We are at the beginning of the next major disruptive cycle caused by computing. In transportation, the term Autonomous, Connected, Electric, and Shared (ACES) has been coined to represent the enormous innovations enabled by underlying electronics technology. The benefits of ACES vehicles range from improved safety, reduced congestion, and lower stress for car occupants to social inclusion, lower emissions, and better road utilization due to optimal integration of private and public transport.
ACES is creating a new automotive and industrial ecosystem that will disrupt not only the technical development of transportation but also the management and supply chain of the industry. Disruptions caused by ACES are prompted by not only technology but also by a shift from a traditional to a software-based mindset, embodied by the arrival of a new generation of automotive industry workforce.
In Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared Vehicles: Disrupting the Automotive and Mobility Sectors, Umar Zakir Abdul Hamid provides an overview of ACES technology for cross-disciplinary audiences, including researchers, academics, and automotive professionals. Hamid bridges the gap among the book's varied audiences, exploring the development and deployment of ACES vehicles and the disruptions, challenges, and potential benefits of this new technology.
Topics covered include:
- Recent trends and progress stimulating ACES growth and development
- ACES vehicle overview
- Automotive and mobility industry disruptions caused by ACES
- Challenges of ACES implementation
- Potential benefits of the ACES ecosystem
While market introduction of ACES vehicles that are fully automated and capable of unsupervised driving in an unstructured environment is still a long-term goal, the future of mobility will be ACES, and the transportation industry must prepare for this transition. Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared Vehicles is a necessary resource for anyone interested in the successful and reliable implementation of ACES.
"ACES are destined to be a game changers on the roads, altering the face of mobility."
Daniel Watzenig, Professor
Graz University of Technology, Austria
Umar Zakir Abdul Hamid, PhD, has been working in the future mobility (connected and autonomous vehicle) field with various teams in different countries and continents since 2014. Previously, he led a team of 12 engineers working on the Autonomous Vehicle Software Product Development at Sensible 4, Finland. Umar is one of the recipients of the Finnish Engineering Award 2020 for his contributions to the development of all-weather autonomous driving solutions. With more than 30 scientific publications as an author and editor under his belt, Umar actively participates in global automotive standardization efforts where he is a Secretary of the SAE Cooperative Driving Automation Committee. Since the end of the summer of 2021, Umar has been working as the Lead of Strategic Planning for CEVT AB in Sweden. He is also currently holding the position of Secretary for IEEE Sweden.
