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Undertaken as part of the Robopilot project, it marks the first time an Arrival Van has manoeuvred around a facility without a human driver inside the vehicle
Automotive company Arrival has completed a live demonstration of its automated driving system (ADS) at a fully functioning parcel depot in the UK.
It marks the first time an Arrival Van has manoeuvred around a facility without a human driver inside the vehicle. The vehicle was reportedly able to autonomously complete all operations that are performed on a daily basis by a commercial fleet driver.
Robopilot project
Arrival has been developing its autonomous driving functionality for the Arrival Van, as part of Robopilot, a project designed to improve the market knowledge, functionality, and public perception of autonomous driving systems. The plan is to adapt the technology for the planned roll-out of all Arrival vehicles including the Arrival bus and Arrival car.
Robopilot is part-funded by Innovate UK and the Centre for Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV). Through the project, Arrival has been able to develop and test its own automated driving system (ADS), which uses in-house algorithms, artificial intelligence and advanced hardware, helping to fast-track the development of self-driving technology and showcase its capabilities.
The company is developing a scalable commercial ADS that relies on computer vision and avoids expensive sensing technologies. Arrival claims it is making high-definition maps or high-precision GPS unnecessary for driving on public roads. Maps will be able to be used as an optional source of data when navigating in a fixed and controlled environment, such as a parcel depot.
“At Arrival, we are building supplementary technologies that will help drivers. Depot manoeuvres are the most accident-prone parts of a worker’s shift and with our technology, we hope to introduce greater safety by removing human driving errors happening in confined environments,” said Max Kumskoy, head of advanced driver assistance and automated driving systems, Arrival.
“We are starting with a fixed controlled environment in the depot, where we are truly able to test and validate our technology. We can then understand how it will operate on public roads”
He added: “We are starting with a fixed controlled environment in the depot, where we are truly able to test and validate our technology. We can then understand how it will operate on public roads, in our vehicles, and how it can be implemented worldwide.”
Following the successful completion of testing and validation of Arrival’s autonomous driving system in a fixed controlled environment, Arrival will begin testing its autonomous driving functionalities on roads in the UK. Arrival’s aim is for the application to be used in Arrival vans, across the globe.
Source: www.smartcitiesworld.net
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