In this episode of the Georgia Tech Research podcast, host Scott McAtee talks to Dr. Michael Hunter from the Georgia Tech civil engineering department and Dr. Sean Wilson from the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Aerospace Transportation and Advanced Systems Laboratory (ATAS). They discuss the benefits and problems of automated vehicles (AVs), as well as what is actually possible in AV development and what needs future research.
Talking Points:
- Dr. Hunter is a professor in the Georgia Tech Civil Engineering department and has been delivering presentations on Autonomous Vehicles for years, including a 2016 Friday Morning Seminar at Georgia Tech Research Institute. His insight is centered around the application and support infrastructure for AV.
- Dr. Sean Wilson is a Senior Research Engineer in the GTRI Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Laboratory. His insight is centered around the technology needed to implement AV systems, with a focus on Department of Defense projects.
- The podcast questions focused on:
- Each guest’s background in AV and what they are currently doing in the field.
- What the definition of an AV is from their perspective.
- What are the principal drivers of AV systems (Safety? Economics? Cost-Benefit? Other?).
- Where would each guest place the progress of AV systems across the country, by percent AV converted.
- What are the immediate, near term, and long-term challenges in the AV technology development and application spaces.
Links:
Georgia Tech news article: Will driverless cars make our traffic problems worse?
Projects funded through Georgia Tech’s “Autonomous Transportation and Connected Roads” Seed Grant Program
