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EE Times Current · 25 Oct 2019 · 29m

What this episode covers

Colin Barnden of Semicast Research discusses Tesla's Smart Summon feature, arguing it is a gimmick that beta-tests software on public roads and creates legal ambiguity regarding OEM liability for autonomous driving failures. Sanjay Gupta, VP of Engineering at NXP Semiconductors, explains how India has evolved from back-office support to leading global semiconductor design projects, including ADAS products, driven by government policy and deep engineering talent. Researchers at Deep Mind used reinforcement learning to train an AI to draw human faces, demonstrating that machines can identify facial features without labeled data, though the output is not considered true art due to a lack of intent.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Tesla, NXP, Deep Mind, Google, Microsoft
Products
Microsoft Windows, Smart Summon, IBM Watson, Macintosh 2CX
Also
SAE automation levels, TUV

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