ASUS Tinker Edge T powers self-driving car at Maker Faire Taipei 2019
The ASUS Tinker Edge T single-board computer (SBC) created both a stir and a steer at the 2019 Maker Faire Taipei (https://taipei.makerfaire.com). Attendees at the annual gathering of international makers and shakers were wowed by the performance of the autonomous, AI-driven Donkey Car – with a powerful a Tinker Edge T under its hood.
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Donkey Car is the popular open-source platform for small-scale, self-driving DIY cars that makes it easy with for anyone to get into autonomous driving and robotics. Drawing on the raw edge-computing power of Tinker Edge T’s ARM-based NXP i.MX 8M processor, the model exhibited by Donkey Car at Maker Faire Taipei successfully navigated a number of courses without direct human input.
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The results of this unique collaboration between ASUS and Donkey Car delighted both participants and spectators at the convention, with many remarking on the amazing edge-computing performance of Tinker Edge T that powered the self-driving showcase.
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The fast track to AI success
Not content with kitting out the high-performance Tinker Edge T SBC that provided the AI-powered driving force behind Donkey Car’s autonomous navigation, ASUS engineers also designed and managed the installation of a special racetrack for Maker Faire Taipei.
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The track also served as an arena for AI refinement, allowing competitors to both collect and clean data, experiment with different machine-learning models and verify various test configurations – all in one convenient, self-contained location.
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