Jaguar Land Rover is aiming to take autonomous vehicle progress one step further with its £4.7 million (roughly $8.6 million Aussie bucks) development project to create a self-driving car that can see around corners.
As part of AutopleX (a consortium launched in March 2018 to support the introduction of self-driving vehicles into the UK), the project aims to combine connected, automated and live mapping technology which should provide more information earlier to the self-driving car. The system should also enable automated cars to communicate with other road users and obstacles that are not in direct view, allowing for safe lane merges and negotiation of complex roundabouts.
Chris Holmes, Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Research Manager at Jaguar Land Rover said: "This project is crucial in order to bring self-driving cars to our customers in the near future. Together with our AutopleX partners, we will merge our connected and autonomous research to empower our self-driving vehicles to operate safely in the most challenging, real-world traffic situations. This project will ensure we deliver the most sophisticated and capable automated driving technology."
Fully- and semi-automated vehicle technologies are currently being developed by Jaguar Land Rover which focuses on offering drivers the choice of an engaged or automated drive. The company is hoping the self-driving car will be a viable option in the real-world, on- and off-road and in a range of weather conditions, in the not-too-distant future.
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