One example of physical artificial intelligence in our world is self driving cars, such as Tesla. By creating algorithms and a code for the car to operate, the vehicle is constantly taking pictures of its surroundings, making observations, and making decisions based its conclusions. Artificial intelligence in a vehicle is risky because safety is the most important factor while driving, and the vehicle must make the correct decisions or it could crash and cause damage to the passengers inside, other vehicles, pedestrians, and many other obstacles. Google and other companies are working towards the eventual goal of a fully driverless car that can function without a human, but time will tell until that happens.
(Pictured above is a self driving Tesla with someone still behind the wheel) Tesla.com
Some might think to themselves, how is a self driving car possible? With the use of hardware and software, self driving cars are the way of the future and are becoming more and more popular, especially in the United States. Hardware is the physical computer chip that performs calculations and helps communicate to the vehicle on what tasks to perform, when to complete them, and starts thinking of the next steps all within rapid succession of one another. Hardware is more permanent than software which is changing all the time and constantly updating.
Hardware and software work hand in hand with each other to make things work, communicate the correct information, and complete tasks. Without software, there would be no direction and no guidance for a machine or self driving car to do what it is supposed to. Software can be uploaded from the internet, be included on the device, and upgraded. While trying to find answers to its questions and on its quest to complete tasks, software is like a human and tries to find its best and most effective path from one point to another. With self driving cars becoming more popular year by year, it won't be long until completely self driving cars are on the road thanks to the combination of hardware and software at work to make difficult tasks, seamless and without problems.
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