The Next Frontier in Embodied AI: Autonomous Vehicles

Jamie Shotton

Wayve, UK

Abstract

Embodied autonomy - taking AI out of the lab into the physical world - is the next major frontier in the field of artificial intelligence. In this talk I’ll focus on what will likely be the first major example of embodied autonomy in wide real-world deployment: autonomous vehicles (AV). AV is the space race of our generation that promises to save millions of lives, transform cities, and make mobility ever more accessible. It is also an incredibly rich and fascinating source of hard technical challenges across sensing, perception, motion prediction, planning, robotic control, and simulation. This talk will have an introduction to the technology, challenges and opportunities in AV, and give you a chance to learn about this exciting and diverse space. Additionally I’ll also talk about what matters more generally in industrial research and how to be successful in a career in industry.