Disrupting the Automobile W3C10, Boston, Massachussetts December 1, 2004

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Disrupting the AutomobileW3C_at_10, Boston,
MassachussettsDecember 1, 2004

• Balaji Prasad
• EDS Chief Technologist, Automotive Telematics

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Breaking the sound barrier
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Technology trickle-down
RD
Defense
Aeronautics
Space
Other
High-end Automotive
Mainstream Automotive
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The Hydrogen Economy
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Mainstream
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Concept
2040
2004
"We are driving to have compelling and affordable
fuel cell vehicles on the road by the end of the
decade. - Larry Burns, GM's Vice President of R
esearch and Development and Planning
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Hydrogen in Tokyo
Source General Motors
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GM AUTOnomyThe Skateboard Chassis
Source Automotive Intelligence
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GM Hy-Wire proof of concept
Source Automotive Intelligence
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Thermoplastic Olefin Nanocomposite

• Light Weight
• Robust Processing
• Improved Surface Quality
• Cost Effective
• Worlds First Production Implementation

M-Van Step Assist
Courtesy General Motors Corporation
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Designer Parts
Courtesy Z Corporation
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Photochromism
Spiropyrane
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Transportation 20xx

• Affordable
• Safer
• Secure
• Comfortable
• Quicker
• Efficient
• Cleaner
• Customized
• Versatile

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OnStar Make it easy

• One-touch activation
• 24-hour personalized attention
• Hands-free operation, voice-activated interface

Courtesy OnStar
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Delphis GMX320 Nav Radio
Courtesy Delphi Corporation
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Delphis TruckPC
Courtesy Delphi Corporation
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The sixth sense
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Blind spot monitoring warning
Jeep Grand Cherokee Concierge prototype
Source DaimlerChrysler
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Autonomous Intelligent Cruise Control
Distronic system in SL-class Roadster
Source DaimlerChrysler
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Driver State Monitoring System
Distraction Monitoring
Gaze Direction
Impairment Monitoring
Eye Closure Detection

• Monocular camera
• Dual IR illuminators

Courtesy Delphi Corporation
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Intelligent highways
Source Figg Engineering Group via Engineering
News-Record
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Economies of Reach
WSDL
UDDI
SOAP
Coordinate
Search
Contract
The Enterprise
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Auto industry viewThe technology pipeline

• Telematics
• Adaptive Cruise Control
• Electrically Assisted Steering
• Electrohydraulic Braking
• 42 Volt
• AMT Transmission
• CVT Transmission
• Personalized Instrument Displays
• Brake-By-Wire
• Night Vision
• Anti drowsy driving
• Diesel Engines
• Steer-by-wire
• All-wheel Steering
• Hybrid Vehicles
• Radar Brakes
• Fuel Cells
• Joystick Controls

Source Oberg Industries study at SAE Show 2003
Model Year 2010 Beyond the Horizon
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IT Industry ViewPandoras Box

• Speech recognition, AVSR, Expressive TTS,
  Multimodality, Coarse Ink, Gestures
  
• Biometrics
• Telematics platforms, RTOS
• Sensor fusion
• Computing/Communication Devices
• Jini, OSGi, UPnP
• Wide-area wireless Analog, 2G, 2.5 G, 3G
• Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, WiMax, Ultrawideband
• Java, J2ME, BREW
• Seamless mobility, SIP
• Web Services, XML, Semantic Web
• VoIP, SVD, MPLS
• Distributed call centers
• Software ecosystems
• CRM / Personalization
• Data Warehousing/Mining
• Content Integration and representation traffic,
  advanced nav

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The times, they are a-changin

• Materials
• Machines
• Information
• Communication
• Human-machine interface
• Human beings

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Transportation 20xx

• Affordable
• Safer
• Secure
• Comfortable
• Quicker
• Efficient
• Cleaner
• Customized
• Versatile

• Fly
• Break up into little pieces

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The art of the possible

• Science may set limits to knowledge, but should
  not set limits to imagination.
  
• Bertrand Russell
• Business may set limits to implementation, but
  should not set limits to what is possible.
  
• Balaji Prasad

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Balaji Prasad, EDS Chief Technologist, Automotive
Telematics
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