# Crushing the AV Dream | Can You Hear Me Now?

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2020-02-21
- Length: 43m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-21-crushing-the-av-dream-can-you-hear-me-now
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/56277268/

## Summary

Semicast research analyst Colin Barden argues that the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry's promise of saving lives is a hubristic distraction from the more viable path of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and driver monitoring. He contrasts the 'left fork' of tech companies like Waymo with the 'right fork' of traditional automakers focusing on collaborative driving. The episode then shifts to a roundtable with EE Times editors Junko Yoshida, Sally Ward-Foxton, and Anne-Françoise Palais on the surge of voice recognition technology in consumer electronics, driven by the need for edge processing to reduce cloud costs and improve privacy.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-21-crushing-the-av-dream-can-you-hear-me-now#t=0) Introduction: The AV Dream vs. Reality
- [2:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-21-crushing-the-av-dream-can-you-hear-me-now#t=164) Colin Barden on ADAS vs. Autonomous Vehicles
- [12:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-21-crushing-the-av-dream-can-you-hear-me-now#t=764) The Challenge of Level 3 Handover and Driver Monitoring
- [20:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-21-crushing-the-av-dream-can-you-hear-me-now#t=1204) The Rise of Voice Recognition in Consumer Electronics
- [25:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-21-crushing-the-av-dream-can-you-hear-me-now#t=1504) Edge AI and the Shift from Cloud to Endpoint Processing
- [32:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-21-crushing-the-av-dream-can-you-hear-me-now#t=1929) Privacy, Context, and Future Audio Intelligence
- [39:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-21-crushing-the-av-dream-can-you-hear-me-now#t=2387) Historical Segment: The Invention of Radar

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Waymo (company)
- Euro NCAP (company)
- ZF (company)
- Voyage (company)
- Nvidia (chip)
- GM (company)
- Ford (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Alexa (product)
- Siri (product)
- Google (company)
- Apple (company)
- Amazon (company)
- XMOS (company)
- InfiniMind (company)
- AAC (company)
- Vesper Technologies (company)
- Audio Intelligence (company)
- NXP (company)
- Cadillac Escalade (product)

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