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Generative AI can help with autonomous vehicle development by providing solutions for various challenges, such as enhancing developer productivity and creativity by reducing boilerplate, errors, and rework. Developer tools must support the best practices and processes recommended by Automotive SPICE (ASPICE), which covers how to conduct software and systems design. Developer tools must also integrate with popular editors and frameworks to provide real-time suggestions and feedback.
One example of a generative AI tool that can help with autonomous vehicle development is GitHub Copilot, an AI pair programmer that helps developers write code faster and with less work. GitHub Copilot is powered by OpenAI, which uses a large language model like GPT-3.5 Turbo that translates natural language into code. GitHub Copilot can draw context from comments and code to suggest individual lines and whole functions across dozens of languages.
GitHub Copilot can assist developers with various tasks, such as:
Writing clear and understandable comments to describe the logic and functionality of the code.
Generating code snippets or functions based on natural language prompts or existing code.
Reducing boilerplate, errors, and rework by filtering out common vulnerable coding patterns and suggesting best practices.
Speeding up test generation by creating test cases or scenarios based on the code or specifications.
GitHub Copilot can also help developers learn new languages or frameworks, or explore new domains or technologies, by providing relevant examples and documentation. GitHub Copilot can improve developer productivity, satisfaction, and innovation by allowing them to focus on solving bigger problems and creating more value.
Experiment results conducted by the GitHub team showed that developers who used GitHub Copilot completed a coding task faster than those who didn't use it. The developers using GitHub Copilot also had a higher rate of completing the task successfully. The results show that developers who use GitHub Copilot complete the task faster (55%) and more successfully (78%) than those who don't. For more information, see this blog post.
Generative AI is a powerful and promising technology that can help with autonomous vehicle development in the following ways:
- Providing solutions for various challenges, such as generating and managing complex requirements that comply with ASPICE and ISO 26262 standards
- Testing and validating software and hardware components that meet functional safety goals and criteria
- Enhancing developer productivity and creativity by reducing boilerplate, errors, and rework.