Wednesday, December 26, 2018
A driver behind the wheel of a luxury sedan spills a cup of hot coffee and, in a moment of distraction, suddenly faces a life-shattering crash.
But in a split second—cue the dramatic pause—the vehicle’s automatic breaking or crash avoidance technology engages the car’s brakes. A time-critical intervention that avoids the tragedy altogether.
It’s a made-for-TV scenario featuring technology that’s becoming increasingly common as products and services rely more heavily on cyber physical systems, or CPS. These systems harness the power of sophisticated sensors, networks, and computations to control physical objects, infrastructure, and their interactions.