The Federal government sees Germany in the future as a leading location for artificial intelligence. Here, the problem is already with the basic digitization. We explain where it hooks.
Germany is one of the richest countries in the world. The Federal Republic is known as the “Land of Poets and thinkers” and as the cradle of highly respected companies such as Siemens, Lufthansa and VW (even if the reputation of the car suffered Bauer since the diesel scandal). Since it seems hard to imagine that there are still corners of the country, in which residents and companies from the Internet and any mobile phone networks cut off. But that’s the way it is.
The Federal government is currently in the state of Brandenburg, in order to discuss at a Cabinet retreat about how the digitisation of Germany. A goal: by 2022, all of the administration to apply for benefits such as a passport or residence registration, will be available online. In addition, Germany is to be by 2025, to a world-leading location for artificial intelligence (AI). Lofty goals, considering that it does not live up to many of the basics of digitization in Germany.
White spots on the digital map
Less paper waste, no waiting in Offices, and no long journeys to the planned digitalization of all the authorities offers sounds great. Residents of some rural regions in Germany, but very little. Because without broadband Internet coverage is only the least of these offers can be used.
No network: it is the people in Brenschede and other rural regions often
The Problem is the people in the North Rhine-Westphalian Brenschede can sing a song. “You can’t submit your Tax return in digital form. Permanently, the computer crashes to you,” said local resident Wolfgang Hengesbach of the DW in the spring of 2018. The mobile phone network, the Brenscheder are not connected. A functioning mobile phone conversation is pure luck. What sounds absurd in Germany, but not as rare as you think.
Slow Glass-Fiber-Expansion
On the government exam for the digitalisation, the politicians have promised, therefore, that the Expansion of the fibre-optic network is expected to be completed by 2025. At the latest, in seven years, people will be able to surf anywhere in Germany on the Internet, without the need to wait for minutes on building a Website.
Just this summer, had urged the OECD, Germany, and finally in the Expansion of basic structures, such as the expansion of broadband in rural regions to invest. Germany in this area is far behind countries such as Japan or South Korea.
Also in a European comparison, it looks no better: Germany is lagging behind in the Development of glass fibre networks, the guarantee of quick the Internet is immense: In Estonia, 73 percent of the households are already benefiting from directly available fibre connections in Sweden, 56 and in Spain 53. In Germany, only seven percent of the households have a fibre connection, in rural areas the rate is even under two percent.
Work Online to travel? Difficult!
Working from home and still be with the company in contact, is for many people not an Option. The Work of on-the-go in many Parts of Germany is also difficult. Anyone who has ever tried, from an Intercity train of the Deutsche Bahn (DB) on the company’s server in the Cloud to access, know, how slow the Internet is on the train, and how often the connection stops completely. Already sending a simple Whatsapp message, it can be frustrating mammoth task.
After all, in the ICEs, the passengers should have access to the Wi-Fi of the DB – but even that does not always work. To be better. The Deutsche Bahn has recently equipped for around 100 million euros of their entire ICE fleet with a new, more powerful Wi-Fi. The company notes in the press statement, but also noted: “The available bandwidth in the train, however, is always dependent on the performance of mobile networks.”
Foreign investors hesitate
Insufficient network coverage in Germany remains also in the case of foreign companies does not go unnoticed. A study by the consulting firm Ernst & Young (EY) from June 2018 shows that while the number of investment projects of foreign companies in Germany to 2017 is increased. At the same time, the study shows, however, that the lack is a wide faulted belt cover. Only 66 percent of the 505 surveyed worldwide Manager assessed the telecommunications infrastructure in Germany is positive. A year ago, the proportion was 76 per cent, in 2016, even at 84 per cent.
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5G: high-speed in the future
5G-cover for self-driving cars
Autonomous vehicles are a big issue when it comes to the mobility of the future. So cars can drive to your passengers without a driver on German roads, but do not need it, only a sophisticated technology in the vehicle. So two of these cars just don’t come across head-on, must be transferred to a variety of data in real – time and this requires a seamless high-speed mobile network.
“The rule of operation for the automated and connected Driving is in a direct connection with a continuous connection to the road users on super quick broadband”, so it is in a strategy paper of the Federal government.
Even 4G data connections, which are currently the fastest thing there is, is not enough. For a real real-time Transmission, which is for self-driving cars is essential, it needs to be 5G technology. The is however still future music. The frequencies for the new Standard to be earlier than 2019. “In Germany, the Development of 5G is expected to start in 2020 and will be in the first phase of expansion, especially in Metropolitan areas work,” says Vodafone spokesman Markus Teubner. Especially in Metropolitan areas – like the residents of rural regions were also, in the future, the Shorter.
