In the past couple days I have been trying to get up at 06:00 AM instead of 05:00 AM. It is not working yet. Today I woke up around 04:30 AM, checked the time in my phone and decided to get up. Read a few articles of which two called my attention the most.
In Israel, Intel’s Mobileye has been testing an autonomous car that makes use of 12 cameras. Their software has ability to connect to RADAR and LIDAR but they have been driving the car in the city of Jerusalem. The video shown at CES show in Las Vegas looks pretty good. I agree with Elon Musk’s idea that an autonomous car should not require LIDAR. That said how many cameras and their position would be critical for success. I believe most humans only use their two eyes (one stereo camera) to drive vehicles. Of course humans have a very powerful computer which at this time we know little about how it works. Given time, I believe autonomous cars will use a limited set of cameras and newer and more powerful algorithms to allow them drive in most traffic and road conditions. Continue reading “Promise and Async in C++”