scholarly journals The future of autonomous vehicles

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Jelena Pisarov ◽  
Gyula Mester
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
To Come ◽  
High Level

The future of the modern world faces the appearance of different ways of mobility. Huge strive in today's world have gained autonomous vehicles. The paper explains how autonomous vehicles function as well as their advantages and disadvantages. New developments in autonomous vehicles are being accomplished and introduced to the user's demands. Many car companies have developed their own driverless vehicles and detected the problems within them. The major flaw of autonomous vehicles is cyber security because hackers are still able to break into the car's software system and disrupt it. This is a major issue which is still being dealt with. Autonomous vehicles have modernized the mobility of people, which means that people no longer have to come to the vehicle but the vehicle comes to them and are able to share transportation and thus lowering the traffic congestion and cost. Smartphone applications have been developed facilitating the carsharing system. Users consider these cars comfortable and stylish but expect high level of security. Autonomous vehicles enable the elderly, the disabled and physically limited people move much easier. Furthermore, autonomous vehicles reduce pollution and are environmentally friendly. It is anticipated that autonomous vehicles will take over the roads and are the future of transportation. They offer comfort, safety and good driving conditions. Hereafter, this paper represents important characteristics and features of autonomous cars.

scholarly journals Design a Mobile Application for Children’s Tracking in Crowded Environments

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanweer Alam ◽  
Abdirahman Ahmed Hadi ◽  
Rayyan Qari Shahabuddin Najam ◽  
Shamimul Qamar
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Other ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
To Come ◽  
Children First ◽  
Crowded Environments

Child Tracking System is a mobile application where the parent can monitor their children location in crowded environments. In addition to children, there is also the elderly people, and the disabled people, so the guidance or the person responsible of them can use this application to track their location. The parent or guidance side will have the application in which they can track, and on the other side, the child or the old person or the disabled person will have device that includes the GPS chip. The main goal of this research is to design an application with system that will help parents to keep track of their children, eventually reducing the cases in which the children or the other mentioned categories of people could be lost. The current used solution to this problem is that the children first have a wearable hand wrist in which they print their parent phone number, so when the child is lost there is a center in which the child is being taken and dealt with care till they contact the parent to come and pick the child up. The problem with the current way that it takes time, and there is a risk that child get totally lost or kidnapped before even reaching to any help, so the new way is better to even prevent them to go far away or to be lost for hours, thus the recovery here will be fast unlike the regular used way nowadays. That goal will be achieved throw systematically objectives starting from studying the existed systems, to planning and analysing, going to designing and implementing, and lastly, testing our own system.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF SELECTED AREAS OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY OF SENIOR CITIZENS

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
Alina Gil ◽  
Urszula Nowacka
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Continuous Education ◽  
To Come

<p>The aging of the society caused increased interest in problems of the elderly. This article presents the place of seniors in the educational space, defines the selected forms of their educational activity. Education counteracts social exclusion and sense of loneliness, provides access to the amenities of the modern world, allows the seniors to satisfy their need for self-accomplishment. Seniors thus face challenges they have never confronted before, while the age of transformation forces them to engage in continuous education, which becomes not only a duty, but also an obligation. Developing the expected forms of education of the elderly is one of the most vital tasks in the years to come.</p>

Digital cities of the future: Extending @home assistive technologies for the elderly and the disabled

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charalampos Doukas ◽  
Vangelis Metsis ◽  
Eric Becker ◽  
Zhengyi Le ◽  
Fillia Makedon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Disabled

scholarly journals THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA LINGUISTIC LABORATORIES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING (THE CASE STUDY OF «TRANSLATION» SPECIALTY)

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 201-211
Author(s):  
Володимир Миколайович Манько ◽  
Людмила Іванівна Хіценко
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Future ◽  
Computer Classrooms ◽  
High Level

The research is devoted to the experimental verification of the effectiveness of multimedia language laboratories in foreign language learning (on the example of the specialty «Translation»). The study represents the capabilities of multimedia language laboratories in the foreign language learning and the advantages and disadvantages of their use. The article discusses the concepts of “multimedia technologies” as digital delivery of content using more than one medium which influences several perception channels of information, and “multimedia linguistic laboratories” as computer classrooms equipped with E-Presenter, multimedia projector, interactive whiteboard and peripheral equipment. Multimedia presentations, electronic studies manuals and Internet access are used to provide the future interpreters with necessary knowledge for doing translation. Modern multifunctional computer software gives the future interpreters the opportunity to form the competence in listening. The use of Skype and Viber helps to develop communicative skills providing communication and cultural interaction with native speakers. MLL’s software and hardware complex provides teachers with a powerful toolkit that helps to create, edit and save tests, conduct tests and collect results, quickly assess and comment on the answers. The statistical calculations confirmed that the implementation of multimedia technology in the educational process, the correct and systematic use of MLL in the foreign language learning, can not only diversify learning process, but also help the future interpreters to achieve a high level of the foreign language competence. The use of MLL revealed a number of methodological advantages over traditional ways of teaching. The authors see the prospects for further research in the creation of appropriate pedagogical conditions for implementing information and communication technologies in the process of training future interpreters.

