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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Value of Simulation

Am a long time proponent and practitioner of simulation methods, here how it is planned to use them for changes in mobility, car use and safety.

Making Self-Driving Cars Safe for the World, Through Simulation  By Marc Andreessen

' ... However, in order to realize this dream, it is critically important that self-driving cars be able to anticipate and react to every conceivable drive-time scenario imaginable: in every kind of weather, every type of road system, every variable in environmental behavior playing out around them.

And to do that, we must harness technology to train self-driving cars in the virtual world, through millions of hours of simulated driving, so that they are ready to perform as perfectly as possible in the real world.

For that reason, I’m thrilled that we have funded the most impressive team in the world to implement the best possible system for autonomous vehicle simulation, Applied Intuition. Qasar Younis, Peter Ludwig, and their colleagues blend deep experience across both the auto industry and technology — Detroit and Silicon Valley — required to nail this problem. And I’m really excited to personally be on their board and to work with them to fulfill the autonomy dream.  ... " 

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