Show and Tell : Self driving cars

A self-driving car, also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input. With companies such as Uber, Tesla, Waymo, and Baidu investing heavily in this technology, how does it exactly work, where does one get started and what is its connection with electric vehicles?

In our first show and tell event for 2019, we focus on self-driving cars with electric vehicles as a bonus topic.

Show and tell event series by Ai Kenya is meant to provide a platform for guest speakers to showcase their projects and consequently get feedback and collaborations from event attendees.

The Ai Kenya show and tell series focuses on projects and research efforts in the field of machine learning, data science and robotics.

Show and tell event objectives include:
> To showcase projects that community members or guest speakers are working on in machine learning, data science or robotics.
> To enable speakers to get feedback and possible collaborators on their projects
> To share insights or key points in specified projects or topics being presented
> To spark interest and encourage research in the projects being showcased or developed

Our main speaker will be Wilfred Githuka, an autonomous vehicles researcher, a Mandarin speaker who is interested in transport systems that are safe and sustainable for the future. Wilfred is currently building his own autonomous robot.

We will also be having Mikael Gånge from Opibus (https://www.opibus.se/), a startup based in Kenya that is converting vehicle diesel engines to electric engines as an environmentally friendly alternative.

Event Program
9 am - 9.30am: Attendees check in
9.30am - 9.40am: Welcome by hosts and event Introduction by Alfred Ongere
9.40 am - 10.20 am: Electric vehicles overview and why they matter for autonomous systems- Mikael Gange, Opibus
10.20 - 10.30 am: Q n A
10.30am - 11.30am: Introduction to Self driving cars/ autonomous systems, project Demo- Wilfred Githuka
11.30am - 11.40am : Q n A
11.40am - 12 pm: Networking, event ends, attendees leave at their convenience

Kindly do not book a ticket if you are not sure of attending the event.