scholarly journals Design a Mobile Application for Children’s Tracking in Crowded Environments

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanweer Alam ◽  
Abdirahman Ahmed Hadi ◽  
Rayyan Qari Shahabuddin Najam ◽  
Shamimul Qamar
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Other ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
To Come ◽  
Children First ◽  
Crowded Environments

Child Tracking System is a mobile application where the parent can monitor their children location in crowded environments. In addition to children, there is also the elderly people, and the disabled people, so the guidance or the person responsible of them can use this application to track their location. The parent or guidance side will have the application in which they can track, and on the other side, the child or the old person or the disabled person will have device that includes the GPS chip. The main goal of this research is to design an application with system that will help parents to keep track of their children, eventually reducing the cases in which the children or the other mentioned categories of people could be lost. The current used solution to this problem is that the children first have a wearable hand wrist in which they print their parent phone number, so when the child is lost there is a center in which the child is being taken and dealt with care till they contact the parent to come and pick the child up. The problem with the current way that it takes time, and there is a risk that child get totally lost or kidnapped before even reaching to any help, so the new way is better to even prevent them to go far away or to be lost for hours, thus the recovery here will be fast unlike the regular used way nowadays. That goal will be achieved throw systematically objectives starting from studying the existed systems, to planning and analysing, going to designing and implementing, and lastly, testing our own system.

scholarly journals Autonomous vehicles and smart cities: future directions of ownership vs shared mobility

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nacer-Eddine Bezai ◽  
◽  
Benachir Medjdoub ◽  
Fodil Fadli ◽  
Moulay Larby Chalal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Autonomous Vehicle ◽  
Travel Speed ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Shared Mobility ◽  
The Future ◽  
Self Driving Cars

Over the last decade, there has been increasing discussions about self-driving cars and how most auto-makers are racing to launch these products. However, this discourse is not limited to transportation only, but how such vehicles will affect other industries and specific aspects of our daily lives as future users such as the concept of work while being driven and productivity, entertainment, travel speed, and deliveries. Although these technologies are beneficial, access to these potentials depends on the behaviour of their users. There is a lack of a conceptual model that elucidate the acceptance of people to Self-driving cars. Service on-demand and shared mobility are the most critical factors that will ensure the successful adoption of these cars. This paper presents an analysis of public opinions in Nottingham, UK, through a questionnaire about the future of Autonomous vehicles' ownership and the extent to which they accept the idea of vehicle sharing. Besides, this paper tests two hypotheses. Firstly, (a) people who usually use Public transportation like (taxi, bus, tram, train, carpooling) are likely to share an Autonomous Vehicle in the future. Secondly, (b) people who use Private cars are expected to own an Autonomous Vehicle in the future. To achieve this aim, a combination of statistical methods such as logistic regression has been utilised. Unexpectedly, the study findings suggested that AVs ownership will increase contrary to what is expected, that Autonomous vehicles will reduce ownership. Besides, participants have shown low interest in sharing AVs. Therefore, it is likely that ownership of AVs will increase for several reasons as expressed by the participants such as safety, privacy, personal space, suitability to children and availability. Actions must be taken to promote shared mobility to avoid AVs possession growth. The ownership diminution, in turn, will reduce traffic congestion, energy and transport efficiency, better air quality. That is why analysing the factors that influence the mindset and attitude of people will enable us to understand how to shift from private cars to transport-on-demand, which is a priority rather than promoting the technology.

scholarly journals Are autonomous vehicles the future of mobility?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Drakoulakou ◽  
P. Argyri
Keyword(s):  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Scientific Study ◽  
European Student ◽  
Driverless Cars ◽  
The Future ◽  
Long Time ◽  
To Come

