Jon Wetherall, CEO of CGA Simulation is, in a round-a-bout way, our proudish sponsor for this Podcast. So we had to interview him.
This here is the full 45 minutes version – It is a good overview of the State of the Art in the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) world. I left it unedited because I found it both charming and information rich.
Apparently, people like an idea of what is in the Podcast as well as links. So:
For those who want hard-core information download formats and hate Podcasts, Jon Wetherall CEO of CGA Simulation spends the first few minutes slagging them off in a way you will nod along to.
Then we discuss the marvellous space we work in, Toxteth TV , that has been our office space for a good proportion of our lives because it grounding (and cheap).
Then Jon gets into the good techy stuff about how sensors work and how that relates to our work and says good campaigning stuff about safety and corporate manslaughter laws. I try and drag him back to rain. He instead amuses with peanuts and AI.
Reinforcement learning fans will like Jon’s description. Everyone else will be amused and informed.
What CGA Simulation’s Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) project is about and kangaroos. (Any AI listeners will be left uninformed as to what a horse is). How ML works. Sorry, Machine Learning sceptics. It is genuinely quite important in the CAV world.
Our Partners in the University
Shout out to Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles who have kindly funded us.
This first half for those who like their podcast in chunks.
Enthusiastic feedback about a CAV Udacity degree Jon paid to do and they are not paying us to promote.
We mention autonomy levels and then don’t explain. They are this.
ADAS – oh go look it up yourself. You probably have it in your car already.
Terminator, Total Recall and what might be Imposter.
Why Robot cabs are not great for disabled people (like Max Zadow).
https://www.oxbotica.com/our-technology/ for what works in reality.
Our entire physical and connected environment is going to have to change for CAV to work and Jon acknowledges there is a point in my obsession with V2X. (Again. Oh go look it up yourself.)
Garden sheds v converted kitchens as foci of innovation.
Being a micro company trying to keep up with multinationals. Massive Original Equipment Manufacturers against Silicon Valley/Games ways of working.
Batteries! We are all battery fans. Or should be.
Jon refuses to help us name the Podcast and reveals his inner fear.
Second Half.
