Autonomus driving and public transportation are about to venture together into a new frontier as Delphi Automotive announced plans to partner with the Singapore Land Transportation Authority for an autonomous public transportation program that will be tested and run in the Southeast Asian country.
The program, scheduled to run from 2016 to 2019, will have a long-term goal of offering autonomous public transport for citizens of Singapore. Since the whole thing is still in its infancy, the program will have a pilot phase that will consist of three routes within a business park, covering a total distance of just five miles. Delphi’s autonomous system is made up of cameras, as well as radar and liar. It also uses internal mapping technology, but as the system evolves, the plan is to field a supplier to provide a more comprehensive mapping technology.
“Safety drivers” will man the wheels in the initial go-round with the test vehicles running at no more than 25 miles per hour. But as the program becomes more stable, the goal is to have all the cars come with autonomous driving. Five to seven vehicles will be part of the initial field of cars, one of which will be an Audi SQ5. The rest, according to Delphi, will be full-fledged electric vehicles.
Eventually, the British-based automotive parts manufacturer hopes to establish the program as a viable method of public transportation within some of the world’s biggest urban cities. If the pilot program in Singapore takes off, the company plans to expand the program in North America and Europe, possibly as early as later this year, with the long-term goal of having the system up-and-running and ready for widespread use by 2022.
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