Most AI inferencing requirements are outside the datacenter at the edge where data is being sourced and inferencing queries are being generated. AI inferencing effectiveness is measured by the speed and accuracy with which answers are provided, and, in many applications, real-time response is required. To meet the objectives of many AI applications, a very large number of inferencing queries need to be serviced simultaneously. Often many different inferencing models answering different types of queries need to be coordinating in parallel.
Autonomous trucking is a prime example. To achieve AI Level 4 (no driver) in autonomous trucks, powerful AI inference hardware supporting many different inferencing engines operating and coordinating simultaneously is required. A long-haul truck in Boston with cargo destined for the west coast will spend two days autonomously operating across the country, saving its owner cost and time. When driving all day and night, it will encounter a range of variable weather and traffic conditions, as well as some unexpected events like animal crossings, accidents, construction detours or debris in the road.
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According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), at current trends the driver shortage could surpass 160,000 by 2030. ATA estimates that, in the next decade, the industry will have to recruit nearly a million new drivers into the industry to replace drivers exiting the field due to retirements, driver burn-out, compensation and poor benefits. These are the challenges facing transportation executives in securing a robust driver pool.
However, the challenge of driver shortages does not end with the trucking industry. Rather, the scarcity of drivers directly affects the larger manufacturing sector.
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A long-haul truck cruises by you on Interstate 10 in west Texas. You get a brief wave from the driver who seems unfocused on the road ahead. It’s hot and the road is bumpy. You didn’t realize it but you just encountered an autonomous driving truck in development, testing out the latest version of its Artificial Intelligence algorithms. The truck is loaded with unseen video cameras, lidar, radar and infer-red sensors. As it travels along it is seeing its environment and its on-board computers are making the thousands of little decisions that keep it moving safely to its prescribed destination. The driver is a safety layer that will be removed in future iterations of the design.
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