Thanks to modern communications and sensor technology, it
will soon be possible for cars to know what's immediately around them even when
the line of site is blocked, in a sense making them able to see around
corners.
This ability is one of the core pillars of most self-driving
systems being developed, including that from Jaguar Land Rover. But even if you
prefer to drive yourself the ability for a car to know what's around a blind
corner is definitely a bonus.
Jaguar Land Rover on Friday announced it is leading a
project called Autoplex that looks to create a system combining car-to-car and
car-to-infrastructure communications with highly detailed maps with real-time
updates. The system can then be used by a self-driving car to gather more
detailed information about its surroundings.
It's not just blind corners where such a system could prove
helpful. Just some of the other situations could be junctions, merging and
roundabouts. It could also be developed to help you find a parking spot.
The upcoming
5G network is expected to support the necessary bandwidth required to
reliably send back and fourth so much data.
Jaguar Land Rover late last year started testing
its self-driving cars on public roads in the United Kingdom. The
automaker is developing both partially and fully self-driving systems and has a
long-term goal to make self-driving cars viable in the widest range
situations, including
in off-road conditions. The automaker also in March entered a deal to
supply Waymo with up to 20,000
Jaguar I-Pace electric SUVs over the coming years for Waymo's
expanding self-driving fleet.
by viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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