Micro-bus prototype that works without a driver is presented in RS

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A model developed by a Brazilian company has sensors that transmit information to an automated system and identify the presence of external obstacles. Prototype has no date to start production. Prototype of the first autonomous micro-bus in South America is launched in Caxias do Sul The prototype of an autonomous micro-bus, which works without a driver, was presented this Wednesday (14th), in Caxias do Sul, in the mountains of Rio Grande do Sul. The project does not yet have a date for going into commercial production, and is the result of a partnership between bus manufacturer Marcopolo and five start ups. In addition, Brazilian legislation does not allow the operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads for the time being. The vehicle was produced on the traditional manufacturing line, and then adapted with an automation system. Electric modules control steering, brakes, accelerator and gearshift. Installed sensors can map the surrounding environment, and register the presence of other vehicles and people crossing. This information is transmitted to the artificial intelligence system that is inside the minibus. A button allows the safety supervisor to take over the vehicle’s controls and generates the vehicle’s emergency stop, completely turning off the autonomous system and locking the vehicle’s brake. The entire system is done by cabling and does not depend on the internet. “The market also has to evolve a little, it has to adapt to this new reality, because the moment you have a dynamic from which the artificial intelligence is carrying out this conduction”, says Marcopolo’s director of investments and innovation, Alexandre Cruz. From now on, new tests will be done. “A needs to put our system through exhaustive tests and in order to guarantee that all possible situations have been dealt with and that even if there is a situation in which the vehicle is faced, it cannot handle that situation”, says the CEO of Lume, one of the startups participating in the project, Ranik Guidolini. VIDEOS: All about RS

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