More and more people are predicted to move to cities in the
future. Limited parking spots coupled with congestion will make owning and
driving your own car a hassle.
Automakers realize this and seem to have reached a consensus
on the solution: self-driving shuttles that run around town offering rides.
Jaguar Land Rover is the latest automaker to reveal its take
on the idea, following the likes of General
Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen,
just to name a few.
The British automaker's design is called the Project Vector,
a self-driving, battery-electric shuttle that could be purchased by fleets to
deploy in cities. It measures just over 13 feet in length and is designed to be
flexible enough to be used to deliver goods or passengers.
The Project Vector will be put to test on the streets of
Coventry, United Kingdom, in late 2021 as part of a trial mobility service
being run in partnership with Coventry City Council and the West Midlands
Combined Authority, and for safety reasons the vehicle still has a steering
wheel and pedals. Jaguar Land Rover has already been testing
self-driving prototypes in Coventry since 2017.
The automaker's long-term goal is to develop both partially
and fully self-driving systems. It's also looking to make self-driving cars
viable in the widest range situations, including
in off-road conditions and with inclement weather
by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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