Machine Learning &

Artificial Intelligence

Erik Hjerpe
Volvo Car Group
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Presentation overview
Recent breakthrough – new possibilities
Domains affected within automotive
Some automotive examples
Organisational setup
Capabilities created
Summary
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 Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
Recent breakthrough – new possibilities
Domains affected within automotive

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Recent Breakthrough - New Possibilities

IBM Deep Blue (1997) Hand coded rules

AI

Chess - Won against Kasparov Exhaustively searched through potential chess moves.

Hand coded to ML
Breakthrough

AlphaGO (2016) Using Deep-learning

ML/AI

GO - Won 4 of 5 against Lee Sedol, Learned by mimicking human masters and from playing
World Champ against itself. Can’t be solved by predefined algorithms.
No of board configurations > no of atoms in the Universe.

Enabling

Enhanced Modelling of Complex System Structures Modelling of Unknown System Structures

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Additional Breakthrough Factors

• Amount of data available (Internet of Things, connected devices)

• Processing power (Powerful Graphic Processing Units)

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Domains affected within automotive

• R&D
o Applications
o Services
• Human Resources
• Facility Management
• Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Quality
• Market Intelligence
• Marketing
• Finance
• Sales
• IT
• ........

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Some automotive examples

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R&D - Applications

Cognitive Computing – Intelligent Assistant

Use Machine Learning to interpret ”real” speech.

- Understand dialects, interpret slang, translate

- Create intelligent answers on complex questions

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R&D - Applications

Deep Learning - Autonomous Drive

Use Machine Learning to interpret signals for

autonomous drive.

• Image recognition and interpretation

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Organisational setup
Capabilities created

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Cross functional collaboration

• ML and AI affects multiple domains within automotive

• To avoid parallel and redundant work this requires
cross functional collaboration
• To create common processes, methods and tools a
new hybrid organisation setup has been introduced

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How do We Achieve the Objectives?

• Pilot projects → Learn fast

• Building HW + SW platforms
• Process-Methods-Tools
• Define data and information need

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Summary

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Summary

• ML/AI breakthroughs has created many new possibilites

• Possible effect in many domains within automotive
• Hybrid setup used to connect company ML/AI activities
• Pilot projects run to learn fast and to span demand space
• Creating collaboration, generic capabilities and common
processes, methods and tools

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