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Friday, 17 March 2023

Needed : Reverse Engineering

Context :

Chinese EV maker announces satellite constellation to support new cars …………

Created: Mar 06, 2023 07:46 AM

Extract :

Geely, a Hangzhou, China-based electric vehicle (EV) maker, announced that it would launch its satellite constellation to support a new range of cars it recently launched. The vehicles will receive intelligent driving assistance directly from orbit.

In the U.S., Elon Musk has an EV-making company, a satellite-making, and a launching company that provides internet services. However, the products and services of these companies have not been integrated so far. China-based Geely might be onto something big that the likes of Tesla would probably like to build upon in the future.

According to the company, Geely established its space-focused arm dubbed Geespace in 2018 to build a satellite network providing autonomous driving solutions. By 2022, the company had finished a satellite building factory and put nine satellites in orbit. Now, Geely is stepping up its plans.

Last month, the company recently released its Yinhe or Galaxy line of electrified and fully electric cars. It has now set itself a target to launch a satellite constellation that will provide intelligent driving functionality for this line of vehicles.

As per the report, Geespace will put as many as 72 satellites into orbit by 2025, which is the project's first phase. Details of future phases have not been released for now.

The constellation will also tap into the Beidou navigation and positioning system, China's alternative to the GPS, to provide positioning services without blind spots.

The company claims the positioning system will be accurate down to a centimeter.

Considering the geopolitical conditions and the U.S. ban on technologies supplied to China, Geely will deploy self-developed chips, operating systems, cloud computing, and satellite networks while deploying its constellation.

Interestingly, the positioning system being used in the system is one-directional, and the satellite constellation does not collect data on the user's location.

Instead, it provides the necessary data so that the intelligent cockpit in the vehicle can determine its location, helping users maintain their privacy.

Unlike Tesla's use of mobile networks to download and stream content, the satellite constellation will not support content play-outs.

Instead, it will only support features that assist driving, such as lane-level navigation and automatic parking, among other features. The company intends to develop the technology further to deliver a fully autonomous driving system.

Geely also wants to tap into China's Tiantong-1 mobile communication satellites in geostationary orbit through this constellation. According to the company, the integration of aerospace, automobile, and the information and communication industry has become inevitable.

My Take :

Ø Transport : an Integrated Logistic Plan ? ………………………….. 20 Nov 2018

Extract :

B : GUIDING PRINCIPLES / GOALS of ILP

Minimize all kinds of transport

o Minimize: Private transport / People travel / Polluting transport

o Maximize: Public transport / Non-polluting transport / Video-Conferencing

o Discourage: Land-based transport / “Within City “transport / “Privately Owned

transport

o Encourage: Air based transport / Water based transport / “Public owned “Transport / Shared transport / Night – time transport

o Raise: “ Ease of Doing Business “ rank to under 50

o Lower: “ Cost of logistics “ from current 14 % of GDP to 6 % of GDP

C: ROAD-MAP TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES

Ø Levying of TRANS-TAX on all vehicles from birth to death of a vehicle ( irrespective of change in ownership through gifting / selling )

Ø TRANS-TAX will get collected automatically and for each hour of a vehicle’s life

Ø In this collection process , there will be NO HUMAN INTERVENTION whatsoever

Ø Amount of TRANS-TAX to be collected every hour , will depend on it’s TRANSCORE

Ø A vehicle’s TRANSCORE will be based on its total HQ [ Harm Quotient ] for that hour

Ø Higher the total HQ [ TRANSCORE ] , higher the TRANS-TAX ( directly proportional )

Ø Logic : To lower their TRANS-TAX liability , people will opt for vehicles and driving conditions which generate a low TRANSCORE

Ø TRANS-TAX will replace all other vehicle-related taxes ( eg : Registration tax / Road Tax etc ) , other than the GST payable by buyer at time of purchase of vehicle

Ø TRANS-TAX will be uniform throughout India but credited to the State in which vehicle is, at each hour of its life

