The Future of the Automobile - Spring 2010/2011 Previous Terms: Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Winter 2010 , Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Winter 2011 Intelligent Vehicles - How Smart Can They Get? Seminar on Future Automotive Topics - Benefits & Challenges There is a lot of talk about "smart vehicles" or "intelligent transportation" in public, research, industry, and government. These terms generally refer to systems and solutions that are supposed to make traffic safer, more efficient, and more convenient while assisting the driver in navigating the vehicle. The two main groups in that field are "Advanced Driver Assistance Systems" and "Vehicle Safety Communication". The former aims to take over the driving task from the driver, with the ultimate goal being "autonomous driving". The latter aims to provide additional information to the driver and to have vehicles communicate with one another or the roadside infrastructure. Both groups are often seen as independent concepts, however this course wants to integrate both into the same consideration and find out about synergies. The concept of this course is to have guest lectures provide the background and have students lead an educated discussion in class. Students should have a basic background in engineering, social sciences, business, or law. This course should provide the students with the ability to discuss automotive topics and put them in an interdisciplinary context.
Instructors	Sven Beiker, Chris Gerdes, guest lecturers to be announced
Time	Tuesdays, 12:15-1:05PM
Location	School of Education 334 (map)
Format	Open seminar; guest lectures from industry and academia; students discussing automotive topics based on lectures
Level	Advanced undergrad or beginning grads
Grading	1 unit, S/NC, based on individual input to the course (70% attendance minimum)
Schedule (preliminary)	Mar 29 Introduction: Overview of the course, outlook at topics Apr 5 Lecture: Introduction to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Jan Becker - Robert Bosch LLC Apr 12 Lecture: Sensor Technologies and Solutions for Driver Assistance, Jan Becker - Robert Bosch LLC Apr 19 Lecture: Systems and Functions for Future Driver Assistance, Jan Becker - Robert Bosch, LLC Apr 26 Discussion: How much for what? Benefits, Challenges, Cost May 3 Lecture: Introduction to Vehicle Communication - V2V, V2I, V2X, Luca Delgrossi - Mercedes Benz R&D North America May 10 Lecture: Opportunities and Limitations of Vehicle Communication Systems, Luca Delgrossi - Mercedes Benz R&D North America May 17 Lecture: Dedicated Short Range Communication for Vehicles, Michael Maile - Mercedes Benz R&D North America May 24 Lecture: Vehicle to Infrastructure Communication and Security Considerations, Luca Delgrossi - Mercedes Benz R&D North America May 31 Summary: Intelligent Vehicles – How Smart Can They Get?
Office Hrs	After class and upon request
Contact	Sven Beiker, Bldg 550 / Rm 131,beiker@stanford.edu, 736-1504