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2) Preliminary results show that an APU achieves the highest performance per watt compared to CPUs and GPUs for DNN models like MLP and autoencoders.
3) Data transfers between the CPU and GPU are identified as a bottleneck, but APUs can help avoid this issue through efficient data sharing and zero-copy techniques between the CPU and GPU.
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4. Voordelen
• Veiligheid! Geen snelheidsovertredingen,
dronken bestuurders, geen files,..
->Minder verkeersslachtoffers
• Milieu:minder CO2-uitstoot
Minder wagens nodig om mensen te vervoeren
dankzij ‘car sharing’ -> wanneer auto niet in
gebruik, vervoert de wagen iemand anders
5. Geschiedenis
• 1977: eerste voertuig ontwikkeld in Japan
• Jaren 80 – 90: steeds hoger niveau op gebied
van autonomie
• 2004: eerste DARPA Grand Challenge
6. DARPA Grand Challenge
• Opgericht door Amerikaans Leger
• Doel: stimuleren van de ontwikkeling van
autonome voertuigen
• -> Militair gebruik
• Concept: competitie voor autonome voertuigen
7. DARPA Grand Challenge
• Prijs: 1 miljoen dollar (2004), sindsdien elk jaar
hoger
• Eerste jaar: niemand haalde de finish
Tweede jaar: reeds 5 voertuigen gefinisht
->Evolutie in gebruikte technologie
8. Gebruikte technologie
• Sensoren: omgeving interpreteren
• Navigatie: positie en bestemming bepalen
• Bewegingsplanning: verkeer inschatten en af te
leggen weg toepassen op verkeer
• Actuator: besturen van het voertuig
10. Verschillende systemen
• Volledig autonoom: voertuigen kan rijden in elke
onbekende omgeving
->Toekomst
• Vastgelegde infrastructuur: wagen rijdt autonoom
volgens vaste routes
• Bestuurder bijstand: de bestuurder helpen bij het
rijden
-> Wordt reeds toegepast in moderne wagens
(parkeer assistentie etc.)
11. De toekomst..
• Momenteel nog geen volledig autonome
voertuigen..
• Doel: ooit volledig autonome voertuigen die de
maatschappij veiliger en gezonder maken
