Presentation of the documentary "The BrAIn Roads"
Event details
- Start: 08 Feb 2024 18:00
- Sala Prat de la Riba, Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC), Barcelona
Presentation of the popular science documentary The BrAIn Roads, which followed the milestones and results of the Advanced Digital Technologies project on self-driving cars on rural roads. The project is funded by the Government of Catalonia and carried out by the Computer Vision Centre (CVC) of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, with the collaboration of SEAT, Volkswagen and the Fundació i2CAT, which aims to overcome technological challenges and work towards the rural mobility of the future.
The presentation will include the screening of the documentary, as well as a round table in which the future of self-driving cars will be discussed.
Programme:
6:00 p.m. Welcome speech and brief presentation
6:15 p.m. Documentary
6:45 p.m. Round table: El futur de la mobilitat autònoma als Pirineus i més enllà [The Future of Self-Driving in the Pyrenees and Beyond]
Speakers:
- Antonio M. Lopez Peña, main researcher of the project at the CVC and ICREA Academia researcher at the UAB
- Pilar Conesa, founder and president of Anteverti and commissioner of the Smart City Expo World Congress
- Oriol Mas, technical coordinator of ADAS Parking & Innovation at SEAT/CUPRA
- Guillem Esteban, president of the Entitat Municipal Descentralitzada d’Isil i Alós
- Pilar Dellunde, coordinator of the UAB Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy
The event will be moderated by Xantal Llavina, journalist, ICT disseminator and conferee. Director and presenter of the entrepreneurial and digital transformation programme "Revolució 4.0" of Catalunya Ràdio and TV3.
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