supercomputing boosts team and driver

Announced March 31st, Honda and IBM will partner to equip Formula One (F1) racecars with data and technology sensors. The sensor will pull data to allow the racing team to amend and implement their strategies during a race.

Drivers will have access to this data as they are on the track.

Real-time racing decisions, based on this data, could very well revolutionize race driving. Pit stops can be made from information instead of intuition. Obviously, patience will tested during the transition process.

F1 is based on fuel conservation, strategy, and car mechanics.

 F1 is now more about car design. 

McLaren Honda, based in the UK, is implementing IBM's Watson IoT technology though its cars' hybrid engines. The research from this process will be used in Honda's production of consumer vehicles.

As the race goes on, this data is streamed to the cloud and shared with pit crews equipped with tablets. Information is also shared with researchers at Honda R&D for adjustments in temperature, pressure and power.

This zdnet.com article was the source for this post.

 

autonomous drive

Nissan GTR

Automated lane controls and highway traffic management systems. These two items are part of the autonomous drive systems. These technologies are to enhance road safety and driving conditions.

Nissan president and CEO stated in a press conference that these two technologies will be available by the end of 2016. He went on to say that 1.5 million Nissan vehicles will be connected by that time.

Nissan has put the auto industry on notice they will take a leadership role in vehicle automation. Nissan's approach is different than Google's self-driving car concept. With Nissan, the driver remains in control rather than with non-human intervention technology.  

Entry sources: CIO Journal and theneeds.com/work

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