The
University of Bedfordshire’s BCS Student Chapter Event at the University of
Bedfordshire, Luton
Date: Wednesday,
25 March 2015
Theme: “Google self-driving car: Be driven”
Speaker:
Dr Chris
Urmson, Director, Self-Driving Cars, Google[x]
Time: 2.00pm
for a 2.15pm start
Location: The
Postgraduate and CPD Centre, University of Bedfordshire (Luton Campus), Park
Square, Luton LU1 3JU
Register
online at: https://events.bcs.org/book/1458/
You are warmly
invited to attend a FREE afternoon lecture at The Postgraduate and CPD Centre,
University of Bedfordshire, Luton on Wednesday 25 March 2015. This event
is organised by the University’s BCS Student Chapter.
Self-driving
will save lives, save time, and offer mobility to those who otherwise don’t
have it. Eventually they will reshape the way we live in, and move
through, our communities and cities.
A dedicated team at Google has
spent the last five years moving self-driving vehicles closer to a
reality. New algorithms, increased processing power, innovative sensors
and massive amounts of data enable our vehicles to see further, understand more
and handle a wide variety of challenging driving scenarios. Our vehicles
have driven over a half million miles on highways, suburban and urban streets.
Through this journey, we’ve learned a lot; not just about how to drive, but
about interacting with drivers, users and others on the road, and about what it
takes to bring in incredibly complex system to fruition. I’ll share some fun
stories and lessons along with our vision for how these vehicles will become a
reality.
About the
Speaker
As Director of
Self-Driving Cars at Google(x), Chris Urmson leads Google’s self-driving car
program. The team’s vehicles have driven over three quarters of a million
miles. Prior to joining Google, Chris was on the faculty of the Robotics
Institute at Carnegie Mellon University where his research focused on motion
planning and perception for robotic vehicles. During his time at Carnegie
Mellon, he worked with house size trucks, drove robots around in deserts, and
served as the Director of Technology for the team that won the 2007 DARPA Urban
Challenge. He earned his PhD in 2005 from Carnegie Mellon and his BSc. in
Computer Engineering from the University of Manitoba in 1998.
Car-Parking: There
is no parking available on the Luton Campus but there are a large number of
public and privately owned car-parks in the vicinity.
Agenda
2.00pm
Registration, refreshments and networking
2.15pm
Introduction
“Google self-driving car: Be driven”
3.15pm
Opportunity to question the speaker
3.30pm
Thanks
Opportunity to network and talk to the
speaker
Register
online at: https://events.bcs.org/book/1458
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