Autonomous Vehicles Technological Trends

Dear Colleagues,

The automotive industry has always gone hand in hand with research and innovation, but nowadays the industry is adding pressure and is establishing the agenda of the researchers from the field. The vision is launched; the hardware and the software exist; the only question remaining is: “who is going to deliver”? To answer this question, we provoke scientists, researchers, and industry specialists together with academics to share their vision of the autonomous vehicle. What will the platform look like, what kind of hardware and software is most suitable, who will make the link and the connection between these two interdependent environments (and how) so that in the end the AI will define the process: all these are the hot themes of the moment and this Special Issue will help all those interested in the topic to promote their vision and ideas. Since the automotive field does not belong to a classic scientific field but has become an independent self-made scientific branch, all those who feel that they can bring their contribution to this highly dynamic environment are requested to join in promoting their particular research or reviews in this Special Issue coordinated from both academia and the industry.

Dr. Calin Iclodean
Prof. Dr. Bogdan Ovidiu Varga
Dr. Felix Pfister
Guest Editors

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