Η LG Electronics (LG) is adopting the cloud in its autonomous auto parts, autonomous robots and smart home entertainment devices.
For most, the cloud is already a very familiar term, with many of us already using its services on a daily basis. Referring to software and services that run on the Internet, the cloud allows files to be stored and accessed from anywhere. Unlike files stored directly on the computer or the smartphone, files in the cloud can be viewed, downloaded and modified on any device with an Internet connection.
Cloud technology is not only limited to the office, as the cutting-edge solution is applied to various industries, such as the automotive sector.
Με δεδομένο ότι τα αυτόνομα οχήματα του «αύριο» δεν απαιτούν έναν άνθρωπο πίσω από το τιμόνι, πρέπει να αναγνωρίσουν αμέσως πολλές πληροφορίες, όπως τοποθεσίες, λωρίδες, σήματα κυκλοφορίας και δρόμους που είναι καινούργιοι ή υπό κατασκευή. Και για να αποφευχθούν τυχόν τροχαία ατυχήματα και να διασφαλιστεί η better safety of passengers, this information must be continuously updated and available in real time.
The autonomous cars πρέπει, επίσης, να αποκτούν περιεχόμενο υπηρεσιών ενημέρωσης και ψυχαγωγίας βάσει τοποθεσίας, για να μεγιστοποιούν την άνεση των οδηγών, όπως να παρέχουν τις τοποθεσίες κοντινών χώρων στάθμευσης, βενζινάδικων με χαμηλές τιμές, σταθμών φόρτισης ηλεκτρικών οχημάτων επαναφορτιζόμενων οχημάτων και εστιατορίων.
All this information, the vehicles draw from a high-precision XNUMXD digital road map, which is shared through the power of the cloud.
To enable autonomous driving, constantly changing road conditions are communicated in real time, new information is reflected in the high-precision road map, and finally the updated road map is transmitted to the vehicle via the cloud. All three steps must be done quickly, accurately and in real-time for self-driving cars to be a viable option, and the cloud must be stable enough to handle a never-ending stream data high definition.
The Smart City in the cloud
Beyond application αυτόνομων οχημάτων, οι έξυπνες πόλεις εξαρτώνται, επίσης, από το cloud για να συνδεθούν με άλλα μέρη της χώρας και του κόσμου. Γενικά, όσο μεγαλύτερη είναι η απόσταση μεταξύ μιας συσκευής και του cloud, τόσο πιο αργή είναι η απόκριση και η ταχύτητα επεξεργασίας της. Ωστόσο, εάν όλο και περισσότερες συσκευές βρίσκονται πιο κοντά στο cloud, η ταχύτητα και η ακρίβεια επικοινωνίας μπορούν να βελτιωθούν σημαντικά. Αυτό είναι γνωστό ως edge computing, το οποίο τοποθετεί τα computing resources πιο κοντά σε πηγές δεδομένων, για να επιταχύνει τις πληροφορίες και τους χρόνους απόκρισης ενώ παράλληλα ενισχύει το bandwidth. 
Autonomous cars in the smart city must be able to accelerate, brake and make smart decisions in a fraction of a second. If the data, which is collected minute by minute, is sent to a cloud server far away, a vehicle may have to wait too long to receive the information, making the process inefficient while increasing the risk of accidents. To solve this issue, edge computing distributes data across multiple smaller edge clouds to better handle massive amounts of data.
Edge computing for autonomous vehicles uses the car's sensors to collect data needed to measure the distance between other vehicles, which then allows it to adjust the distance, change lanes and recognize traffic signals accordingly. And in this case, the more autonomous vehicles on the road, the better, as autonomous cars share traffic information in the edge cloud in real time to avoid traffic jams and accidents.
LG and the Cloud
In the case of autonomous driving, accurate mapping and driving information stored in the cloud may become even more important than the human eye.
To develop leading electric vehicle (EV) component solutions, including autonomous car parts, telematics, cockpits as well as audio, video and navigation (AVN) systems, LG combines cloud, connectivity and location technologies. With the data it collects from self-driving cars, consumer electronics and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, LG can improve its products and services through the cloud.
In the not-so-distant future, every product and service around the world will support Wi-Fi and be able to connect to the cloud. Cloud computing is here to stay and will become a core technology that companies like LG will adopt to create ever-evolving products and services.
