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We are still far away from this
technology becoming mainstream
and even more years away from level 5,
which is a fully autonomous system.
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Autonomous Machines at NVIDIA.
Talla discussed the future of autono-
mous cars and the artificial intel-
ligence breakthroughs from various
industries. He documented the rise
of artificial intelligence from early
tech periods beginning with the
advent of the personal computer to
mobile technology and then cloud
technology until the current era of
AI, which will include autonomous
vehicles.
At the end of the session it was
10 a.m. so I took out my phone and
ordered my autonomous Lyft ride.
The modified BMW 5-series was out-
fitted with Aptiv’s autonomous driv-
ing technology. A human driver sat
in the driver’s seat and a represen-
tative from Aptiv ( formerly Delphi
Automotive) sat in the passenger
seat. Nandita Mangal from Aptiv
explained that according to Nevada
law, the man in the driver’s seat
would actually drive the car while
we were on private property (the
parking lot of the convention cen-
ter and any hotel parking lots), but
when we were on the street, the car
would go into autonomous mode.
Mangal is in charge of the user
experience when it comes to Aptiv’s
autonomous driving technology. We
had a fascinating discussion about
the pros and cons to the consumer
when autonomous vehicles become
mainstream.
I was a little nervous at first but
trusted the computers and sensors.
I also recognized that riding in a
regular vehicle was more dangerous
with potential human error. There
was a lot of traffic on the streets
along with a torrential downpour,
but the autonomous vehicle did very
well. At one point, two men quickly
jumped out of a taxi in front of our
vehicle and the autonomous system
reacted immediately by slamming
on the brakes. The large screen on
the dashboard, which shows what
the vehicle senses, showed the two
men as green blobs on the screen
from the car’s thermal cameras.
The 45-minute ride through traffic
was very impressive and gave me a
sense of the technology to come in
the autonomous vehicle industry.
We are still far away from this tech-
nology becoming mainstream and
even more years away from level 5,
which is a fully autonomous system
that expects the vehicle’s perfor-
mance to equal that of a human
driver in every driving scenario. As
Talla explained, it is at level 5 that
we’ll be able to sit in the backseat
reading a book while our vehicle
autonomously drives us around.
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Some of the other highlights at
CES included meeting with Israeli
entrepreneurs at Eureka Park. These
startups from the Silicon Valley of
the Middle East are focused on all
sorts of innovative technology from
artificial intelligence and cybersecu-
rity to healthcare and water safety.
Gal Rozov, an Israeli inventor who is
the founder and CEO of FoldiMate,
a laundry folding robot, was excited
to tell me his invention would be
available to the public later this
year. I’ve been following FoldiMate’s
journey over the years as I think it
will be a game-changer for consum-
ers. FoldiMate won CES Innovation
Awards in 2017 and 2018. It will cer-
tainly be a practical invention that
will improve our lives. Just think of
all the time you’ll save by no longer
folding your clothes.
I also thought a Roomba-like ten-
nis ball collecting machine was a
smart invention. The little device
is controlled by your smartphone
and picks up all the tennis balls on
a court during a lesson and then
brings them back to you using GPS.
Another practical product I saw
was the PhoneSoap 2.0. Think of it
as a bath for your phone. Scientists
have said that your phone is full
of dangerous germs and bacte-
ria, which can cause influenza.
Since you can’t wash your phone,
PhoneSoap neutralizes the bacteria
that other phone cleaners can’t kill.
CES is by far the world’s pre-
eminent technology showcase and
innovation catalyst. It’s something I
look forward to attending each year.
The innovation gets me excited for a
future full of surprises. In the world
of technology, as CES 2018 clearly
demonstrated, the best is yet to
come. •
Rabbi Jason Miller is an educator, entrepre-
neur and blogger. He is president of Access
Technology in West Bloomfield. Follow him on
Twitter at @RabbiJason.