Autonomous vehicles, as well as many other technological inventions, are at the center of attention because of the rapid revolution in the use of new technologies. Autonomous vehicles have been an area of scientific study and research for a very long time. However, the era when driverless cars move in streets is yet to come. That creates the rational question: Are autonomous vehicles really the future of mobility or are they just another viral utopia that will not come true? Most people do not know what exactly that phenomenon is about, thus not understanding the boundaries and hardships of the adaption of such a venture. To figure out what stops driverless vehicles from becoming our reality, we need to examine factors such as what autonomy really is, in what level can and should we achieve autonomy and how will these vehicles exactly operate. That is why it is considered as important to analyze these issues in this paper, as well as the conclusions that emerge as a result of my participation in the European Student Science Parliament, as well as of discussions and interviews with my classmates. After analyzing all the positions, judgments and discussions, the most important problems regarding the adoption of this invention, along with proposing realistic and effective solutions for each of them, are recorded.

scholarly journals Brave New Road

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (03) ◽  
pp. 30-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian David Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Autonomous Cars ◽  
The Future ◽  
Self Driving Cars ◽  
Golf Carts ◽  
Cultural Shifts

This article discusses the future of autonomous cars and its impact on the society in the future. The engineering community is building a future and is focused on making autonomous vehicles safe, efficient, and attractive to use. Autonomous transport of goods will allow a complete reimagination of the future of the global supply chain. AARP’s interest is important for another reason: the elderly vote; and if they want self-driving cars, lawmakers will quickly tackle some of the thorniest policy hurdles—such as regulation, local traffic laws, and insurance. The future of autonomous cars is expected to change lives in both dramatic and subtle ways, but the ways that will be most interesting are the things that are forgotten, the things that the next generation deem useless and frivolous. Google's self-driving car is a street-legal vehicle; however, autonomous golf carts might be more practical. Experts believe that the most interesting changes that will be brought by autonomous cars will be the cultural shifts.

Ethics and Spirituality

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Attitudes Toward Disabled ◽  
The Future ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
To Come ◽  
Deaf Persons ◽  
Insight Into

This chapter considers ethical and spiritual issues related to intellectual disability. Consideration of the meaning of life of an intellectually disabled person must take into account how society defines and responds to individual differences. There are ethical and religious concerns regarding prenatal diagnosis and questions of how to teach ethical behavior to persons with intellectual disability. Participation in religious practices in the community and in group home settings is important for families and persons with intellectual disability. This chapter reviews these issues in detail. In biblical times, there were edicts about disability that offer insight into attitudes toward disabled people. There is an Old Testament injunction: “Thou shalt not curse the deaf, put a stumbling block before the blind, nor maketh the blind wander out of a path” (Leviticus 19:14). This may be the first Western command to legislate for the protection of the deaf and handicapped. Moreover, deaf persons without speech were viewed as children and provided the same protections as children. Yet, the threat of disability was also an element in biblical injunctions: “If you do not follow his commandments and decrees . . . all these curses will become upon you and overtake you: The Lord will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind. At midday, you will grope around like a man in the dark” (Deuteronomy 28:15). Although help for those with disabilities was seen as a charitable obligation, disability was perceived potentially as a punishment from God. Ancient people often believed that illness was inflicted by a deity or supernatural power (Rosen, 1968). In records dating back before 2000 B.C., the birth of children with congenital impairments were used to predict the future of the community. In Babylonia, those who prophesized about the future kept a list of birth deformities and the specific meaning and prophecy that these disabilities foretold. Although a disability was viewed as a portent of things to come (Braddock and Parish, 2002) or punishment for immorality, there also existed the attitude that the disabled should be treated with compassion. The New Testament provides insight into how attitudes about disability evolved.

The Changing Nature of Poverty

1985 ◽  
Vol 479 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTHA S. HILL
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
War On Poverty ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Feminization Of Poverty ◽  
The Future ◽  
Female Headed Households ◽  
High Level ◽  
Government Transfers

Since the beginning of the War on Poverty, the poverty rate has fluctuated widely, and at the same time the poverty population has undergone many changes, some mirroring the changing stereotypes of the poor and others less pronounced than the changing stereotypes would lead us to believe. A feminization of poverty has occurred, with many more of the poor now in households headed by women. Interestingly, aging of the poverty population has not occurred despite growth in the elderly segment of the overall population. Concerning turnover in the poverty population, we find that despite poverty theories emphasizing persistence, recurrent poverty is relatively rare and poverty is not generally passed from one generation to the next. Poverty prevention has come from both economic growth and government transfers; however, inequality in economic growth has contributed to poverty. With the proportion of elderly and female-headed households likely to continue at a high level into the future, poverty rates are also likely to remain high unless government transfers are increased.

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