
Bill Gates is clear that the era of artificial intelligence has arrived. Thanks to his development, the Seattle tycoon expects important advances in the arrival of the autonomous carsthose that are capable of carrying the user without the need for anyone to hold the wheel.
The tycoon recently had the opportunity to take a tour of central London aboard a car of this type invoiced by the British company Wayve. “The Wayve vehicle works more like a person. It can drive anywhere a human can drive,” Gates said in a recent blog post by him.
Like any artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT, a vehicle is capable of getting from one point to another thanks to training. In the case of Waybe’s car, it was necessary for the car to know, based on hours and hours of actual driving, how to safely navigate the streets of central London, “one of the most challenging driving environments imaginable”, before being able to do it alone autonomously.
“We have made great progress in autonomous vehicles, or AVs, in recent years, and I think we will reach a tipping point in the next decade,” Gates said about what he expects from this technology.
The tycoon acknowledges, however, that “it is not yet clear which approaches will be the most successful, as we are only beginning to reach the threshold at which cars become truly autonomous.” Gates expects that “passenger cars will likely be one of the last vehicle types to see widespread autonomous adoption.” Before they would be available for long-distance travel and for the delivery of packages.
Regarding the first experience of users in cars of this type, the co-founder of Microsoft expect it to be in a taxi or rental car. He also recognizes that, when the time comes, many things will have to be rethought. For example, in the event of an accident, who will be at fault? It also points to a possibility that, in the future, we will start to see dedicated lanes for autonomous vehicles.
Despite the potential hurdles, Gates sees a handful of advantages in adopting cars in this class. He points out, for example, that they will be cheaper and the user will no longer have to keep an eye on the road, so they can spend the travel time on other things. “They will help create more equity for seniors and people with disabilities by giving them more transportation options. And they will even help us avoid a climate disaster, since the majority in development are also electric vehicles », he has concluded.
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