The vehicle "ALVINN" which realized independent operation by the neural network as of 1989



Development of autonomous vehicles by Google, Uber, Tesla and other automobile manufacturers aiming at completion around 2020 is proceeding, but actually there were vehicles that realized autonomous operation as of 1989 It is. In a vehicle named "ALVINN", it seems that it was possible for a computer to analyze images from cameras mounted in the driver's seat and to drive along the road like a human being.

Meet ALVINN, the self-driving car from 1989 - The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/27/13752344/alvinn-self-driving-car-1989-cmu-navlab

ALVINN was developed by a research team at Carnegie Mellon University in the USA. Actually ALVINN "learn" human driving "running" on the road is contained in the movie of the time.

Neural Network-Based Autonomous Driving - YouTube


This vehicle is ALVINN. Military vehicles of the US military "HanweiIt seems to be a vehicle made based on.


Just above the driver 's seat, there is a camera to shoot the road conditions. In addition, it is said that a sensor for detecting obstacles is also installed.


ALVINN to travel on the road. We have not done automatic operation yet ... ...


Human beings are responsible for driving. But at this time, ALVINN is doing "learning" based on human driving.


The computer senses the image captured by the camera, the handle, the operation of the pedals, etc ... ...


Analyze the driving behavior,neural networkLearn how to drive. The image is updated once every 2 seconds.


It seems that we are also learning running on public roads.


And after learning is completed, when you operate the switch ... ...


The driver released his hand from the handle, and the automatic operation started.


Compared to driving by human beings, ALVINN to run on their own while showing a bit awkward movement.


ALVINN runs while reading the camera image clearly faster than at learning time. We analyze the image based on the learned content and do the necessary operation.


Although I can also show behaviors that may protrude from a little road, I run while tracing the road neatly.


Scenes running out on the public road were included.


Under this ALVINN was the automated driving technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University, in 1986 a vehicle called "Navlab 1" was made. ALVINN said that it was a vehicle that was used for development in the subsequent 1990's.

ALVINN was equipped with a computer of a refrigerator size and a generator of 5000 watts, and it seems that considerable machine power was required. It seems that it was possible to run at a maximum speed of 70 miles per hour (about 112 km / h) by using the neural network which is still the current trend of computer technology.


It should be noted that this development team had belonged to Chris Armson, who once led the automatic driving development of Google. Although it was an automatic driving technology that appeared suddenly in the 2010s, in fact it was asked that the current technology is established in line with over 30 years of development.

In 1997, the local local TV station of the United States covered the ALVINN interview. In the report, points on accidents caused by automatic driving cars are also told, and it is the content that understands that the same attention was given to the present 20 years ago as well.

Navlab on KDKA - YouTube

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