Autonomous vehicles are no longer a thing of the future!

Darshani Persadh
4 min readAug 13, 2021
DARJYO — Hybrid vehicles, robots, and automotive sensor technology

Its 2021, there are major changes in the automobile industry that are affecting businesses.

At an unprecedented rate, the automobile sector is incorporating new technology into its operations. In addition to long-established technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and big data & analytics, emerging technologies like the internet of things (IoT) and blockchain have various uses in the automobile industry.

Automobile manufacturers are rethinking their manufacturing processes using additive manufacturing near production sites, AI-based automated inspections, big data to guide design and production, and human-machine interfaces. Machine intelligence and the Internet of Things are bolstering the demand for electrified and self-driving vehicles.

New business models in shared vehicle ownership, analytics-driven maintenance, safety enhancements, and insurance are also possible. Furthermore, startups and growing businesses provide technologies that allow cars to safely communicate and trade over the internet.

Advanced data analytics informs numerous decisions throughout the lifespan of a vehicle in the age of big data. Vehicle data allows predictive maintenance, informs fleet management, and warns concerned authorities in the event of an accident. Furthermore, consumer automotive data is used to boost sales, improve supply chains, and improve product design for newer cars.

Machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision are examples of artificial intelligence technologies that are used in robotic automation in the automobile sector. These help self-driving cars navigate, manage fleets, and aid drivers in improving safety while also improving services like vehicle inspection and insurance. AI also has uses in the automobile industry, where it helps decrease costs by speeding up production.

Autonomous vehicles, often known as self-driving vehicles, aim to reduce the need for human drivers and appear to be on the verge of revolutionizing ordinary transportation. fleets aim to improve public transit safety by expanding the scope of last-mile deliveries, and reducing downtime. By decreasing accidents caused by driver weariness or carelessness, for example. Advanced recognition technologies, such as AI-enhanced computer vision, are used to detect impediments along the path.

Self-driving cars and linked automobiles will radically alter how drivers interact with vehicles as the automotive environment evolves. To control cars, human-machine interfaces employ voice-based or haptic input. These broaden the range of how and what parts of an automobile may be controlled by users. As a result, such user interfaces make driving safer and more pleasant. Smart virtual assistants are human-machine interfaces that helps drivers and riders in interacting with cars and other service providers.

Vehicles now have a tamper-proof digital identification that distinguishes them from the rest of the network. This makes it simple to track vehicle data for a variety of applications, including insurance, driver safety, predictive maintenance, and fleet management. Vehicle data sharing benefits not only the individual consumer, but the entire mobility ecosystem.

The depletion of fossil fuel sources and the environmental damage caused by their usage necessitate the promotion of electric cars (EVs). EVs must solve challenges such as high price, weak battery, insufficient charging infrastructure, fleet electrification, and powering renewable energy-based charging networks in order to achieve broader acceptance.

New business models that concentrate on Shared Mobility as an alternative to traditional car ownership have emerged as a result of linked automobiles. This makes mobility-as-a-service possible while also discouraging the usage of underutilized cars. Such solutions satisfy a city’s or company’s needs without adding additional cars, decreasing fleet wait times and emissions produced by gasoline or diesel vehicles.

The automobile sector uses blockchain in a variety of ways. These include shared mobility solutions such as ride-hailing, urban transit, and delivery, as well as exchanging vehicle data via a secure network for connection. It may also be used to check the spare part supply chain or ensure that raw materials and replacement parts are acquired solely from legal and reliable sources.

The automobile sector benefits from 3D printing in three ways. For starters, it allows for quick prototyping using 3D printed models, which speeds up the design and testing portions of the manufacturing process. Second, it enables manufacturers to print spare parts that are specific to their needs. Finally, additive manufacturing of composite materials results in lighter, stronger, and more lasting automobile parts.

IoT allows for safe communication between cars, as well as between vehicles and infrastructure components, in the automotive sector. With better fleet management, the technology enhances road safety, alleviates traffic congestion, and decreases pollution and energy consumption. Advanced sensing technologies are being developed by startups and growing enterprises to collect more data about the vehicle and allow it to comprehend its surroundings. Fuel and toll payments are also automated thanks to the technology.

These are only a few of the trends that DARJYO has found. Hybrid vehicles, robots, and automotive sensor technology, among other things, will change the industry as we know it today.

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Darshani Persadh

a Techpreneur, who is beholden neither to the status quo nor to disrupting it for disruption’s sake