A few short years ago, it was one of the most hyped technology fields around. But after all that excitement, where are we now with autonomous vehicles — or driverless cars?

In this episode, we go under the hood to explore how AVs gather and use data, and the complex mathematics that helps them navigate a messy, unpredictable world.

What are the challenges still standing in the way? And how close are we, really, to letting go of the wheel?

Our guest is Professor Michael Milford, Director of the QUT Centre for Robotics – and someone who’s been working on this problem for much of his career.

Our host is Dr James Nichols.

Episode webpage: https://www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/autonomous-vehicles/

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A few short years ago, it was one of the most hyped technology fields around. But after all that excitement, where are we now with autonomous vehicles &mdash; or driverless cars?
In this episode, we go&nbsp;under the hood&nbsp;to explore how AVs gather and use data, and the complex mathematics that helps them navigate a messy, unpredictable world.
What are the challenges still standing in the way? And how close are we, really, to letting go of the wheel?
Our guest is Professor Michael Milford, Director of the QUT Centre for Robotics &ndash; and someone who&rsquo;s been working on this problem for much of his career.
Our host is Dr James Nichols.
Episode webpage: <a href="https://www.therandomsample.com.au/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=1844&amp;preview=true">https://www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/autonomous-vehicles/</a>

Welcome to The Random Sample! In this podcast, we share stories about mathematics, statistics, data science and the people involved. This is a collaboration between the Australian Data Science Network (ADSN), the Statistical Society of Australia (SSA), the Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS), the OPTIMA ARC Training Centre, the MATRIX Mathematical Research Institute, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS). ACEMS created the podcast in 2018. For further resources and show notes, visit therandomsample.com.au

Welcome to The Random Sample! In this podcast, we share stories about mathematics, statistics, data science and the people involved. This is a collaboration between the Australian Data Science Network (ADSN), the Statistical Society of Australia (SSA), the Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS), the OPTIMA ARC Training Centre, the MATRIX Mathematical Research Institute, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS). ACEMS created the podcast in 2018. For further resources and show notes, visit <a href="https://www.therandomsample.com.au/">therandomsample.com.au</a>

Stories about mathematics, statistics and the people involved

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