Upcoming Jan13th Workshop “Autonomy, Connectivity & The Future of Transportation”

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Jan. 12, 2016 - PRLog -- Santa Clara, CA (Jan 9, 2016) – IEEE Communications Society of Silicon Valley today announced the availability of tickets for the Autonomous Vehicle Workshop being held at Texas Instruments campus in Silicon Valley on 13th January, 2016. This workshop developed by the IEEE Communication Society is based on a strategic framework and principles that embrace Industry's interests and priorities in the burgeoning connected automobiles market place. This half-day workshop will provide a platform for the industry leaders, innovators, and researchers from the industry and academic community to collaborate and exchange ideas in the emerging technology that may help in driving the applications and rapid deployment.

Starting with a keynote, there will be presentations by leading experts in the industry addressing communications and automobile technologies in the autonomous vehicles market, followed by experts discussing software applications in this market. The evening, which also includes dinner, will conclude with a panel-format Q&A covering general questions as well as legal implications.

Contrary to what many believe, we are already living in an era with autonomous systems in vehicles. Antilock brakes (ABS) for example are systems that take over the complete braking process once the driver provides the stimulus. Autonomous systems of this type have found their way to a general class of applications in vehicles categorized under Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS). Mercedes Benz S-class is a good example with adaptive cruise control (DISTRONIC PLUS) with steering assistance that helps the driver keep the desired distance to the vehicle in front. Advances in vision systems and on-board computing have paved the way to completely autonomous vehicles with no or little assistance from a human driver. Wired and wireless communication remain as the technology layer that connects on-board and in-vehicle systems to external objects and points of reference that, in the very near future, will enable autonomous vehicles to steer through and traverse our streets. More than ever before, the continued progress and the future of transportation technology depend on the advances in communication technology.

The summit speakers and participants include key industry leaders and influencers from several companies like Toyota, Argus Insights, Excelfore and others.

The Bay Area Workshop is co-sponsored by IEEE Communications Society SCV, Rohde & Schwarz and Texas Instruments

Registration

The registration for the workshop costs $10 for IEEE members and $15 for nonmembers. Registration includes dinner and soft drinks.

For more information and registration, please visit: http://comsocscv.org/showevent.php?id=1448958018

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Keywords

Connected Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, Self-driving Cars, Smart Phone, Mobile, 5G, 4G, 3G, LTE, Wireless, Communications, Telecom, Broadband, Cellular, CDMA, GSM, WCDMA, MIMO, WiFi