  One key technical challenge in the age of autonomous machines is the
programming of autonomous machines, which demands the synergy across multiple
domains, including fundamental computer science, computer architecture, and
robotics, and requires expertise from both academia and industry. This paper
discusses the programming theory and practices tied to producing real-life
autonomous machines, and covers aspects from high-level concepts down to
low-level code generation in the context of specific functional requirements,
performance expectation, and implementation constraints of autonomous machines.
