NXP BlueBox Computer that Make Self-Driving Cars Available to Consumers by 2020
So, how do you feel about jumping into the car with a robot driving at the wheel? Previously, this would have sounded like something coming out of the latest sci-fi movie, but now, with technology advancing at hyper speed, it is only just around the corner!
So, how do you feel about jumping into the car with a robot driving at the wheel? Previously, this would have sounded like something coming out of the latest sci-fi movie, but now, with technology advancing at hyper speed, it is only just around the corner! The Netherlands-based company, NXP, have now announced their new computing platform that allows automakers the ability to test and develop self-driving cars called BlueBox.
BlueBox works by integrating with the cars sensors to enable self-driving features. Using advanced technology, they can link up to radar, cameras, sonar and more to create a virtual world that allows the computer to make decisions based on driving laws of the country as well as cyclists, traffic, pedestrians and other obstructions us as drivers face on a daily basis. With production cars already on offer that is semi-autonomous, featuring automatic braking and parking, the BlueBox technology is not too far fetched beyond this, so NXP’s deadline of having self-driving cars available to the public by 2020 is very achievable.
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NXP are currently only looking to market Level 4 autonomous cars by 2020. These are still classed as fully autonomous vehicles, but will require a driver present as may be necessary to take over the controls manually from time to time. But with the introduction of the Level 4 cars, Level 5 cars may be just around the corner, which are completely driver-free without even a steering wheel! With four leading auto manufacturers already testing the BlueBox more are sure to join in and soon our world in the future could look very different.
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Rachel Kowalski is the Cybersecurity Analyst at TrendinTech, where she covers vulnerabilities, ransomware, supply chain attacks, nation-state operations and the security rules shaping organizations in the United States and Europe. Before moving into journalism she worked as a threat intelligence analyst at a security vendor and later reported for CyberScoop and the security desk at Wired, covering the SolarWinds compromise and the ransomware wave that hit hospitals and pipelines. Rachel holds a Master of Science in Cybersecurity from the Georgia Institute of Technology and attends Black Hat and DEF CON in Las Vegas each year, where she follows research from the security community. She writes to make risks and countermeasures understandable to people who are not specialists.
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