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A goal of the next industrial revolution (4.0) is the creation and use of technologies able to perform tasks that are beyond human ability. This is central to the creation of many new industries and the longevity of many that are long established and is only possible with total digital transformation. Self-drive vehicles will require digitalization that involves not only the car but the transport environment. The challenge for self-drive car is that a typical urban landscape is very hostile and highly unpredictable. One (very expensive) solution is to adapt the environment with the introduction of sensors in the landscape which are available to the decision-making processes in the car. An alternative is to develop a hive mind between all the self-drive vehicles, so they share information and experiences to facilitate future critical decision-making and preventing collisions.
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Graham, P. (2019). Digital Transformation. In: Dastbaz, M., Cochrane, P. (eds) Industry 4.0 and Engineering for a Sustainable Future. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12953-8_5
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