Ø TRANS-TAX will be computed as per following HQ MATRIX . For exact mechanism , look up para on

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM below

Ø This is a conceptual frame work and transport experts may debate and come up with a different set of “ Factors “ / “ Weightages “ / “ Rating Scales “

Ø Without doubt , all of these will differ from country to country and from time to time , within the same country

Ø For a comprehensive procedure to implement the above-mentioned suggestion , read the full blog

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

www.hemenparekh.ai / 18 March 2023

Sound of Devices is Unstoppable

Context :

Rules to handle data captured by invasive gadgets discussed at first consultation

( Eco Times / 11 March 2023 )

Extract :

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday held the first ever consultation on the proposed Digital India Act and discussed rules to handle data captured by invasive gadgets like spy glasses

Chandrasekhar said that the legislation has to be in place for the next 10 years to catalyse the innovation eco-system , protect consumers , be future-proof and future-ready

"I have put down many points. What should be the law's response to invasive devices like these camera eye glasses ? When somebody with a camera item walks into a room and starts filming you, how should the law deal with that ? “ , Chandrasekhar asked

REJOINDER :

Dear Shri Chandrasekharji ,

It is time to ask :

“ Can any law ever deal with the threat to personal privacy, likely to be caused by INVASIVE DEVICES ? “

Devices which are :

Ø Extremely tiny ( size of a speck of dust and millions floating in the air )

Ø Wearable ( not just smart watches / AR-VR glasses / skin-thin sensor-embedded tattoos / contact lenses / but, before long, sensors embedded under your skin or in your brain, ala Neuralink )

Ø Each and every appliance found in a home ( or in every public place – not merely millions of CCTV )

Ø Each and every SCREEN ( watch-mobile-tablet-laptop-desktop-TV – hoardings on roads )

Ø Alexa – Siri – Google Assistant etc

Ø Photo-frames hanging from your home-walls / domestic appliances – furniture – solar panels - toys

Ø Anything you can think of

And ,

Ø Most of these devices do NOT requiring any power source ( such as a tiny battery )

And,

Ø All of these devices connected to Internet and capable of collecting / compiling CONTENT / DATA ( Sound – Vision – Smell – Taste – Touch ), from their immediate environment and relaying to number of computer-servers – billions of times every day – thereby adding “ knowledge / wisdom ? – Thinking Power to AI like GPT 4 / BARD / LamDA etc . in a geometric progression ( Internet of Everything – accelerating to SINGULARITY or TRANS-HUMANISM ? )

Can we frame any law that can STOP this “ Shape of Things to Come ? “

I asked ChatGPT :

Do you think the scenario described in following write-up is a likely description of the future ? If yes, how soon might this come true ? > “ Can any law ever deal with the threat to personal privacy, likely to be caused by INVASIVE DEVICES ? “

ChatGPT replied :

As an AI language model, I don't have personal opinions or beliefs. However, I can provide a factual response to your question based on current trends and developments in technology and law.

It is true that there are currently many invasive devices being developed and utilized that are capable of collecting and compiling various types of data from their environment. These devices can be extremely small, wearable, and connected to the internet, allowing for the constant transmission of data to computer servers.

The use of these devices poses a significant threat to personal privacy, and there have been many debates and discussions around the need for laws and regulations to protect individuals from such invasions of privacy. In many countries, there are already laws in place that govern the use of personal data, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union.

However, the development of new technologies and invasive devices presents unique challenges for lawmakers, and it may be difficult to keep pace with the rapid advancements in technology. It is also worth noting that the development of AI and other advanced technologies may outpace the ability of lawmakers to regulate them effectively.

Therefore, it is difficult to predict whether laws and regulations will be able to adequately address the potential threats to personal privacy posed by invasive devices. It is likely that on-going discussions and debates will continue, and that laws and regulations will evolve over time to keep pace with technological developments.

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

www.hemenparekh.ai / 18 March 2023