EI 2020 Plenary: Imaging in the Autonomous Vehicle Revolution
Channel: IS&T Electronic Imaging (EI) Symposium
Date: 2020-07-16

This Plenary presentation was delivered at the 33d annual Electronic Imaging Symposium (26-30 January 2020) held in Burlingame, CA USA. For more information see: http://www.electronicimaging.org 

Title: Imaging in the Autonomous Vehicle Revolution

Speaker: Gary Hicok, Senior Vice President of hardware development at NVIDIA (USA)

Abstract: To deliver on the myriad benefits of autonomous driving, the industry must be able to develop self-driving technology that is truly safe. Through redundant and diverse automotive sensors, algorithms, and high-performance computing, the industry is able to address this challenge. NVIDIA brings together AI deep learning, with data collection, model training, simulation, and a scalable, open autonomous vehicle computing platform to power high-performance, energy-efficient computing for functionally safe self-driving. Innovation of imaging capabilities for AVs has been rapidly improving to the point that the cornerstone AV sensors are cameras. Much like the human brain processes visual data taken in by the eyes, AVs must be able to make sense of this constant flow of information, which requires high-performance computing to respond to the flow of sensor data. This presentation will delve into how these developments in imaging are being used to train, test and operate safe autonomous vehicles. Attendees will walk away with a better understanding of how deep learning, sensor fusion, surround vision and accelerated computing are enabling this deployment.

Biography: Gary Hicok is senior vice president of hardware development at NVIDIA, and is responsible for Tegra System Engineering, which oversees Shield, Jetson, and DRIVE platforms. Prior to this role, Hicok served as senior vice president of NVIDIA’s Mobile Business Unit. This vertical focused on NVIDIA’s Tegra mobile processor, which was used to power next-generation mobile devices as well as in-car safety and infotainment systems. Before that, Hicok ran NVIDIA’s Core Logic (MCP) Business Unit also as senior vice president. Throughout his tenure with NVIDIA, Hicok has also held a variety of management roles since joining the company in 1999, with responsibilities focused on console gaming and chipset engineering. He holds a BSEE degree from Arizona State University and has authored 33 issued patents.

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