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The Quintessence of Autonomous Vehicles
Intro
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Contents
On land, water and in the air – a multi-billion market
Market overview
A vision of the future
Editorial
Overview
Evolving into a new age of mobility
Interview with futurist Matthias Horx
Autonomous travel is the future
Mobility will be redefined
Greater safety, greater efficiency and great trust
Facts and figures on autonomous vehicles
Reaching the destination ­independently
Sensor systems, computing power and learning ability as a basis
Technology
Smart by experience
Artificial intelligence is indispensable
Electronic eyes
3D cameras “see” the environment
Camera systems for autonomous driving
Guest editorial STMicroelectronics
Radio waves show us the way
Increasingly more accurate and more powerful
Lighting the way
Lidar gaining in importance
Key challenges of Autonomous Vehicles
Guest editorial Xilinx
Protection on multiple levels
Concepts for greater cybersecurity
Communications: core technology
Networked vehicles know more
Emergency plan
Paths to functional safety
Applications
To the moon and beyond
Independent machines are the pioneers of space
Learning from practice
Small urban buses
The car as we know it will soon be history
Revolution of an entire industry
ADAS advances towards autonomy
Guest editorial ON Semiconductor
Improved productivity on site
Drones and excavators working together
The captain is leaving the ship
Saving lives, lowering costs
A new way to fly
From autopilot to the autonomous air taxi
Flexible as a human being
Autonomously navigating ­intralogistics
More efficient in a ­platoon
Trucks reduce fuel consumption and emissions
Laser eyes for self-­driving cars
Guest editorial Osram Opto Semiconductors
Automation that extends far beyond doors
New train concepts for the transport of people and goods
Individual plant care
Using farmland more efficiently and carefully
A robust, radar-based solution for heavy-duty applications
Guest editorial Infineon
Electronics inside
A faster route towards autonomous vehicles
In conversation with Frank-Steffen Russ, EBV
Sense, think, act
Interview with NXP experts
Broadcom ethernet phys and switches
Solutions from Broadcom
Vishay automotive power mosfets in powerpak packages
Solutions from Vishay
Vision and views
Challenges on many ­levels
Experts discuss autonomous driving
Staying in control
Elon Musk is wary of AI
Inspired by Pioneers
The man who gave cars ­­the gift of sight
Start-ups
Creative and innovative
Glossary
Contributors
Info point