July 28, 2014: Jaguar Land Rover has developed a truly intelligent self-learning vehicle that will offer a completely personalised driving experience and help prevent accidents by reducing driver distraction.
Using the latest machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques, Jaguar Land Rover’s self-learning car will offer a comprehensive array of services to the driver, courtesy of a new algorithm that recognises who is in the car and learns their preferences and driving style. The software then applies this learning by using a range of variables including your calendar, the time of day, traffic conditions and the weather to predict driver behaviour and take over many of the daily driving ‘chores’, allowing the driver to concentrate on the road ahead.
Dr Wolfgang Epple, Director of Research and Technology for Jaguar Land Rover, said, “The aim of our self-learning technology is to minimise driver distraction, which will help reduce the risk of accidents. Presenting the driver with information just at the right time while driving will reduce both cognitive distraction and the need for the driver to look away from the road to scroll through phone lists, or adjust mirrors, temperature or seat functions while on the road.”
The car will recognise the driver by the smartphone or other device in their pocket and by the time the driver has opened the car door, the mirrors, steering wheel and seat settings will all be set to the individual’s preferences. The cabin will be pre-set to the desired temperature – and be intelligent enough to change it if it is snowing or raining. Through the ‘Smart Assistant’, the car will also review your schedule for the day and intelligently pre-set the navigation depending on traffic conditions to avoid congestion. It will also predict your next destination based on your schedule.
The self-learning car will also know if you are going to the gym, and will have learnt that you prefer a certain temperature on the way there to warm-up, and a different temperature to cool down on your way home. If you always use the massage function at a particular time or location on a journey, the car will be able to predict this as well. The ‘Smart Assistant’ will review your calendar and remind you before you leave the house – by sending a note to your smartphone – to collect your children’s sport kit as it knows you are going to their sports day.
Some of the features included in the Self-Learning Car concept are Vehicle Personalisation (climate, seat, steering wheel, mirrors and infotainment settings); Destination Prediction (automatic destination entry to navigation system based on historical usage); Fuel Assist (suggests fuel stations which have the driver’s preferred brand and location, based on historical usage. The car will let you know if you have enough fuel before long journeys the day before you travel) Predictive Phone Call (predicts who you are likely to call in a certain situation); Passenger Awareness (will activate passenger preferred infotainment settings and personal climate zones); Intelligent Notifications (based on traffic situation, the car can alert people that you will be late or provide relevant contextual updates such as flight delays on your drive to the airport); and Auto Adaptive Cruise Control (when AACC is activated, the car applies the distance setting and acceleration profile it has learned when the driver is driving the vehicle).
