Autonomous Vehicles

Automotive at the Edge: Machine Learning to Help Self-Driving Vehicles See Better

In the real-world, road conditions are rarely ideal and usually messy. For drivers, quick decisions are just a way of life on the road. If the goal is to have autonomous vehicles think like human drivers, then the vehicles need to see and react to everything in their path. As Dave Tokic, VP Marketing & Strategic Partnerships at Algolux, says, we need autonomous cars to have autonomous vision.

October 4, 2018 • 6 min read Technology

Self-Driving Cars: Is it Reckless to Delay?

Guest blogger Derek Kerton, Chairman of the Autotech Council of Silicon Valley, shares a compelling perspective on the adoption of self-driving cars. Aside from the wonderment that we get from the notion of a robotic vehicle competently working its way through complicated streets and driving situations, one of the main controversies around self-driving is that […]

August 2, 2018 • 8 min read Data

An Industry Disrupted: The Changing Automotive Ecosystem

There’s no question the automotive industry is changing as we speak. These changes will impact how we’ll travel, how we’ll use our cars, what new services will be offered, and which players will make up the evolving automotive ecosystem. There’s already been disruption in the broader transportation industry. Ride-sharing services have devastated the taxi industry […]

July 16, 2018 • 6 min read Data

Automotive Data – Edge to Cloud

Oded Sagee is speaking at T.U. Automotive in Detroit today, June 6th, on “Data is the New Horsepower”. It used to be the engine that turned heads at an auto show, race track or car dealership. Is it a V8? Is it turbo charged? How much torque can I expect? But emerging automotive applications such […]

June 6, 2018 • 5 min read Data

Safety, Data at the Edge, and Changes in Autotech

Tremendous growth in data, data moving to the edge, and the potential to completely change how we do things is nowhere more apparent than in the automotive industry! On April 13, over 300 people converged at Western Digital for the half-day Autonomous Vehicle meetup that was jointly organized by Autotech Council and Telecom Council. Car […]

April 24, 2018 • 6 min read Data

Data is Driving Automotive Innovation in Japan & Beyond

Western Digital hit the road to attend the 10th Automotive World in Tokyo, Japan, where data was driving automotive innovation. Automotive World Japan is the world’s largest exhibition of advanced automotive technologies. More than 2,600 exhibitors showcased their services and solutions for this rapidly growing industry. More than 38,000 visitors attended the show — up 30% over last year – […]

February 8, 2018 • 6 min read Data

Automotive Trends at CES 2018

Last week at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, the automotive industry was almost as common as an Elvis sighting! A recent PC Magazine headline reads, “Why CES Is Now the Greatest Car Tech Show on Earth.” There’s no question automotive dominated the show floor with new car introductions, self-driving demos, and snazzy new gadgets that […]

January 18, 2018 • 3 min read Data

The Internet of Moving Things

Welcome our guest blogger João Barros, Founder and CEO Veniam, as he shares how a future based on moving data helps build the Smart Cities of tomorrow.

August 24, 2017 • 6 min read Data

Driving toward Autonomy: Introducing the iNAND® 7250A for Connected and Self-Driving Cars

The autonomous car for every citizen is closer than we think. As we celebrate the 90th anniversary of mass-produced cars rolling off the assembly line in 1927, we’re in the midst of another revolution – the age of #AutonomousVehicles! When automobiles were produced in volume on assembly lines with completely interchangeable parts, they were finally available […]

May 8, 2017 • 4 min read Data