Andy's Project One: Initial Idea

For the first project, I want to do something related in advancement in technology, specifically augmented reality/artificial intelligence. I want to focus on augmented reality/artificial intelligence implemented in cars and how it can potentially benefit the driver by creating a safe driving environment for yourself and others, but at the same time how it could potentially create harm if it becomes too reliant. Future self-driving cars is inevitable. Car companies, such as Tesla, had already been developing and releasing self-driving cars for some time now and it will not be long until it floods the market, and everyone owns one. Chip maker companies, such as Nvidia, has recently announced that they will be releasing the Xavier processor that will implement artificial intelligence and augmented reality into every aspect of the driving experience.

In my first composition, it will be the benefits and positive effects of augmented reality and AI in cars. The scene be the inside of the car having a perspective of the driver. The windshield will be set up with different augmented reality tools: such as the speedometer, gas, navigation system, etc. It will also show the road lanes and obstacles/other vehicles on the road on the windshield or the dashboard. This composition will be depicting AR/AI in the best possible scenario.

In my second composition, it will be the negative effects of AR/AI in cars. Technology is never perfect and free of errors. This applies to AR/AI. There will always be at times when it malfunctions. This holds true in cars. If people become too reliant on the AR/AI in the car, it can lead up to a disastrous end. Distracted driving will become a big issue when people become too reliant on AI. In this composition, I will create a scene where the driver is distracted and the AR/AI in the car malfunctions and it did not detect that there is an obstacle in front of the vehicle. This will result in a crash with the windshield cracked or shattered.

Bibliography

Edelstein, Stephen. “Nvidia Software Platform Will Bring Augmented Reality to Future Autonomous Cars.” Digital Trends, 8 Jan. 2018, www.digitaltrends.com/cars/nvidia-drive-ix-and-drive-ar-ces-2018/.com/cars/nvidia-drive-ix-and-drive-ar-ces-2018/

Ponomarev, WayRay Vitaly. “Augmented Reality's Future Isn't Glasses. It's the Car.” VentureBeat, VentureBeat, 23 Aug. 2017, venturebeat.com/2017/08/23/ar-will-drive-the-evolution-of-automated-cars/.

Shapiro, Danny. “NVIDIA DRIVE Xavier, World's Most Powerful SoC.” The Official NVIDIA Blog, 9 Jan. 2018, blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/01/07/drive-xavier-processor/.