Can artificial intelligence make driving safer? This is exactly what people want from AI. 60 percent of those surveyed in a representative study in seven countries expect this. But there is still a long way to go, but it is already being taken.
A single “cold” solder joint that does not conduct or does not conduct properly and the control unit can fail. This shouldn’t happen because it controls the brakes and steering, preventing wheels from locking or the car from skidding. Such parts have zero error tolerance, but many sources of error: There are between 5,000 and 8,000 soldering points on a circuit board on which the elements of the control unit are connected to one another. At the Bosch factory in Ansbach, employees have been using artificial intelligence (AI) for some time Quality inspection supported. The AI measures whether the board is soldered correctly. If an irregularity occurs, the image of the faulty solder joint is presented to an employee for visual inspection. An enormous relief for the quality control of the factory, in which 2,500 people work – and recently our colleague AI.Artificial intelligence can apparently already do a lot. The Franconian Bosch factory is just one example. But she can’t drive a car yet. KI has not yet passed the driving test. But she is already practicing diligently: “Bosch is working on opening up a new dimension of AI applications in vehicles,” said Stefan Hartung, Chairman of the Bosch Management Board, at Bosch Connected World, the supplier’s digitalization trade fair. Bosch and Microsoft are currently exploring ways to work together to use “generative artificial intelligence” in cars. Microsoft is one of the leading companies in this area. AI has long since found its way into production at Bosch. “AI has high innovation potential and can make human work even more productive,” explains Hartung. As a manufacturing company and factory supplier, Bosch wants to play a leading role in the development and application of industrial AI. Now the next step should take place: AI should make driving safer – and thus show what useful benefits it can bring. Because that’s exactly what people demand from artificial intelligence. People expect security from AI. Sixty percent of those surveyed in the “Bosch Tech Compass”, a representative study in seven countries, expect more security from AI in cars. But also lower consumption and greater range (54 percent) or easier and more relaxed parking. For the representative study, over 11,000 people aged 18 and over in Brazil, China, Germany, France, Great Britain, India and the USA were surveyed online by the Society for Innovative Market Research (GIM) on behalf of Bosch. The result shows how different the perspectives are are the new technology. While 83 percent of people in China and 75 percent of people in India expect “AI technology to change the world for the better,” in the US, the UK and Germany the figure is only between 42 and 45 percent. This may also be due to the fact that in China 73 percent of those surveyed feel well prepared for the age of AI, in Germany only 35 percent. When it comes to what people expect from AI, the most common mentions are a pleasant life, Ease of work and health. And what could be more pleasant than letting artificial intelligence guide you safely through traffic? Partially or fully automated driving is considered the next big thing in the development of automobiles and individual mobility. Hurdles should be overcome. However, the technical hurdles on the way to a robot car are higher than expected a few years ago. AI should now help to overcome this. The following scenario shows how: If a ball rolls onto the road, children could run into the street in the next moment. Man knows this from experience. However, current driver assistance systems would not attach any importance to the ball. Together with Microsoft, Bosch is now examining how generative AI can teach the car to think one step further. Because that is exactly the strength of generative AI: it is constantly learning. 61 percent of those surveyed in the “Bosch Tech Compass” also expect AI to achieve a level of intelligence that is equal to that of humans. That won’t be enough in cars: Here, artificial intelligence has to prove that it is better than humans and significantly reduce the number of accidents – such as the number of faulty soldering joints at the Bosch plant in Ansbach. (cen)
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