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Delivering his keynote address at the LA
Auto Show’s AutoMobility conference, Intel
CEO Brian Krzanich announced that Intel
Capital is targeting more than $250 million
of additional new investments over the
next two years to make fully autonomous
driving a reality. This is the first time Intel
is keynoting at an automotive conference,
signifying how critical the automotive
market has become for the company.
These investments will drive the
development of technologies that push the
boundaries on next-generation connectivity, communication,
context awareness, deep learning, security, safety and more.
Drilling down into the areas that will be fueled by the fresh
investments, Krzanich highlighted technologies that will drive
global Internet of Things (IoT) innovation in transportation;
areas where technology can directly mitigate risks while
improving safety, mobility, and efficiency at a reduced cost;
and companies that harness the value of the data to improve
reliability of automated driving systems.
Addressing a large crowd of automotive and technology
industry representatives, Krzanich talked about how the
automotive industry is on the cusp of a major transformation,
demanding unprecedented levels of computing, intelligence
and connectivity. With the variety of sensors, sonar, LIDAR
and cameras that will come embedded in autonomous cars,
he highlighted the need for the industry to be prepared for the
data deluge with over 4,000 GB of data coming from a single
car each day.
The announcement is part of Intel’s ongoing work with
automakers and system suppliers to help integrate advanced
technologies into cars. The automotive industry is on the cusp
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Intel Announces $250 Million Investment for
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of a technological revolution that is set
to have tremendous social, cultural
and economic effects on our lives.
Self-driving vehicles, which seemed
like figments of our imagination even
five years ago, can decrease accidents
and save human lives. They can save
the U.S. economy $121 billion a year
in wasted time and fuel, and offer
unprecedented levels of mobility to
the elderly and disabled.
Delivering on this promise will require
the full depth and breadth of Intel’s portfolio and expertise.
To meet the needs of the auto industry, Intel has developed a
platform solution that spans both hardware and software for
Advanced Driver Assisted Systems (ADAS), Software Defined
Cockpits and the heavy compute capabilities required for the
fully autonomous cars of tomorrow. These solutions include
scalable compute architectures stretching from the Atom to Xeon
processors, coupled with capabilities in vision processing, 5G,
cloud, machine learning and security. This allows automakers
the freedom to realize their unique IP, provide experiences to
consumers not yet imagined, and deliver the ability to securely
update their platforms with new algorithms and features over
the lifetime of the vehicle. The Intel advantage is a consistent
architecture that the industry can work with that scales literally
from a developer’s laptop to the data center.
A proven partner for automakers and suppliers, Intel has
booked more than $1 Billion worth of design win revenue in
the past 12 months. The company also has 49 design wins
with leading global car manufacturers including BMW, Daimler,
Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar XF, Kia, Lexus, Mini Cooper, Rolls
Royce, Toyota, Tesla and others.
sing new photonics technology, European scientists are developing
a multi-gas detector that can spot dozens of harmful emissions
with a single sensor in milliseconds, delivering a breakthrough for
the prevention climate change.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates
that concentrations of Methane (CH4) in the atmosphere are
roughly two and a half times those of pre-industrial times. The
primary component of natural gas, Methane is over 20 times more
effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide and can remain in
the atmosphere for more than a decade.
With natural gas and petroleum systems being the largest source
of CH4 emissions from industry, and with the USA pledging
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