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The car thinks the car steersJourney from Silicon Valley to Las Vegas
This Audi A7 is full of Sensors. In the beginning of 2015, the car drove on its own all the way from Silicon Valley to the technology fair CES in Lag Vegas. 900 kilometers long, the Road-Trip on the Highway. The tax man was for emergency use only – not had to intervene, he in this journey.
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The car thinks the car steersReally cosy!
This prototype Mercedes-Benz to bear the name F015 and shows in all Konequenzen, such as an Autonomous car could look like: A driver’s seat is superfluous. Instead, look at all the occupants during the ride, and comfortably entertained. This research vehicle was developed in Silicon Valley. Its maximum speed is currently 200 km/h.
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The car thinks the car steersNothing for the impatient types
Actually, Autonomous vehicles are very safe. They are programmed to slow down in case of doubt, rather the journey. You have to comply with the predetermined safety distance, and endanger other road users is not due to aggressive driving maneuvers, such as this racer.
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The car thinks the car steersComfortable always running out of time
These two Autonomous cars of the University of the Federal armed forces in Munich: Very relaxed, a car drives in front, the other behind follows faithfully, always. You can find your way even in rough terrain, on Paths that you had not previously known. The Exercise shows on the ELROB robot competition 2012.
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The car thinks the car steersThis would not have been necessary
To such a mass Billiards, if people are driving too fast, poor visibility and not enough safety distance. Wisely, built robot cars would not make such errors. Many of them were networked, you could even send her a mile in advance signals to the following cars: caution traffic jam!
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The car thinks the car steersSensors for all-hazards types of
Robot cars that can use different eyes, to recognize their environment. A Google-designed Autonomous car uses, for example, such a laser sensor. The spin and its environment is scanned with a laser beam in three dimensions.
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The car thinks the car steersThe real world of Laser vision
And this is how it looks then: The wagons of the University of the Bundeswehr driving through rough terrain. The Laser creates a three-dimensional map, which he einfüttert in the Computer. You can even take on the perspective of an outsider and the car at the time of his journey of discovery to watch.
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The car thinks the car steersOrientation by satellite, Radar and eye
The robot can Orient itself with many other agents in the field. For example, with optical eye as standard USB-camera, or little Radar Sensors. Also, the determination of position via satellite is for cars important – about GPS-data.
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The car thinks the car steersSeeing cars – future technology from Germany
With optical cameras, researchers working at Daimler. For the invention of cars see you were nominated in 2011 for the German future prize. This camera is mounted behind the windshield of a medium-class car. Attention you what is happening on the street followed.
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The car thinks the car steersFrom the image points of movement
The optical camera detects first of all, thousands of image points called a point cloud. From the movement of individual image points they are calculated, vectors – motion arrows. Various vectors are of different lengths. This results in the on-Board computer prior to designing a complex motion of the image of the traffic and next to the car.
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The car thinks the car steersSlow down or Dodge?
By the on-Board computer, the vectors filters out the run at the travel speed of the cars is unusual, he can detect hazard: A pedestrian runs from the right front of the car and is highlighted in orange. In the Background is a different car. The movement points are green – no danger. So the car can react if the driver is inattentive.
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The car thinks the car steersWho decides – Computer or human?
The technology would be so far. But the question of whether robots should autonomously be on the transport is released, politicians and lawyers are confronted with difficult ethical questions: Who is responsible if a robotic car causes an accident: the manufacturer, the Software programmer, the owner or the driver? And how it looks outside of the normal street traffic?
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The car thinks the car steersIf it is too dangerous for human beings
For example, in the war – if you want to transport Material from one place to another. Or after a chemical or nuclear accident, if the contaminated area for people is too dangerous. For developers to build Autonomous vehicles that can meet today’s practical tasks, such as here at the Polish military Academy.
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The car thinks the car steersA showcase of Autonomous robots
At the Polish military Academy in Warsaw, the European robot competition ELROB took place in the summer of 2014. For five days, were able to measure such Autonomous vehicles. This Transporter of the Swiss RUAG was first presented in 2012 in Thun, Switzerland.
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The car thinks the car steersHands off the wheel!
A vehicle drives without a driver on a booby trap, though the technique is broken, but at least not a human to come to harm. At the ELROB Exercise, however, someone had to sit in the cab to press the Emergency stop button if something goes wrong.