Revolutionizing Autonomy with Safe AI

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Bridget's Background in Autonomy
3. Advancements in Autonomous Technology
4. Safe AI's Mission and Services
5. Behind the Scenes at Safe AI
6. The Growth of Safe AI
7. Future Opportunities in Autonomous Technology
8. Conclusion
9. FAQ

Introduction

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a buzzword for years, but what is its true impact on our world today? In this episode of the Aldis Podcast's AI in Action series, we explore the true impact of AI with Bridget Haller, founder and CEO of Safe AI. Safe AI is a company that specializes in making heavy equipment, such as trucks and loaders, fully autonomous. In this article, we will Delve deeper into Bridget's background in autonomy, advancements in autonomous technology, Safe AI's mission and services, behind the scenes at Safe AI, the growth of Safe AI, and future opportunities in autonomous technology.

Bridget's Background in Autonomy

Bridget Haller has been working in autonomy, or self-driving technology, for over 20 years. She started her Journey in autonomy during her grad school years, where she was part of the DARPA Grand Challenge in 2000. Her PhD was focused on making vehicles autonomous, and she spent almost five to six years looking at how to make the industry autonomous. She worked at Caterpillar for seven years, where she focused on making big trucks completely autonomous. She then moved to Silicon Valley, where she led the autonomy for Ford and Apple before starting Safe AI four years ago.

Advancements in Autonomous Technology

Autonomy has been around since the 90s, but it has come a long way since then. The traditional approach to autonomy was a lot of handcrafted work, and the new way of doing AI, deep neural networks, was not available at that time. However, in 2006, a critical paper on deep learning was published, and by 2014, the new way of doing deep learning was out, which fundamentally changed the way autonomy was done. The compute platform that is available now, such as Nvidia's GPU, has also fundamentally changed the amount of processing that can be done on board. The AI has three main pieces: collecting data, training the model, and doing Perception better. Safe AI uses camera, lidar, and radar to fuse information to get a better view of what's going on around the vehicle. Reinforcement learning is also used, which is like how a kid learns to walk. The AI algorithm is continuously learning and improving itself.

Safe AI's Mission and Services

Safe AI's mission is to make heavy equipment, such as trucks and loaders, fully autonomous. They take the existing vehicle, retrofit it, make it fully autonomous, and give it back to the end user. This makes the overall operation, whether it is a construction site or mining, much safer. It also improves productivity by about 20%, which fundamentally changes the way we build and do mining. The reliability is also improved.

Behind the Scenes at Safe AI

Behind the scenes at Safe AI, they are bringing autonomy 2.0 to the heavy industry. Autonomy 2.0 reduces the barrier to entry, which means the cost of autonomy is significantly reduced, and the quality goes significantly high, making it applicable to all kinds of use cases. Safe AI is deploying this solution in the customer side, which means the amount of use cases and benefits that they can give to the customer is significant. They are continuously learning and improving their technology.

The Growth of Safe AI

Safe AI started in 2017, and they were focused on going after the end user, which is the mining company and the construction company. They have been very fortunate to have a few major customers, such as Kalubayashi, one of the largest general constructors in Japan. They have successfully completed a project with them, where they took a truck, retrofitted it, and made it autonomous. They are now pushing it into the production phase. Safe AI has also done several other different equipment autonomous both in the US and abroad. They have amazing customers, and they have been delivering it in a real site, where the customer can actually use it.

Future Opportunities in Autonomous Technology

The potential future use cases for Safe AI and its technology are significant. By using autonomy, You can save 20% of productivity and save 20% of your time. There are a number of use cases that you can Apply, and the amount of effect you can have overall is just significant. Safe AI is sitting on the tip of the iceberg, and the amount of opportunity that they have in front of them to make a significant impact in that industry is mind-boggling.

Conclusion

Safe AI is a company that specializes in making heavy equipment, such as trucks and loaders, fully autonomous. They take the existing vehicle, retrofit it, make it fully autonomous, and give it back to the end user. This makes the overall operation, whether it is a construction site or mining, much safer. It also improves productivity by about 20%, which fundamentally changes the way we build and do mining. The reliability is also improved. Safe AI is continuously learning and improving their technology, and the potential future use cases for their technology are significant.

FAQ

Q: What is Safe AI's mission? A: Safe AI's mission is to make heavy equipment, such as trucks and loaders, fully autonomous.

Q: What are the benefits of using autonomy? A: By using autonomy, you can save 20% of productivity and save 20% of your time. It also makes the overall operation much safer.

Q: What is reinforcement learning? A: Reinforcement learning is like how a kid learns to walk. The AI algorithm is continuously learning and improving itself.

Q: What is autonomy 2.0? A: Autonomy 2.0 reduces the barrier to entry, which means the cost of autonomy is significantly reduced, and the quality goes significantly high, making it applicable to all kinds of use cases.

Q: What is the potential future use cases for Safe AI and its technology? A: The potential future use cases for Safe AI and its technology are significant. There are a number of use cases that you can apply, and the amount of effect you can have overall is just significant.