Commuter Science
Supporting the world's economic backboneComputer Science is instrumental in the modern global commuting and logistics network.
From businesses to personal transport, without CS, nothing would be possible in our interconnected world.
Here are some applications of CS in our modern world which you may or may not be aware of:
Traffic Management Systems
Inside view of the traffic management center at Ashok Nagar Police Center, Bangalore
Weather Forecasting
Satellite total precipitable Water showing atmospheric moisture during storm over the South Pacific
Self Driving
2018 Tesla Model S 75D Taken in A464, Priorslee Road, Shifnal
By Vauxford - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
Traffic Management:
Increasingly global cities rely on massive networks pulling from hundreds of sensors across the city to automatically manage their traffic flow and adjust to live conditions.
This is an active area of research with constant development and innovation; especially as optimising our city's traffic flows, integrating self-driving vehicles and minimising congestion becomes integral to meeting climate targets.
Weather Forecasting:
Weather forecasting plays a critical part in enabling things like global aviation and shipping to run safely and efficiently. Organisations will often have their own entire divisions dedicated to meteorological predictions.
Self Driving:
Self driving cars are slowly growing in popularity as they become more accessible and affordable. While the technology's roll-out is currently fraught with issues, many hope that continuing advances in computer vision and AI will mean we eventually reach a point where we can safely have fully autonomous vehicles on our roads.