As we progress ever closer to driverless cars, Jaguar Land Rover has announced they are developing autonomous vehicles capable of all-terrain, off-road driving in all weather conditions.
Dubbed the ‘CORTEX’ project, it aims to take self-driving cars off the blacktop and equip them to handle any weather condition from rain to ice, fog to snow and everything in between.
To achieve this goal a ‘5D’ technique using acoustic, video, radar, light detection and distance sensing (LiDAR) data live in real-time is currently being developed. Combined with machine-learning capabilities, the data provides greater awareness of the environment the car encounters and enables it to react as needed.
Chris Holmes, Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Research Manager at Jaguar Land Rover, said: “It’s important that we develop our self-driving vehicles with the same capability and performance customers expect from all Jaguars and Land Rovers. Self-driving is an inevitability for the automotive industry and ensuring that our autonomous offering is the most enjoyable, capable and safe is what drives us to explore the boundaries of innovation. CORTEX gives us the opportunity to work with some fantastic partners whose expertise will help us realise this vision in the near future.”
CORTEX will use algorithm development, sensor optimisation and physical testing to develop the technology needed to get the self-driving cars off the road in the UK. Also part of the program will be the University of Birmingham and Myrtle AI who each bring expertise to the table.
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