TRANSPORTATION
CREATING THE PERFECT MAP                                        THE DEVELOPMENT OF                                      DRIVERLESS TRACTORS TO
                                                                    DRIVERLESS CARS, BUSES AND                              OPTIMISE FARMING
    Mobile map apps like Waze use real-time user                    TRUCKS                                                  OPERATIONS
    data about drivers’ locations and speeds as well as
    crowdsourced information about traffic jams,
                                                                    Although still in the early stages of development,      Other innovations we can expect to see coming up
    accidents, and other obstructions to create the
                                                                    autonomous vehicles like driverless cars, buses         are the use of autonomous vehicles - for
    perfect map in real-time.
                                                                    and trucks have emerged and will continue to be         instance, Amazon’s Prime Air which plan’s to
                                                                    developed in the future. Driverless trials have         deliver products purchased by customers using
     All that data enables the system to update
                                                                    occurred in many places already, such as the US         drones, after it’s successful trial in 2016.
    directions en-route so that, if necessary, it can
                                                                    and several area’s of Europe. This is very exciting
    reroute drivers midcourse to minimise any possible
                                                                    but will be conducted with great caution with many
    delays.
                                                                    rules and regulations in place as accidents have
                                                                    occurred in the past involving self driving vehicles.
                                                                    This confirms the overarching need for AI to be
                                                                    used responsibly.
KEY WORDS
Autonomous Vehicle- A vehicle that can sense its environment and guide itself without human control