UCS Xavier Yee Jian Wei

  Picture of Waymo car (Gould & Muoio, Business Insider, 2017) Waymo represents "A New Way Forward in Mobility," a self-driving technology company that originated as a project within Google, integrating a range of advanced features for safety and efficiency. According to Waymo's blog post, "The Waymo Driver is our autonomous driving technology that never gets drunk, tired, or distracted" (Waymo, n.d.),. Autonomous ride-hailing vehicles, like Waymo, have the potential to significantly improve road safety because of their capacity to lessen risks related to human fatigue, distraction, and impairment. Autonomy's intrinsic benefits point to a safer driving environment with fewer human-related accidents, despite persistent technological obstacles (Hawkins, 2022). These vehicles utilize a combination of lidar, radar, cameras, GPS, and IMU sensors to perceive their surroundings with exceptional precision. High-definition maps provide additional context for navi...

 Module learning Prior to the introduction of this module, I had little knowledge of how to effectively present myself in a presentation and create a technical report. Previously in my introductory letter, I mentioned that I aimed to improve on constructing my thought process into writing and coherently able to give constructive ideas for better peer interactions. In the blink of an eye, 13 weeks of Critical thinking lessons have gone by. I can proudly state that I have made a few more friends through various mini-discussions, and am able to provide them with feedback, either verbally or in the form of written feedback forms. Helps me to become more of an active listening companion to them. Although I may be a little quiet during class, Professor Blackstone has encouraged me to be more outspoken and prompted us to read passages aloud to increase our confidence, which adversely reminds me to articulate better for my peers to listen. During the presentation week, I got to learn Garr ...